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  1. Tracy Chevalier - Girl with a Pearl Earring

    Tracy Chevalier's much-loved novel about the unknown model in Vermeer's famous painting.

    BBC Radio 4

  2. Amongst Women by John McGahern

    John McGahern's novel about family life in rural Ireland in the middle of the 20th century

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  3. The See-Through House by Shelley Klein

    Shelley Klein's book is about her family home and her father, the designer Bernat Klein.

    BBC Radio 4

  4. Diary of a Young Naturalist by Dara McAnulty

    Dara McAnulty, aged 15, documents the passing of a year in both nature and his life.

    BBC Radio 4

  5. Just William Pursuing Happiness by Richmal Crompton

    Five 'Just William' stories by Richmal Crompton, performed by Martin Jarvis.

    BBC Radio 4

  6. First Love by Ivan Turgenev

    Turgenev's story of young love, as it moves from helpless passion to bitter betrayal.

    BBC Radio 4

  7. Endell Street by Wendy Moore

    Wendy Moore's account of the trailblazing women who set up three military hospitals in WWI

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  8. Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo

    2019 Booker Prize-winning novel that follows the lives of twelve extraordinary characters.

    BBC Radio 4

  9. Crossing the Line by John Sutherland

    Former Met Chief Superintendent John Sutherland on the problems affecting policing today.

    BBC Radio 4

  10. The Bells of Old Tokyo by Anna Sherman

    Book of the Week. The Bells of Old Tokyo by Anna Sherman.

    BBC Radio 4

  11. Emma by Jane Austen

    Jane Austen's classic comedy of young love and romantic meddling, read by Eve Best.

    BBC Radio 4

  12. Difficult Women by Helen Lewis

    Book of the Week. Helen Lewis examines the lives of women who made a difference.

    BBC Radio 4

  13. Glastonbury 50 by Emily Eavis and Michael Eavis

    A behind-the-scenes story of 50 years of surely the greatest of all music festivals.

    BBC Radio 4

  14. Brixton Hill by Lottie Moggach

    Gripping contemporary novel by Lottie Moggach. Read by Maggie Service and Will Howard.

    BBC Radio 4

  15. The Boy With Two Hearts by Hamed Amiri

    A story of hope, a powerful tale of a family in crisis and a moving love letter to the NHS

    BBC Radio 4

  16. Spice

    Five specially commissioned tales revolving around the possibilities of the word spice.

    BBC Radio 4

  17. Under Red Skies by Karoline Kan

    Journalist Karoline Kan finds her own story's roots in the China of previous generations.

    BBC Radio 4

  18. A Month In Siena by Hisham Matar

    Hisham Matar's account of a trip to the city whose painters so influenced his view of art.

    BBC Radio 4

  19. The Girl With The Louding Voice by Abi Daré

    A powerful debut novel told in the unforgettable voice of a young Nigerian girl.

    BBC Radio 4

  20. Reasons To Stay Alive by Matt Haig

    Warm, witty, honest and human, a manifesto for staying alive, whatever your demons

    BBC Radio 4

  21. Actress by Anne Enright

    Booker-winning author Anne Enright reads her new novel about fame and the search for truth

    BBC Radio 4

  22. The Oak Papers by James Canton

    James Canton explores the history and symbolic power of oak trees.

    BBC Radio 4

  23. Fabuloso

    Two short stories written to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Brighton and Hove Pride.

    BBC Radio 4

  24. British Summer Time Begins by Ysenda Maxtone-Graham

    Vivid and revealing recollections of the long school holidays in mid-20th century Britain.

    BBC Radio 4

  25. And Other Stories: Katherine Mansfield

    Classic short stories from the 1920s by New Zealand author Katherine Mansfield.

    BBC Radio 4

  26. Poldark: The Miller's Dance by Winston Graham

    Richard Goulding reads the ninth book in Winston Graham's hugely popular Poldark series.

    BBC Radio 4

  27. The New Adventures of Baron Munchausen

    The New Adventures of Baron Munchausen

    BBC Radio 4

  28. Vesper Flights by Helen Macdonald

    Helen Macdonald's new collection of essays about our relationship to the natural world.

    BBC Radio 4

  29. The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante

    A fresh novel by Elena Ferrante, author of My Brilliant Friend.

    BBC Radio 4

  30. Burning the Books by Richard Ovenden

    Anthony Head reads Richard Ovenden's history of deliberate attacks on recorded knowledge.

    BBC Radio 4

  31. Ramble Book by Adam Buxton

    Comedian and podcaster Adam Buxton takes a warm and witty wander through his life.

    BBC Radio 4

  32. Eat the Buddha by Barbara Demick

    The story of modern Tibet's troubled history through the eyes of the people of one town.

    BBC Radio 4

  33. No Longer at Ease by Chinua Achebe

    No Longer at Ease by Chinua Achebe.

    BBC Radio 4

  34. My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

    Fiendishly comic crime novel, set in Nigeria.

    BBC Radio 4

  35. Dear Life by Rachel Clarke

    Dear Life: A Doctor's Story of Love and Loss by Rachel Clarke.

    BBC Radio 4

  36. The Vanishing Futurist by Charlotte Hobson

    Early in 1914, young Gerty Freely travels from Cornwall to Russia to work as a governess.

    BBC Radio 4

  37. The Hotel

    Daisy Johnson's series of ghost stories set in a hotel on the Fens.

    BBC Radio 4

  38. Agent Sonya by Ben Macintyre

    Anne-Marie Duff reads the incredible story of spy Ursula Kuczynski. By Ben Macintyre.

    BBC Radio 4

  39. The Housing Lark by Sam Selvon

    Sam Selvon's novel of West Indian migrant life in 1960s London.

    BBC Radio 4

  40. Tom Stoppard: A Life by Hermione Lee

    Alex Jennings reads this vivid new biography of one of theatre's leading playwrights.

    BBC Radio 4

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  41. Rose Tremain

    Readings of short stories by the London-born author

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  42. The Good Germans by Catrine Clay

    The story of German families who resisted the Nazis from 1933 to the end of the war.

    BBC Radio 4

  43. People Like Us by Hashi Mohamed

    Hashi Mohamed reads from his book People Like Us, an exploration of social mobility.

    BBC Radio 4

  44. Love by Roddy Doyle

    Two old friends try to reconcile their versions of the past over one night out in Dublin.

    BBC Radio 4

  45. The Haunting of Alma Fielding

    Kate Summerscale unravels the mystery of the haunting of a London housewife.

    BBC Radio 4

  46. The Order of the Day by Eric Vuillard

    Éric Vuillard's novel is a chilling account of the Nazis' build-up to war in the 1930s.

    BBC Radio 4

  47. The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black

    Don Black writes about his life, his songs and working with the biggest names in showbiz.

    BBC Radio 4

  48. An Unknown Warrior

    Readings to mark the centenary of the funeral of the Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey.

    BBC Radio 4

  49. The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

    Colson Whitehead's electrifying novel, set in Jim Crow-era Florida. Read by Rhashan Stone.

    BBC Radio 4

  50. Black Spartacus by Sudhir Hazareesingh

    The Epic Life of Toussaint Louverture, a slave who rose to lead the Haitian Revolution.

    BBC Radio 4

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