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  1. Nothing But The Truth by the Secret Barrister

    An anonymous account of life at the Bar and the crisis in the British justice system.

    BBC Radio 4

  2. Raven Smith's Men

    A hilarious look at men and all they entail from professional man-about-town Raven Smith.

    BBC Radio 4

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  3. Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding

    Sally Phillips reads Helen Fielding's iconic 1996 novel of single thirty-something life.

    BBC Radio 4

  4. The Cure for Good Intentions by Sophie Harrison

    Tamsin Greig reads Sophie Harrison's humane account of what it takes to become a doctor.

    BBC Radio 4

  5. The Invention of Murder by Judith Flanders (Omnibus)

    How 19th century murders, though rare, were reflected in popular entertainment.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  6. The Suspicions of Mr Whicher by Kate Summerscale (Omnibus)

    Scotland Yard's top detective Jack Whicher probes a gruesome 1860 country house murder.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  7. Good Pop Bad Pop by Jarvis Cocker

    Jarvis Cocker explores what exactly makes good pop work and why bad pop fails.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  8. How One Becomes Lonely

    Luke Sutherland's tale of lost love, cowardice and connection in an online world.

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  9. The Shepherd's Hut by Tim Winton (Omnibus)

    Tim Winton's fierce and lyrical tale of survival in the Australian outback.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  10. Love Marriage by Monica Ali

    Meera Syal reads Monica Ali's big-hearted and hilarious new novel - her first in a decade.

    BBC Radio 4

  11. Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe

    The story of the Sackler family's role in America's devastating opioid crisis.

    BBC Radio 4

  12. Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby (Omnibus)

    Autobiographical account of an obsessive relationship with Arsenal Football Club.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  13. Clock Dance by Anne Tyler (Omnibus)

    Anne Tyler's novel about family and self-discovery. Read by Barbara Barnes.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  14. This is Not a Pity Memoir by Abi Morgan

    Abi Morgan's powerful memoir about how life can change in an instant.

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  15. Redemption: My Story by Troy Deeney

    A powerful memoir from footballer and anti-racism campaigner Troy Deeney.

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  16. Mr Wilder and Me by Jonathan Coe

    Calista, a film score composer, tells the story of how she came to work for Billy Wilder.

    BBC Radio 4

  17. Black Gold by Jeremy Paxman

    Jeremy Paxman's social history of coal mining in Britain.

    BBC Radio 4

  18. Iconoclasm by David Freedberg

    David Freedberg explores the dynamics, history and ideologies of iconoclasm.

    BBC Radio 4

  19. Jaws by Peter Benchley (Omnibus)

    Peter Benchley's classic thriller about a killer shark, read by Henry Goodman.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  20. Accidents and Emergencies

    Powerful short story series by Sarah Moss set on a hospital ward over one long weekend.

    BBC Radio 4

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  21. The Stranding by Kate Sawyer

    A gripping story about a world catastrophe and the renewal of hope for two survivors.

    BBC Radio 4

  22. The Social Distance Between Us by Darren McGarvey

    Passionate survey of the gap between the UK's decision-makers and those affected by them.

    BBC Radio 4

  23. The Escape Artist by Jonathan Freedland

    The story of the courageous young Jew who escaped Auschwitz to reveal its horrors.

    BBC Radio 4

  24. Mother's Boy by Patrick Gale

    A touching novel inspired by the early life of much-loved Cornish poet Charles Causley.

    BBC Radio 4

  25. An Immense World by Ed Yong

    Science journalist Ed Yong shows how animal senses reveal the hidden realms around us.

    BBC Radio 4

  26. People Person by Candice Carty-Williams

    The story of Dimple Pennington, wannabe lifestyle influencer, and her four half siblings

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  27. The Last Days of Roger Federer by Geoff Dyer

    Geoff Dyer playfully considers the last days and last works of artists and athletes.

    BBC Radio 4

  28. Winchelsea by Alex Preston

    A tale of revenge, identity and smuggling, set in Sussex in the 18th century.

    BBC Radio 4

  29. The War of Nerves by Martin Sixsmith

    The Cold War, and its legacy, through the minds of the people who lived it.

    BBC Radio 4

  30. Three Fires

    This fiction serial from Denise Mina turns a contemporary eye on Renaissance-era Florence.

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  31. Commonwealth Stories

    Newly commissioned stories from three recent winners of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize

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  32. Melmoth by Sarah Perry (Omnibus)

    Adaptation of Sarah Perry's novel about a strange, silent woman.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  33. Careering by Daisy Buchanan

    A wry, caustic look at how your dream job can turn into a nightmare and eat you alive.

    BBC Radio 4

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  34. Mrs Bridge by Evan S Connell

    Connell's forgotten masterpiece tells the story of one woman's life between the wars.

    BBC Radio 4

  35. Pharaohs of the Sun by Guy de la Bédoyère

    How Egypt's despots and dreamers drove the rise and fall of Tutankhamun's dynasty.

    BBC Radio 4

  36. Takeaway: Stories from a Childhood Behind the Counter by Angela Hui

    Angela Hui remembers growing up at the counter of her parents' Chinese takeaway in Wales.

    BBC Radio 4

  37. Brown Girl Like Me by Jaspreet Kaur

    An honest, unflinching account of life for South Asian women and girls in the UK today.

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  38. Loitering With Intent by Peter O'Toole (Omnibus)

    The 'Lawrence of Arabia' star reads from his memoir.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  39. Teller of the Unexpected: The Life of Roald Dahl by Matthew Dennison

    A new biography by Matthew Dennison of the creator of many much-loved literary characters.

    BBC Radio 4

  40. A Month in the Country by JL Carr

    Across a golden summer month, war veteran Tom Birkin finds healing in a Yorkshire village.

    BBC Radio 4

  41. Marzahn, Mon Amour by Katja Oskamp

    In a housing estate in Berlin, a woman turns her life around working as a chiropodist.

    BBC Radio 4

  42. Without Warning and Only Sometimes, by Kit de Waal

    The memoir of an unpredictable childhood from the author of My Name Is Leon.

    BBC Radio 4

  43. Hulda's Cafe

    By Tiffany Murray. Five tales from Grindavik, the happiest town in Iceland, apparently.

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  44. Trespasses by Louise Kennedy

    Politics and faith collide in this tender and shocking love story set during the Troubles.

    BBC Radio 4

  45. Factory Girls by Michelle Gallen

    A teenager dreams of escaping a divided Northern Irish town in the 1990s.

    BBC Radio 4

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  46. The Captain's Apprentice by Caroline Davison

    Edwardian folk song, the Fens and the music of Ralph Vaughan Williams. Poppy Miller reads.

    BBC Radio 4

  47. The Maid by Nita Prose

    A whodunnit and a portrait of a very ordinary life which suddenly becomes extraordinary.

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  48. A Visible Man by Edward Enninful

    Vogue editor Edward Enninful shares his journey from refugee to global tastemaker.

    BBC Radio 4

  49. Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years by Sue Townsend (Omnibus)

    It's 1991. Adrian is 23 and still infatuated with the now-married Pandora.

    BBC Radio 4

  50. Fen, Bog and Swamp by Annie Proulx

    A short history of peatland destruction and its role in the climate crisis.

    BBC Radio 4

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