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  1. Benediction

    The story of English poet, writer and soldier Siegfried Sassoon.

    BBC Two

  2. Lost Boys and Fairies

    The tender, glittering story of Gabriel, his partner Andy and their journey to adoption.

    BBC One

  3. True Things

    A sexual encounter with a charismatic stranger awakens a woman's life.

    BBC Two

  4. Lady Chatterley

    Adaptation of DH Lawrence's classic novel starring Sean Bean and Joely Richardson.

    BBC One

  5. Until August by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

    The final novel by Gabriel García Márquez. A sensual book about risk, regret and love.

    BBC Radio 4

  6. The Shell Seekers

    Rosamunde Pilcher's bestselling saga. The story of one family's passions and heartbreaks.

    BBC Radio 4

  7. Sally Worboyes - Wild Hops

    Laura Jackson arrives from London to pick hops in Kent, facing an uncertain future.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  8. You Are Here by David Nicholls

    Two lonely people are invited by a mutual friend on a Lake District walking trip.

    BBC Radio 4

  9. Long Island by Colm Toibin

    Niamh Cusack reads the heartbreaking sequel to Colm Toibin's bestselling novel Brooklyn.

    BBC Radio 4

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    Four Weddings and a Funeral

    Over the course of five social occasions, a committed bachelor may have discovered love.

    BBC One

  11. Bones and All

    Maren goes on a thousand-mile odyssey in America and meets Lee, a disenfranchised drifter.

    BBC Two

  12. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

    Five years ago, a schoolgirl was murdered by her boyfriend. Case closed. Or is it?

    BBC Three

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  13. Robert Burns: His Psychotherapy and Cure by Sara Sheridan

    A therapist finds herself in conversation with a man claiming to be the poet Robert Burns.

    BBC Radio 4

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  14. 27 Dresses

    27-time bridesmaid Jane's happy routine is punctuated by cynical journalist Kevin.

    BBC Two

  15. Moulin Rouge!

    A poet goes to Paris and has an affair with a courtesan of an underground club.

    BBC Two

  16. Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

    A decades-long tale of friendship and rivalry, betrayal and tragedy, and the need to love.

    BBC Radio 4

  17. Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

    Kyle Soller reads Baldwin's groundbreaking novel of desire and shame in 1950s Paris.

    BBC Radio 4

  18. Enlightenment by Sarah Perry

    A story about love, friendship, faith - and what happens when these things are challenged.

    BBC Radio 4

  19. The Go-Between by LP Hartley

    James Wilby reads LP Hartley's classic novel of loss of innocence.

    BBC Radio 4

  20. Clear Light of Day

    Anita Desai's classic novel about one family's troubles during the partition of 1947.

    BBC Radio 4

  21. An Adventure in Bed by Stacy Aumonier

    George thinks the world would improve if more of us stayed in bed. Then he meets Maisie.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  22. Georgy Girl by Margaret Forster

    Swinging Sixites London: can insecure Georgy deal with becoming an object of desire?

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  23. The View from Castle Rock by Alice Munro

    Alice Munro's book of short stories weaves family fact and myth together in an epic tale.

    BBC Radio 4

  24.

    The Velveteen Rabbit

    A story of a beloved rabbit who is afraid of being forgotten but finds love and magic!

    BBC Radio 4

  25. Still Lives by Jon McGregor

    A series of short stories from author Jon McGregor, exploring stillness and still lives.

    BBC Radio 4

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  26. The Best Man

    Harper Stewart's debut novel is about to be published. His friends are in for a shock.

    BBC Two

  27. The Best Man Holiday

    The best friends are all invited to Lance's sumptuous home for Christmas.

    BBC Two

  28. The Last Loves of Ronnie Maker by Alice Jolly

    A newly-commissioned serial from Alice Jolly about love, loyalty and the meaning of care.

    BBC Radio 4

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  29. Mr Malcolm's List

    Julia Thistlewaite is outraged to discover she does not live up to Mr Malcolm's standards.

    BBC Two

  30. What's Love Got to Do with It?

    An award-winning film-maker documents her best friend's journey into an assisted marriage.

    BBC One

  31.

    Paris, 13th District

    The lives of four young people intertwine in tales of love and desire in the digital age.

    BBC Four

  32. The Green & The Black by Kit de Waal

    New fiction about the changing face of modern Ireland, as told through one family.

    BBC Radio 4

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  33. Seeing Double by Daphne Glazer

    Marrying a twin is double trouble. When Sandra’s cooking is shunned, she seeks a solution.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  34. The Lost Love of Phoebe Myers by Bernard Kops

    Wartime London: a young woman falls in love with a young American serviceman.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  35. Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst

    The new novel by the Booker Prize-winning author Alan Hollinghurst.

    BBC Radio 4

  36. The Debrief by Katherine Jakeways (Omnibus)

    Hannah and Mark dissect events they attend, and there’s plenty to get their teeth into.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  37. Daughters in Law by Henry Cecil

    Major Buttonstep has a deep loathing of the legal profession.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  38. South Sea Tales by W. Somerset Maugham

    Short stories inspired by Maugham's travels in the South Seas.

    BBC Radio 4

  39. Seaborne by Nuala O'Connor

    Nuala O'Connor's novel is a rollicking portrayal of the life of Irish pirate Anne Bonny.

    BBC Radio 4

  40. Amongst Women by John McGahern (Omnibus)

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

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  41. Turtle Diary by Russell Hoban

    Daniel Weyman and Katherine Parkinson read Hoban's poignant novel, published in 1975.

    BBC Radio 4

  42. Crongton

    Coming of age comedy drama on the chaotic realities of living in an inner city community.

    BBC

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  43. Broken English by Shelagh Stephenson (Omnibus)

    Anna and John's dream of a new life in France is shattered when their son goes missing.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  44. Old Devil Moon by Julia Stoneham

    Widower Jack meets the much younger Phoebe at a dinner party

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  45. Somebody by Elizabeth Wainwright

    Roy wins a second honeymoon holiday, but he's split from his wife. Stars Lynda Bellingham.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  46. Say It With Flowers by Kevin Wong

    It's Valentine's Day and Tommy's girlfriend tells him that she is leaving him for good.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  47. The Glassmaker by Tracy Chevalier

    Venice 1486. Orsola Rosso flouts convention, honing her craft to save her family from ruin

    BBC Radio 4

  48. May and June by Ruth Rendell

    Will May ever be able to forgive her sister for "stealing" her fiancé?

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  49. Film Club

    Two best friend watch films together. But is it only for the love of movies?

    BBC Three

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  50. Twist by Colum McCann

    Colum McCann's epic new novel about connection, disconnection and destruction.

    BBC Radio 4

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