Brighter days are here so indulge in classic books & popular best-sellers.
A family on a remote island. A mysterious woman washed ashore. A storm gathering force.
A scientific, historical and cultural journey unearthing the meanings of mud.
Explorer Charlie Walker sets out to walk 600 miles along Siberia's frozen rivers.
Can Odysseu, a hero of the Trojan War return home before his wife is forced to remarry?
Journalist Alev's Scott's compelling investigation into the global fertility industry.
Rebecca F Kuang’s deliciously dark, witty thriller with a deeply flawed narrator
Harry McEntire reads Sue Townsend's hilarious diaries of Adrian Mole.
A series of fairy tales reimagined by leading contemporary writers.
A coming of age story set in an alternative world where slavery has never been abolished.
Grace is on a mission: to kill off her relatives. Bella Mackie’s darkly comic novel.
Yomi Adegoke's fast-paced and addictive novel tackling the moral dilemmas of social media
Dramatisation of Maya Angelou's debut memoir, which charts her childhood.
On retirement from her Hebridean school, Miss Macdonald plans the adventure of a lifetime.
Marine microbiologist Jeffrey Marlow explores the deep ocean - one of our last frontiers.
A new case, set in Copenhagen, for the investigative reporter Jensen.
A specially commissioned story from American author Lionel Shriver.
A young boy goes to extraordinary lengths to save his dog as the Second World War looms.
The story of a young woman finding her own voice, and her own place in the world.
The tempestuous tale of passions, betrayal and retribution on the wild moors.
Jonathan Swift’s satire following Lemuel Gulliver’s strange travels through odd lands.
Lewis Carroll’s curiouser and curiouser tale of a girl discovering a strange new world.
A specially commissioned five-part serial by best-selling novelist Rachel Joyce.
A writer's journey through the experience of otherness.
Julie Hesmondhalgh narrates a new ghost story, set on the shifting sands of Morecambe Bay.
The story of the residents of Weimar during the rise and reign of Hitler.
A fascinating scientific guide to why looking on the bright side really is good for you.
A whodunnit and a portrait of a very ordinary life which suddenly becomes extraordinary.
A selection of the great author’s most chilling short works, read by Sir David Suchet.
Kenneth Grahame's classic tale of Mole, Ratty, Badger and Toad.
Dr Lucy Maddox shares ideas from the therapy room to help you live better.
Maya thinks they've got a ghost. Vidya is the only extra-natural mediator she can find.
Marian has to write up a bizarre workplace accident - original fiction by Joe Dunthorne.
James Joyce's autobiographical modernist masterpiece. Read by Andrew Scott.
Listen to Sherlock Holmes Short Stories, narrated by Hugh Bonneville.
Hallie Rubenhold challenges the ideas of what history is and the stories it can tell.
Soon to be divorced Maggie is completely fine. Really Good, Actually.
Dermot Crowley reads a new fiction serial from the acclaimed Irish author Niall Williams.
An honest, unflinching account of life for South Asian women and girls in the UK today.
A beguiling series of essays centred on the Renaissance icon Isabella d'Este.
Listen to Jane Austen’s classic tales, narrated by Julie Andrews.
A glittering, gothic and surreal coming-of-age story with a deadly twist.
The story of Dimple Pennington, wannabe lifestyle influencer, and her four half siblings
A thought-provoking new book exploding conventional wisdom about medical diagnoses.
The gothic masterpiece about a young scientist’s quest to create new life.
A story about the friendship and rivalry between Virginia Woolf and Katherine Mansfield.
The world's great authors discuss their best-known novel.
A true story about surviving suicide – narrated by Stephen Graham.
Elizabeth Day's psychological thriller.
A sparkling new literary whodunnit from the acclaimed author William Boyd.
Zoe Strimpel asks thought-provoking questions about the family in contemporary Britain.
A newly-commissioned serial from Alice Jolly about love, loyalty and the meaning of care.
Original short works for radio.
A powerful memoir from footballer and anti-racism campaigner Troy Deeney.
A young boy’s time-travelling fight against ancient evil
A Highland heist story written for BBC Radio 4 by Abir Mukherjee. Read by Sudha Bhuchar.
Defence: Serious Case Operations investigate the murder of a military bandsman in Burnley.
Special readings from Orwell's dystopian classic, now celebrating its 75th anniversary.
Bryan Moriarty’s candid, funny and heartbreaking rom com about having an open relationship
Michael Fassbender reads Bram Stoker's Dracula.
At the height of a TB epidemic, Mrs Robinson meets dissolute poet Branwell Brontë.
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