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Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Sally Marmion's fifteen-part adaptation of Jane Eyre read by Anne-Marie Duff
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Sarah Millican - How to Be Champion (Omnibus)
Sarah Millican reads from her frank and occasionally outrageous memoir.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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The Book of Dust by Philip Pullman (Omnibus)
The tale of a pot boy named Malcolm Polstead and a girl hidden in a convent.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Life in the Garden by Penelope Lively
Penelope Lively's memoir of her life in gardens is read by Stephanie Cole.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Dawn Watch by Maya Jasonoff (Omnibus)
The story of Joseph Conrad. He yearns for the sailor's life. Read by Laurel Lefkow.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Rabbit Redux by John Updike
Serialised reading of John Updike's 1971 novel. Read by Toby Jones.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Web Central by Fay Weldon
Josie is aged 132, a privileged Heaven on Earther, existing above the underclass.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Over and Out by Henry Blofeld (Omnibus)
Blowers reads his biography, starting with early years at the crease.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
Gail Honeyman's heartwarming novel about loneliness, loss and the possibility of change.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Air Mo Chuairt le Ealasaid Chaimbeul
An leabhar le Ealasaid, tidsear à Barraigh air a leughadh le Mà iri Liz NicFhionghain
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio nan Gà idheal
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Village Christmas by Laurie Lee
Derek Jacobi reads Laurie Lee's evocative portrait of England in the last century.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Turgenev's First Love
Ivan Turgenev's masterpiece is a tale of young love, helpless passion and bitter betrayal.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Adventures of a Young Naturalist by David Attenborough
David Attenborough reads from his 1955 account of his trip to Guyana in search of wildlife
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Wintertide
A poetic meditation on the season, myth and waiting: Robert Pugh reads Cynan Jones's story
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Adventures of a Young Naturalist by David Attenborough (Omnibus)
In the 1950s, the naturalist and broadcaster grasped a life changing opportunity.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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A Far Cry from Kensington by Muriel Spark
Muriel Spark's playful and searching novel set amid London's postwar publishing scene.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Auntie's War by Edward Stourton
Edward Stourton's account of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ during the Second World War.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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How to Stop Time by Matt Haig (Omnibus)
Two-part omnibus edition of Matt Haig's tale of a man who does not age.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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A Far Cry from Kensington by Muriel Spark (Omnibus)
Playful and autobiographical novel set in London's post-war publishing scene.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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In Search of Mary Shelley (Omnibus)
Mary Shelley is born into a world of romantic poetry and scientific experiment.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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The Red-Haired Woman by Orhan Pamuk (Omnibus)
Two-part omnibus edition of Turkish author Orhan Pamuk's The Red-Haired Woman.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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60 Degrees North
Reading of Shetland author Malachy Tallack's book Sixty Degrees North.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Scotland
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60 Degrees North
Reading of Shetland author Malachy Tallack's book Sixty Degrees North.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Scotland
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No Place to Lay One's Head by Francoise Frenkel (Omnibus)
A real life account of a flight from Berlin by a Jewish bookseller in the late 1930s.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Somebody I Used to Know by Wendy Mitchell (Omnibus)
Aged just 58, Wendy Mitchell faced up to a disease threatening to steal all hope.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce
James Joyce's autobiographical modernist masterpiece. Read by Andrew Scott.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce (Omnibus)
Two-part omnibus edition of the James Joyce classic read by Andrew Scott.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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The Line Becomes a River by Francisco Cantú
Francisco Cantú recounts his experiences of policing the US-Mexican border.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Long Drop by Denise Mina
Denise Mina reimagines the trial of brutal serial killer Peter Manuel in 1950s Glasgow.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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DÃ Sgeulachd bho Iain Moireach
Taghadh de sgeulachdan-goirid leis an sgrìobhadair Iain Moireach à Barabhas.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio nan Gà idheal
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The Wood by John Lewis-Stempel (Omnibus)
The changing seasons in Cockshutt Wood, Herefordshire.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Packing My Library by Alberto Manguel
Alberto Manguel reflects on what books mean to him as he packs up his vast library.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Dearest Squirrel - the John Osborne Letters
Peter Whitebrook ofers a fresh insight into the mind of playwright John Osborne.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Kenneth Williams - Just Williams
Actor Kenneth Williams reads his autobiography. From 1985.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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The Life and Rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah
The acclaimed poet and writer reads his autobiography.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Life and Rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah (Omnibus)
Benjamin Zephaniah reads his autobiography, beginning with his Birmingham childhood.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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The Language of Kindness by Christie Watson (Omnibus)
Christie Watson's compassionate account of her 20-year nursing career.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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The Book: A Cover-to-Cover Exploration of the Most Powerful Object of Our Time by Keith Houston
Keith Houston explores the rich history of the book as a physical object.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer
A disturbing incident alters the way a young student looks at her life.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Melissa Murray - A Line of Smoke
Azra has left the troubles in Bosnia for Britain, where she tries to reconcile her past.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Last Stories by William Trevor
Five stories from William Trevor's final and posthumous collection.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Feel Free by Zadie Smith
Zadie Smith reads from her essay collection. Abridged by Elizabeth Allard.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Feel Free by Zadie Smith (Omnibus)
Zadie Smith reads from her electrifying essay collection.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Last Stories by William Trevor (Omnibus)
A posthumous collection of short stories.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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The Stopping Places by Damian Le Bas (Omnibus)
Damian Le Bas sets out on a journey to discover his traveller family's past.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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The Wind in My Hair by Masih Alinejad (Omnibus)
Masih Alinejad’s account of her upbringing after the Islamic Revolution in Iran.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Maya Angelou's Autobiographies
Dramatisations of Maya Angelou's evocative and life-affirming autobiographies.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Librarian by Salley Vickers
Salley Vickers's lyrical tribute to the power of children's literature.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4