Spooky fiction for Halloween, intriguing new books, non-fiction & literary classics.
Strange tales set in an isolated village on the Yorkshire/Lancashire border.
Henry James’ chilling novella about a governess and two children on a haunted estate.
Michael Fassbender reads Bram Stoker's Dracula.
Read by Shaun Mason. Produced by Martha Littlehailes
Maya thinks they've got a ghost. Vidya is the only extra-natural mediator she can find.
Read by Sam Dale. Produced by Julian Wilkinson
Chilling tales by a variety of authors
Unravelling the mysteries behind classic detective stories
A young boy’s time-travelling fight against ancient evil
It’s monsoon season and a woman is trapped in her home. But is she really alone?
Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s feminist masterpiece about madness and women breaking out.
Edgar Allan Poe’s macabre tale of Prince Prospero's attempts to avoid a dangerous plague.
A new story for Radio 4 from Lisa Blower, about loss, grief and ghosts from the past.
When a researcher experiments with astral projection, an interested party intervenes.
Edgar Allan Poe’s tale of a morbidly absorbing painting and the sacrifices made for art.
Take a deep dive with Rose George as she explores the complex and slippery world of fish.
A beguiling series of essays centred on the Renaissance icon Isabella d'Este.
The sequel to Jung Chang's global bestseller, Wild Swans.
Sarah Hall's novel about nature, people and the sliver of time we have left.
Listen to Jane Austen’s classic tales, narrated by Julie Andrews.
Sarah Perry's powerful memoir about the last days of her father-in-law David's life.
Laura Cumming explores a 19th-century technological revolution in photography.
A thought-provoking new book exploding conventional wisdom about medical diagnoses.
Soon to be divorced Maggie is completely fine. Really Good, Actually.
