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Intriguing new books & classics for your summer
Laura Cumming explores a 19th-century technological revolution in photography.
An elegant exploration of how the night shapes the mind, culture and society.
In Golding's novel, one man's obsession endangers an entire community in Medieval England.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's powerful, heart-breaking novel dramatised by Janice Okoh.
Soon to be divorced Maggie is completely fine. Really Good, Actually.
Elizabeth Day's psychological thriller.
Abi Morgan's powerful memoir about how life can change in an instant.
A whodunnit and a portrait of a very ordinary life which suddenly becomes extraordinary.
The story of a young woman finding her own voice, and her own place in the world.
An honest, unflinching account of life for South Asian women and girls in the UK today.
The story of Dimple Pennington, wannabe lifestyle influencer, and her four half siblings
A new novel from the author of The Power set in a future we could be heading to very soon.
The story of the artist Eric Tucker, often dubbed the 'secret Lowry'. Read by Paul Ready.
Naomi Alderman argues we are living through the third great information crisis.
Yomi Adegoke's fast-paced and addictive novel tackling the moral dilemmas of social media
Dylan was six when The End came, back in 2018.
Dramatisation of Maya Angelou's debut memoir, which charts her childhood.
Venice 1486. Orsola Rosso flouts convention, honing her craft to save her family from ruin
Grace is on a mission: to kill off her relatives. Bella Mackie’s darkly comic novel.
Read by Clare Corbett. Produced by Justine Willett
Rebecca F Kuang’s deliciously dark, witty thriller with a deeply flawed narrator
Dr Lucy Maddox shares ideas from the therapy room to help you live better.
A sparkling new literary whodunnit from the acclaimed author William Boyd.
Sara Cox celebrates the best new fiction, with author interviews and reviews.
Wharton's classic 1917 tale of forbidden passion, read by Lydia Wilson.
Five original essays on how the mysterious is woven into the ordinary and the everyday.
A beguiling series of essays centred on the Renaissance icon Isabella d'Este.
James Joyce's autobiographical modernist masterpiece. Read by Andrew Scott.
A moving memoir by the daughter of assassinated human rights activist Natalya Estemirova.
Defence: Serious Case Operations investigate the murder of a military bandsman in Burnley.
A darkly comic and brilliantly original series for Radio 4 from the acclaimed Naomi Wood.
Joel Budd explores the myths around the stereotype of the 'white working class'.
A thought-provoking new book exploding conventional wisdom about medical diagnoses.
Listen to Sherlock Holmes Short Stories, narrated by Hugh Bonneville.
Book of the Week. Five original essays on the power and politics of children’s fiction.
A.L. Kennedy on the journeys that await readers when they open the covers of a book.
Status. We don't like to talk about it. Carl Honoré brings it out into the open.
A newly-commissioned serial from Alice Jolly about love, loyalty and the meaning of care.
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. Read by Katherine Press. Produced by Anne Bunting.
Read by Susan Jameson. Produced by Ross Burman.
Read by Shaun Mason. Produced by Martha Littlehailes
A glittering, gothic and surreal coming-of-age story with a deadly twist.
A true story about surviving suicide – narrated by Stephen Graham.
The landmark allegory about hypocrisy and corruption of power.
A powerful memoir from footballer and anti-racism campaigner Troy Deeney.
Special readings from Orwell's dystopian classic, now celebrating its 75th anniversary.
A Highland heist story written for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 by Abir Mukherjee. Read by Sudha Bhuchar.
Virginia Woolf’s comic biography of a time-travelling hero who transforms into a heroine.
A fascinating scientific guide to why looking on the bright side really is good for you.
Michael Fassbender reads Bram Stoker's Dracula.
Original short works for radio.
An encounter with a whale on the Pacific Ocean leaves Maurice and Maralyn in peril.
Maya thinks they've got a ghost. Vidya is the only extra-natural mediator she can find.
The great American novel of the Jazz Age, read by Kyle Soller
Eric Linklater's witty and compassionate satire on the folly of war. Read by Carl Prekopp.
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