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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

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.

The story of a single New England house over the course of several centuries.

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.

Grace is on a mission: to kill off her relatives. Bella Mackie’s darkly comic novel.

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.

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

Sara Cox celebrates the best new fiction, with author interviews and reviews.

Led by James Naughtie, readers talk to acclaimed authors about their best-known novels

Dylan was six when The End came, back in 2018.

Dramatisation of Maya Angelou's debut memoir, which charts her childhood.

A sparkling new literary whodunnit from the acclaimed author William Boyd.

Dr Lucy Maddox shares ideas from the therapy room to help you live better.

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

Rebecca F Kuang’s deliciously dark, witty thriller with a deeply flawed narrator

Read by Clare Corbett. Produced by Justine Willett

Defence: Serious Case Operations investigate the murder of a military bandsman in Burnley.

James Joyce's autobiographical modernist masterpiece. Read by Andrew Scott.

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'.

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.

Read by Susan Jameson. Produced by Ross Burman.

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.

A glittering, gothic and surreal coming-of-age story with a deadly twist.

The landmark allegory about hypocrisy and corruption of power.

A powerful memoir from footballer and anti-racism campaigner Troy Deeney.

A true story about surviving suicide – narrated by Stephen Graham.

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.

Original short works for radio.

An encounter with a whale on the Pacific Ocean leaves Maurice and Maralyn in peril.

The great American novel of the Jazz Age, read by Kyle Soller