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Series 10
5. Good Grief
What are you like at small talk? Better than David Sedaris?
29 Apr 2025,·28 mins
The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter: Part Two
Will the Holmes brothers' genius be enough to unravel this international conspiracy?
24 Apr 2025,·25 mins
10: 'Here I am.'
Art, passion and the chance of freedom, in an intoxicating debut set in 1920s Provence.
09 May 2025,·14 mins
3. Hoaxes, Encyclopaedias and Fish
Literary hoaxes, lexicons, phrasebooks and the birth of the encyclopaedia.
14 Jul 2021,·14 mins
Episode 5
‘Disturber of the Peace’ is influencing the lives of its author and her neighbours.
01 Dec 2023,·14 mins
10: The End of the Affair
A brilliant new literary whodunnit for Radio 4 from the acclaimed author William Boyd.
14 Mar 2025,·14 mins
Episode 10
Emily's heard some home truths about her behaviour and is ready to face up to the past.
25 Apr 2025,·14 mins
Orsola’s shop in Venice is thriving but echoes of her sprawling past are ever present.
28 Feb 2025,·14 mins
Prophet Song
Episode 4
As airstrikes on Dublin, Eilish struggles to keep her family together.
26 Apr 2025,·30 mins
10. The Boathouse
E. M. Forster’s novel of gay love, published posthumously, now a beacon of gay literature.
11 Apr 2025,·14 mins
Chapter 47
Jane Austen’s universally acknowledged romance about Elizabeth Bennett’s search for love.
24 Aug 2019,·22 mins
Angel's Share
Sunita's plan hangs in the balance and all depends on Primakov - is he in a buying mood?
07 Feb 2025,·14 mins
5. The Rainbow Tribe
Facing ruin, Josephine stages a last spectacular comeback.
09 Feb 2001,·15 mins
Chapter Ten
John Buchan’s thrilling tale of derring-do, secrets and spies set in the shadows of war.
01 Nov 2019,·33 mins
Is Vidya in danger from the spirit in Ben and Maya's home? Reader: Amanda Lawrence.
14 Feb 2025,·14 mins
Episode Five
By Alex Preston. Zeke must play a full part in the attempt to rescue the rebels.
31 Jan 2025,·14 mins
Episode Twelve: December
Dr Lucy Maddox shares practical advice from her experience as a clinical psychologist
07 Jun 2023,·14 mins
5: The Future
The final part of a thought-provoking book questioning overdiagnosis in medicine.
21 Mar 2025,·14 mins
Chapter 37
Charlotte Brontë’s intimate and disquieting coming of age classic about secrets and lies.
24 Aug 2019,·49 mins
A twist in the tale at the end of this heartwarming whodunnit.
05 Sep 2022,·15 mins
A twist in the tale in this final instalment.
15 Dec 2021,·17 mins
Chapter 12
Kenneth Grahame’s jolly riverside romp with the eccentric Mr. Toad and his animal chums.
01 Nov 2019,·26 mins
Ep 10 - Shifting Landscapes
Kate's dreams are in jeopardy when Annabelle makes her agenda clear.
23 Jan 2023,·15 mins
Chapter Seven
Jack London’s tale of one dog's unbreakable spirit and survival in the Alaskan Klondike.
12 Nov 2019,·39 mins
John Harris's account of how music became a lifeline for his autistic son.
04 Apr 2025,·14 mins
Chapter 10
The landmark allegory about hypocrisy and corruption of power.
08 Jul 2021,·24 mins
Joel Budd looks at age, class and attitudes to race and immigration across Britain.
28 Mar 2025,·14 mins
Chapter 7
Arthur Conan Doyle's classic locked-room mystery following Holmes and Watson.
22 Aug 2019,·27 mins
Episode Ten
June Hayward watched Athena Liu die. But now she’s convinced Athena wants to meet her.
19 Jul 2023,·14 mins
Chapter 6
A doctor experiments with the duality of human nature, and in doing so creates a monster.
22 Aug 2019,·10 mins
