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  1. Opening Lines

    Series showcasing first-time and emerging writers

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  2. Teacup Travels

    Preschool history programme

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  3. Jackanory

    Classic and brand new children's stories, brought to life by favourite performers.

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  4. If I Only Had...

    Three stories inspired by the Tin Man, Scarecrow and Cowardly Lion's quests.

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  5. Paul Murray - The Mark and the Void

    Paul Murray's madcap novel of institutional folly. Read by Peter Serafinowicz.

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  6. Excuses, Excuses

    A reading of Excuses, Excuses by the author, Serena Cowdy, over an animation of the poem.

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  7. Second God by Teju Cole

    Riz Ahmed reads Teju Cole's story of a Pakistani New Yorker's family dilemma.

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  8. Supermarket Flowers by Dermot Bolger

    A woman is upset that her garden wall has become a permanent shrine for a grieving mother.

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  9. Julia Stoneham - The Outing

    Birdwatching in Devon leads to an unusual encounter on the beach.

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  10. Aberfan: The Green Hollow

    A film poem to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster.

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  11. Summoned by Bells

    John Betjeman recalls in vivid detail the agonies and the delights of growing up. (1976)

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  12. Sarah Kendall: Australian Trilogy

    Storyteller Sarah Kendall brings her critically acclaimed live shows to radio.

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  13. First for Radio

    Readings of acclaimed novelists' first stories for radio

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  14. ³§³ΩΓ²Ύ±°ωΎ±»ε³σ

    Children's bedtime stories.

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  15. The Song of Hiawatha

    Native American mythology retold through an epic poem concerning life, nature and ritual.

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  16. Stillicide

    Cynan Jones' electrifying series set in a future a little, but not quite, like our own.

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  17. Coventry, by Rachel Cusk

    Extracts from Rachel Cusk's new collection of clear-sighted and witty essays.

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  18. My Name Is Why

    Lemn Sissay reads from his frank and powerful memoir about growing up in care.

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  19. Coventry by Rachel Cusk (Omnibus)

    Extracts from Rachel Cusk's collection of clear-sighted and witty essays.

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  20. Winds of Change

    Political historian Peter Hennessy reads from his new study of Britain in the early 1960s.

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  21. My Name Is Why by Lemn Sissay (Omnibus)

    Lemn Sissay reads from his memoir about growing up in care, and the power of creativity.

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  22. Orlando Figes - The Europeans

    Hugh Bonneville reads Orlando Figes' account of a love triangle amid huge cultural change.

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  23. The Testaments

    Margaret Atwood's powerful and hugely-anticipated sequel to The Handmaid's Tale.

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  24. Ricky by Ricky Tomlinson

    Actor Ricky Tomlinson reads from his autobiography.

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  25. Margaret Thatcher: Herself Alone

    The third volume in Charles Moore's definitive biography of Margaret Thatcher.

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  26. Who Am I, Again? by Lenny Henry (Omnibus)

    Lenny Henry reads from the extraordinary story of his early years and sudden rise to fame.

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  27. The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson

    Bill Bryson reads from his fascinating, witty and surprising journey around the human body

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  28. Margaret Thatcher: Herself Alone (Omnibus)

    The third volume in Charles Moore's definitive biography of Margaret Thatcher.

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  29. The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson (Omnibus)

    Bill Bryson reads his fascinating, witty and surprising journey around the human body.

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    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔcoming by Colin Grant (Omnibus)

    The people of the Windrush generation tell their stories.

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  31. The Dialect Play

    A seafarer's story from the 1970's spoken in the Shetland dialect.

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  32. Three-a-Penny by Lucy Malleson (Omnibus)

    Diana Quick reads the autobiography of Lucy Malleson, a detective writer of the 1930s.

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  33. Letters From Tove (Omnibus)

    The letters of Moomin creator Tove Jansson to her family, her confidantes and her lovers.

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  34. Surfacing by Kathleen Jamie (Omnibus)

    Exquisite, clear-eyed essays on archaeology, nature and memory by the poet Kathleen Jamie.

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  35. Coming Up For Air by George Orwell (Omnibus)

    George Orwell's story of a married, middle-aged insurance salesman surveying his life.

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  36. Why Women Read Fiction (Omnibus)

    Helen Taylor's exploration of why, when and how women read fiction.

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  37. Motherwell by Deborah Orr (Omnibus)

    Siobhan Redmond reads Deborah Orr's memoir about the Scottish steel town of Motherwell.

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  38. The Mark and the Void

    Paul Murray's madcap novel of institutional folly. Read by Peter Serafinowicz.

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  39. HG Wells - The Invisible Man

    Griffin, a talented young physicist, discovers a potion that makes him invisible.

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  40. Guest House for Young Widows (Omnibus)

    Azadeh Moaveni's acclaimed account about a cast of young women who joined ISIS.

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  41. The Peregrine read by David Attenborough (Omnibus)

    David Attenborough reads JA Baker's nature writing classic about this glorious bird.

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  42. Dark, Salt, Clear: Life in a Cornish Fishing Village (Omnibus)

    Lamorna Ash's evocative memoir about the Cornish fishing community of Newlyn.

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  43. Adventures in Human Being by Gavin Francis

    Physician Gavin Francis leads a cultural tour of the body. Read by Bill Paterson.

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  44. Every Little Touch

    Writer Noo Saro-Wiwa gives her personal perspective on poetry’s relationship with touch.

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  45. Sgeulachdan Oidhche Shamhna

    Ellen introduces some of the spookiest stories ever told on CΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Alba.

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  46. Welsh Fargo by Sir Harry Secombe

    Sir Harry Secombe reads his own tale about the goings-on in a sleepy Welsh village.

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  47. This Dog's Life by Kate Atkinson

    Gerald and his dog both muse on their predicaments, as they wait interminably at the vets

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  48. Under Milk Woods

    For the 70th anniversary of Under Milk Wood, five short drama portraits of Wales in 2024.

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