Chapter 12
Kenneth Grahame’s jolly riverside romp with the eccentric Mr. Toad and his animal chums.
3. Firelight in the Flat
There's a lot to be said for an open fire.
Book 2 - Chapter 4
HG Wells’ iconic sci-fi story about the battle to save Earth from a Martian invasion.
Ep 10 - Shifting Landscapes
Kate's dreams are in jeopardy when Annabelle makes her agenda clear.
Cheap British Beer
The story of money and humanity reaches a run on the punt and the rise of M-PESA.
Chapter 37
Charlotte Brontë’s intimate and disquieting coming of age classic about secrets and lies.
Episode 10
The final episode of this romantic comedy: Leon and Tiffy have much to celebrate.
Chapter Seven
Mrs Gaskell’s much-loved portrait of life in a small town and its female inhabitants.
10. 3 Years On
The final part of the blistering new novel from the author of The Power.
1: The Barrowbeck Survey
Maxine Peake kicks off ten chilling strange tales from the folk-horror author of The Loney
Hidden Belfast, Forbidden Love
Episode 5: A Brave New World
The race is on the find the real killer, but a discovery of love letters shifts suspicion
Episode Twelve: December
Dr Lucy Maddox shares practical advice from her experience as a clinical psychologist
Episode 4
Mr Pooter climbs the career ladder, but is his son's engagement going in the opposite way?
A twist in the tale at the end of this heartwarming whodunnit.
Episode 5
No One Called Her Angel. A five-part reading for Radio 4 written by Louise Welsh.
NSSA 2024 - Ghost Kitchen by Ross Raisin
The fifth of the five shortlisted stories for the 2024 Â鶹ԼÅÄ National Short Story Award
Jenny is feeling more hopeful, and a new living arrangement brings new happiness.
Chapter Eight
E Nesbit’s heart-warming story of three siblings hoping to be reunited with their father.
Episode 10: 2022
A new, final tenth episode set in 2021, to close the classic serial.
Chapter 34
Emily Brontë's tempestuous tale of passions, betrayal and retribution on the wild moors.
Chapter 10
The landmark allegory about hypocrisy and corruption of power.
5. An Unmarked Grave
Jackie Kay examines the contentious death of the blues superstar.
The Looking Glass
Five original essays on the power and politics of children’s fiction.
Chapter 6
A doctor experiments with the duality of human nature, and in doing so creates a monster.
Jack London’s tale of one dog's unbreakable spirit and survival in the Alaskan Klondike.
Episode 7 - Sunday
The final episode in Majella's week and she gets an indecent proposal or two down the pub
Chapter 29
Robert Louis Stevenson’s youthful adventure story across high seas and Scottish Highlands
Part Three
Virginia Woolf’s comic biography of a time-travelling hero who transforms into a heroine.
Episode 8
Janet is about to join society but has firm ideas about what sort of woman she might be.
Fran's village has been overrun by knotweed - but one neighbour remains unaffected.
