Escape into exciting, award-winning novels and fascinating non-fiction
China's one-child policy explored through the story of twin girls, separated in 2001.
A fractured family prepares to bury the man who once dominated their lives.
Defence: Serious Case Operations investigate the murder of a military bandsman in Burnley.
Peter Benchley's classic thriller about a killer shark, read by Henry Goodman.
A lone wolf's journey through Europe highlights our conflicted relationship with nature.
Barbara Kingsolver's first book; an eyewitness account of a woman-led strike in Arizona.
A darkly comic and brilliantly original series for Radio 4 from the acclaimed Naomi Wood.
Samuel West reads the classic Graham Greene novella
Joel Budd explores the myths around the stereotype of the 'white working class'.
A thought-provoking new book exploding conventional wisdom about medical diagnoses.
Sara Cox celebrates the best new fiction, with author interviews and reviews.
A sparkling new literary whodunnit from the acclaimed author William Boyd.
Rebecca F Kuang’s deliciously dark, witty thriller with a deeply flawed narrator
Grace is on a mission: to kill off her relatives. Bella Mackie’s darkly comic novel.
Venice 1486. Orsola Rosso flouts convention, honing her craft to save her family from ruin
Dr Lucy Maddox shares ideas from the therapy room to help you live better.
Listen to Sherlock Holmes Short Stories, narrated by Hugh Bonneville.
Read by Clare Corbett. Produced by Justine Willett
James Joyce's autobiographical modernist masterpiece. Read by Andrew Scott.
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.
Yomi Adegoke's fast-paced and addictive novel tackling the moral dilemmas of social media
Dramatisation of Maya Angelou's debut memoir, which charts her childhood.
Dylan was six when The End came, back in 2018.
A newly-commissioned serial from Alice Jolly about love, loyalty and the meaning of care.
The story of Dimple Pennington, wannabe lifestyle influencer, and her four half siblings
An honest, unflinching account of life for South Asian women and girls in the UK today.
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
Naomi Alderman argues we are living through the third great information crisis.
The story of a young woman finding her own voice, and her own place in the world.
A new novel from the author of The Power set in a future we could be heading to very soon.
A whodunnit and a portrait of a very ordinary life which suddenly becomes extraordinary.
A glittering, gothic and surreal coming-of-age story with a deadly twist.
Soon to be divorced Maggie is completely fine. Really Good, Actually.
Abi Morgan's powerful memoir about how life can change in an instant.
A true story about surviving suicide – narrated by Stephen Graham.
The landmark allegory about hypocrisy and corruption of power.
Special readings from Orwell's dystopian classic, now celebrating its 75th anniversary.
Elizabeth Day's psychological thriller.
Virginia Woolf’s comic biography of a time-travelling hero who transforms into a heroine.
A powerful memoir from footballer and anti-racism campaigner Troy Deeney.
Michael Fassbender reads Bram Stoker's Dracula.
A Highland heist story written for BBC Radio 4 by Abir Mukherjee. Read by Sudha Bhuchar.
A fascinating scientific guide to why looking on the bright side really is good for you.
Original short works for radio.
The great American novel of the Jazz Age, read by Kyle Soller
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.
