Escape with books & stories
Naomi Alderman argues we are living through the third great information crisis.
A therapist finds herself in conversation with a man claiming to be the poet Robert Burns.
The new novel by Jessie Burton, bestselling author of The Miniaturist and The Muse.
The story of an impossible alliance that won the Second World War. Read by Nigel Anthony.
Niamh Cusack reads the heartbreaking sequel to Colm Toibin's bestselling novel Brooklyn.
A story of drama and friendship in war-torn Sicily during the Peloponnesian War.
A story of friendship, fraud and fine art - the Inigo Philbrick inside story.
Set in Denmark, an original story commissioned by ±«Óătv Radio 4 by Heidi Amsinck.
An evocative and vivid account of the war in Ukraine from Shetland journalist Jen Stout.
Rebecca F Kuang’s deliciously dark, witty thriller with a deeply flawed narrator
Soon to be divorced Maggie is completely fine. Really Good, Actually.
A life in five photographs. Original fiction series by Max Porter, read by Tim McInnerny.
Dylan was six when The End came, back in 2018.
Writer Jon Ronson reads his account of his journey into the lives of the publicly shamed.
The frank and feisty story of a young girl in care. A debut novel from Kirsty Capes
A memoir of past trauma, the pandemic and a new pet.
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.
Yomi Adegoke's fast-paced and addictive novel tackling the moral dilemmas of social media
Read by Clare Corbett. Produced by Justine Willett
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.
Sam Knight's bestseller about the true reported premonitions of disasters in the 1960s.
A funny and moving novel about trying to find your place in the world.
A powerful memoir from footballer and anti-racism campaigner Troy Deeney.
A memoir of growing up in the notorious Westboro Baptist Church.
Majella is the opinionated and awkward big girl. This is a week in her life.
DJ Nick Grimshaw's brilliantly funny and fearlessly frank stories about his life so far.
Abi Morgan's powerful memoir about how life can change in an instant.
Dr Lucy Maddox shares ideas from the therapy room to help you live better.
2019 Booker Prize-winning novel that follows the lives of twelve extraordinary characters.
