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  1. Opening Lines

    Series showcasing first-time and emerging writers

    BBC Radio 4

  2. Teacup Travels

    Preschool history programme

    CBeebies

  3. Jackanory Gold

    Classic episodes from the long-running children's story series Jackanory.

    BBC

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  4. Jackanory

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

    BBC One

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  5. Iris by John Bayley

    A memoir of novelist Iris Murdoch, written by her husband John Bayley.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  6. If I Only Had...

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

    BBC Radio 4

  7. Paul Murray - The Mark and the Void

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

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  8. Excuses, Excuses

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

    CBBC

  9. Second God by Teju Cole

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

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  10. Supermarket Flowers by Dermot Bolger

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

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  11. Julia Stoneham - The Outing

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

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  12. Aberfan: The Green Hollow

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

    BBC One Wales

  13. Summoned by Bells

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

    BBC

  14. Sarah Kendall: Australian Trilogy

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

    BBC Radio 4

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  15. First for Radio

    Readings of acclaimed novelists' first stories for radio

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  16. Stòiridh

    Children's bedtime stories.

    BBC ALBA

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  17. The Song of Hiawatha

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

    BBC Radio 4

  18. Stillicide

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

    BBC Radio 4

  19. Coventry, by Rachel Cusk

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

    BBC Radio 4

  20. My Name Is Why

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

    BBC Radio 4

  21. Coventry by Rachel Cusk (Omnibus)

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

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  22. Winds of Change

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

    BBC Radio 4

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

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

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  24. Orlando Figes - The Europeans

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

    BBC Radio 4

  25. The Testaments

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

    BBC Radio 4

  26. Ricky by Ricky Tomlinson

    Actor Ricky Tomlinson reads from his autobiography.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  27. Margaret Thatcher: Herself Alone

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

    BBC Radio 4

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

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

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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

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

    BBC Radio 4

  30. Margaret Thatcher: Herself Alone (Omnibus)

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

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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

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

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  32. Homecoming by Colin Grant (Omnibus)

    The people of the Windrush generation tell their stories.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  33. The Dialect Play

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

    BBC Radio Scotland

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

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

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  35. Letters From Tove (Omnibus)

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

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  36. Surfacing by Kathleen Jamie (Omnibus)

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

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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

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

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  38. Why Women Read Fiction (Omnibus)

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

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  39. Motherwell by Deborah Orr (Omnibus)

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

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  40. The Mark and the Void

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

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  41. HG Wells - The Invisible Man

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

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  42. Guest House for Young Widows (Omnibus)

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

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  43. The Peregrine read by David Attenborough (Omnibus)

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

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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

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

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  45. Adventures in Human Being by Gavin Francis

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

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  46. Every Little Touch

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

    BBC Radio 4

  47. Sgeulachdan Oidhche Shamhna

    Ellen introduces some of the spookiest stories ever told on CBBC Alba.

    BBC ALBA

  48. Welsh Fargo by Sir Harry Secombe

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

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  49. This Dog's Life by Kate Atkinson

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

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  50. Under Milk Woods

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

    BBC Radio 3

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