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The Oak Papers by James Canton (Omnibus)
James Canton’s fascinating account all about oak trees.
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Turtle Diary by Russell Hoban
Daniel Weyman and Katherine Parkinson read Hoban's poignant novel, published in 1975.
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Seaborne by Nuala O'Connor
Nuala O'Connor's novel is a rollicking portrayal of the life of Irish pirate Anne Bonny.
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Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton
Chloe Dalton's memoir about her unlikely and transformative relationship with a wild hare.
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The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi (Omnibus)
The story of how a world-famous clown became a superstar of Georgian panto.
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Paddington - Am Mathan à Peru/Paddington – The Bear from Peru
Linda Macleod and pupils from Calton Gaelic Primary School read Paddington.
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South Sea Tales by W. Somerset Maugham
Short stories inspired by Maugham's travels in the South Seas.
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The Wombles to the Rescue
The Wombles' supplies begin to run low as humans begin to throw less away.
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The Dead of Winter by Sarah Clegg
Sarah Clegg explores ancient year-end traditions.
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Will In the World by Stephen Greenblatt (Omnibus)
Young Shakespeare's first encounter with theatre.
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Dark Tales by Shirley Jackson
Deliciously dark short stories from the queen of American gothic.
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Your Face Belongs to Us by Kashmir Hill
A tip-off begins an investigation into the power of facial recognition technology.
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The Green & The Black by Kit de Waal
New fiction about the changing face of modern Ireland, as told through one family.
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Money by David McWilliams
Economist David McWilliams charts the relationship between humans and money.
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wonder by Katherine Rundell
Book of the Week. Five original essays on the power and politics of children’s fiction.
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The Last Loves of Ronnie Maker by Alice Jolly
A newly-commissioned serial from Alice Jolly about love, loyalty and the meaning of care.
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Still Lives by Jon McGregor
A series of short stories from author Jon McGregor, exploring stillness and still lives.
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Status by Carl Honoré
Status. We don't like to talk about it. Carl Honoré brings it out into the open.
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Yellowface by Rebecca F. Kuang
Rebecca F Kuang’s deliciously dark, witty thriller with a deeply flawed narrator
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The Third Information Crisis by Naomi Alderman
Naomi Alderman argues we are living through the third great information crisis.
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Robert Burns: His Psychotherapy and Cure by Sara Sheridan
A therapist finds herself in conversation with a man claiming to be the poet Robert Burns.
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The Photographer by Max Porter
A life in five photographs. Original fiction series by Max Porter, read by Tim McInnerny.
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The Song Thief by Colin Carberry
An eerie tale of forgotten songs and vengeful spirits by Belfast author Colin Carberry.
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Moving Mountains by Jan Carson
Slemish Mountain, where St Patrick lived, is accidentally sold to a Japanese theme park.
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Golden Eggs
British Asian writers take traditional stories and rework them in contemporary settings.
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For Human Consumption
Three stories about people connected to The Fork, a pay-what-you-feel cafe.
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On Portobello Prom
Sara Sheridan's charming story of young love, big decisions and life on Portobello Prom.
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Breaking Mississippi
The explosive inside story of one man's war against racial segregation in the 1960s.
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Marple: Three New Stories
Agatha Christie's iconic detective is reimagined for a new generation.
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Voices in the Valley
Strange tales set in an isolated village on the Yorkshire/Lancashire border.
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The Premonitions Bureau by Sam Knight
Sam Knight's bestseller about the true reported premonitions of disasters in the 1960s.
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Stories from Ukraine
Short stories taken from the anthology 'Love in Defiance of Pain: Ukrainian Stories'
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The Maid by Nita Prose
A whodunnit and a portrait of a very ordinary life which suddenly becomes extraordinary.
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This is Not a Pity Memoir by Abi Morgan
Abi Morgan's powerful memoir about how life can change in an instant.
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Hulda's Cafe
By Tiffany Murray. Five tales from Grindavik, the happiest town in Iceland, apparently.
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Commonwealth Stories
Newly commissioned stories from three recent winners of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize
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Three Fires
This fiction serial from Denise Mina turns a contemporary eye on Renaissance-era Florence.
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Accidents and Emergencies
Powerful short story series by Sarah Moss set on a hospital ward over one long weekend.
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How One Becomes Lonely
Luke Sutherland's tale of lost love, cowardice and connection in an online world.
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Our Friends in the North
Peter Flannery's own adaptation of his highly acclaimed TV series for ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4.
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Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
Sian Thomas reads Virginia Woolf's classic modernist novel, set over one day in 1923.
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