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Series showcasing first-time and emerging writers
BBC Radio 4
Preschool history programme
CBeebies
Classic and brand new children's stories, brought to life by favourite performers.
BBC One
A memoir of novelist Iris Murdoch, written by her husband John Bayley.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
Three stories inspired by the Tin Man, Scarecrow and Cowardly Lion's quests.
Paul Murray's madcap novel of institutional folly. Read by Peter Serafinowicz.
A reading of Excuses, Excuses by the author, Serena Cowdy, over an animation of the poem.
CBBC
Riz Ahmed reads Teju Cole's story of a Pakistani New Yorker's family dilemma.
A woman is upset that her garden wall has become a permanent shrine for a grieving mother.
Birdwatching in Devon leads to an unusual encounter on the beach.
A film poem to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster.
BBC One Wales
John Betjeman recalls in vivid detail the agonies and the delights of growing up. (1976)
BBC
Storyteller Sarah Kendall brings her critically acclaimed live shows to radio.
Readings of acclaimed novelists' first stories for radio
Children's bedtime stories.
BBC ALBA
Native American mythology retold through an epic poem concerning life, nature and ritual.
Cynan Jones' electrifying series set in a future a little, but not quite, like our own.
Extracts from Rachel Cusk's new collection of clear-sighted and witty essays.
Lemn Sissay reads from his frank and powerful memoir about growing up in care.
Extracts from Rachel Cusk's collection of clear-sighted and witty essays.
Political historian Peter Hennessy reads from his new study of Britain in the early 1960s.
Lemn Sissay reads from his memoir about growing up in care, and the power of creativity.
Hugh Bonneville reads Orlando Figes' of a love triangle amid huge cultural change.
Margaret Atwood's powerful and hugely-anticipated sequel to The Handmaid's Tale.
Actor Ricky Tomlinson reads from his autobiography.
The third volume in Charles Moore's definitive biography of Margaret Thatcher.
Lenny Henry reads from the extraordinary story of his early years and sudden rise to fame.
Bill Bryson reads from his fascinating, witty and surprising journey around the human body
Bill Bryson reads his fascinating, witty and surprising journey around the human body.
The people of the Windrush generation tell their stories.
A seafarer's story from the 1970's spoken in the Shetland dialect.
BBC Radio Scotland
Diana Quick reads the autobiography of Lucy Malleson, a detective writer of the 1930s.
The letters of Moomin creator Tove Jansson to her family, her confidantes and her lovers.
Exquisite, clear-eyed essays on archaeology, nature and memory by the poet Kathleen Jamie.
George Orwell's story of a married, middle-aged insurance salesman surveying his life.
Helen Taylor's exploration of why, when and how women read fiction.
Siobhan Redmond reads Deborah Orr's memoir about the Scottish steel town of Motherwell.
Griffin, a talented young physicist, discovers a potion that makes him invisible.
Azadeh Moaveni's acclaimed about a cast of young women who ed ISIS.
David Attenborough reads JA Baker's nature writing classic about this glorious bird.
Lamorna Ash's evocative memoir about the Cornish fishing community of Newlyn.
Physician Gavin Francis leads a cultural tour of the body. Read by Bill Paterson.
Writer Noo Saro-Wiwa gives her personal perspective on poetry’s relationship with touch.
Ellen introduces some of the spookiest stories ever told on CBBC Alba.
Sir Harry Secombe reads his own tale about the goings-on in a sleepy Welsh village.
Gerald and his dog both muse on their predicaments, as they wait interminably at the vets
For the 70th anniversary of Under Milk Wood, five short drama portraits of Wales in 2024.
BBC Radio 3
Noted actors read poetry and prose.
