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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.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton
Chloe Dalton's memoir about her unlikely and transformative relationship with a wild hare.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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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.
91Èȱ¬ ALBA
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Sherlock Holmes Short Stories
Listen to Sherlock Holmes Short Stories, narrated by Hugh Bonneville.
91Èȱ¬ Sounds
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Turtle Diary by Russell Hoban
Daniel Weyman and Katherine Parkinson read Hoban's poignant novel, published in 1975.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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The Oak Papers by James Canton (Omnibus)
James Canton’s fascinating account all about oak trees.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4 Extra
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Ripley's Game by Patricia Highsmith
Con artist and murderer Tom Ripley pits his wits against dangerous adversaries in France.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4 Extra
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Rye by Alex Preston
Rye, Sussex, 1804. Zeke is determined to free his father from a prison hulk at Sheeerness.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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Flush by Virginia Woolf (Omnibus)
Flush is a young dog given to a very famous writer, Elizabeth Barret Browning.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4 Extra
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Lev's Violin by Helena Attlee (Omnibus)
Helena sets off on a journey to Italy to find out where Lev's violin was made.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4 Extra
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Raiders of the Lost Cask by Abir Mukherjee
A Highland heist story written for 91Èȱ¬ Radio 4 by Abir Mukherjee. Read by Sudha Bhuchar.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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Maurice and Maralyn by Sophie Elmhirst
An encounter with a whale on the Pacific Ocean leaves Maurice and Maralyn in peril.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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The Adventures of Miss Barbara Pym (Omnibus)
Paula Byrne's illuminating biography of the witty - yet somewhat forgotten - novelist.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4 Extra
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Vidya Wade by Timothy X Atack
Maya thinks they've got a ghost. Vidya is the only extra-natural mediator she can find.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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Twenty Years A-Growing by Maurice O'Sullivan
Memoirs and reminiscences of life growing up on The Blasket Islands.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4 Extra
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The Glassmaker by Tracy Chevalier
Venice 1486. Orsola Rosso flouts convention, honing her craft to save her family from ruin
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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Under a Metal Sky by Philip Marsden
A journey through the landscape of metals and how they transformed human history.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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Lake Wobegon Days by Garrison Keillor
A loving re-creation of small-town America, in a place you can’t find on any map
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4 Extra
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The Many Lives of James Lovelock by Jonathan Watts
The life of the extraordinary, controversial polymath scientist and inventor, 1919-2022.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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The King's Painter: The Life and Times of Hans Holbein by Franny Moyle (Omnibus)
The extraordinary life of the outstanding artist of the 16th Century.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4 Extra
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Permanent Violet by Ronald Frame
Eilidh Brogan reflects on love and art recalling life in France with artist Colin Brogan.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4 Extra
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The Jura Affair by William Boyd
A sparkling new literary whodunnit from the acclaimed author William Boyd.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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My Dear Kabul by Writers in the Paranda Group
The diary of a group of women writers in Afghanistan as the Taliban return to power.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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Arctic Dreams by Barry Lopez (Omnibus)
Modern classic novel celebrating the magic of the Far North.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4 Extra
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May and June by Ruth Rendell
Will May ever be able to forgive her sister June for "stealing" her fiancé?
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4 Extra
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Permanent Violet by Ronald Frame (Omnibus)
Eilidh Brogan reflects on love and art recalling life in France with artist Colin Brogan.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4 Extra
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Reading Journeys by A.L. Kennedy
A.L. Kennedy on the journeys that await readers when they open the covers of a book.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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Twist by Colum McCann
Colum McCann's epic new novel about connection, disconnection and destruction.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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The Age of Diagnosis by Suzanne O'Sullivan
A thought-provoking new book exploding conventional wisdom about medical diagnoses.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4