Opening Lines Episodes Available now

The Raiders - Episode 1
John Yorke explores The Raiders, a forgotten Scottish bestseller.

The Man Who Fell to Earth
John Yorke explores Walter Tevis鈥檚 1963 novel The Man Who Fell to Earth.

My Mother Said I Never Should
John Yorke looks at Charlotte Keatley鈥檚 1987 play My Mother Said I Never Should.

The Shell Seekers
John Yorke explores Rosamunde Pilcher鈥檚 1987 global bestseller, The Shell Seekers.

The Sportswriter
John Yorke looks at The Sportswriter by Richard Ford.

Heart of Darkness
John Yorke explores Conrad鈥檚 controversial and deeply enigmatic novella Heart of Darkness.

& Other Stories: Daphne du Maurier - Episode 2
John Yorke explores two more of Daphne du Maurier鈥檚 short stories.

& Other Stories: Daphne du Maurier - Episode 1
John Yorke explores a ground-breaking short story 鈥� Don鈥檛 Look Now by Daphne du Maurier.

Cane
John Yorke looks at Jean Toomer鈥檚 Cane about African American life in 1920s America.

Siddhartha
John Yorke explores the book that embodies the soul of the counterculture 鈥� Siddhartha.