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Chapter 6
A doctor experiments with the duality of human nature, and in doing so creates a monster.
22 Aug 2019,·10 mins
Chapter 29
Robert Louis Stevenson’s youthful adventure story across high seas and Scottish Highlands
24 Aug 2019,·15 mins
5. Fashion Icon and Influencer
Sarah Dunant reveals Isabella d'Este to have been a fashion icon in Renaissance Italy.
04 Jul 2025,·14 mins
The 2025 Young Writers' Award Shortlist revealed!
Listen to the showcase of five shortlisted stories for the 2025 BBC Young Writers' Award.
14 Sep 2025,·48 mins
Episode Five
By Alex Preston. Zeke must play a full part in the attempt to rescue the rebels.
31 Jan 2025,·14 mins
Friday October 12th 1984: You Are Invited to a Retrospective
A violent blast in the middle of the night reminds Jack of everything he's been through.
10 Jul 2026,·14 mins
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Manuel Puig's classic stage play, translated by Allan Baker.
10 Dec 2023,·87 mins
Transformation
Darren McGarvey seeks out the voices who can help men navigate problematic masculinity.
31 Jul 2026,·14 mins
Episode 5
A coming of age story set in an alternative world where slavery has never been abolished.
17 Jul 2026,·14 mins
In 1923, Virginia hears some devastating news.
21 Nov 2025,·14 mins
Nick's Speech
Molly’s father rehearses his speech before the ceremony.
29 Nov 2024,·14 mins
Episode 10
Dimple is armed with another plan, having been brought closer to her four half-siblings.
20 Jun 2022,·15 mins
5. London Lives
London has witnessed cycles of disaster and plague. History’s lessons still resonate.
07 Nov 2025,·14 mins
7. Days of Hope
Abi Morgan's memoir concludes as summer seas point to new hope and promises for her family
27 May 2022,·15 mins
Chapter Seven
Jack London’s tale of one dog's unbreakable spirit and survival in the Alaskan Klondike.
12 Nov 2019,·39 mins
Chapter 8
Henry James’ chilling novella about a governess and two children on a haunted estate.
01 Nov 2019,·13 mins
Alice Munro - Too Much Happiness
Free Radicals
A newly widowed woman must look to the wife she replaced when a stranger threatens her.
15 Dec 2009,·15 mins
Great Escape(s)
The big day is here, and Violetta isn't the only one getting out of Portobello.
04 Jun 2023,·14 mins
Episode Ten: A Seat At The Table
Maddie is feeling more confident.
15 mins
Letters from South Africa
Johannesburg
Five letters from South African writers about life there in the week of the ANC elections.
15 Dec 2017,·14 mins
5. Hostile Intent Bias
Marnie closes in on the identity of Adam McTavish’s killer. By Nick Walker.
06 Jun 2025,·14 mins
5: All Who Were Able For It
The final story in Sarah Moss's powerful and heart-breaking series set on a hospital ward.
10 Jul 2022,·14 mins
Women, Children and Walnuts
Can Britain’s decline be easily resolved? Leonard Rossiter reads Barry Pilton's musings...
07 Feb 1982,·5 mins
A Song Flung up to Heaven
Maya Angelou is set to work for Martin Luther King when tragedy strikes.
01 Mar 2019,·14 mins
Daisy Buchanan's raucously comic satire on the dark side of life on glossy magazines.
13 Jul 2022,·15 mins
In this final episode will Maeve escape her small town to London?
11 Aug 2022,·15 mins
10. Danger
Zoe is in danger of disappearing once more. Can her supposed murderer save the day?
10 Mar 2019,·14 mins
A Celebration of the Short Story
Araby by James Joyce
James Joyce’s story from Dubliners about a boy enchanted by a woman and a utopian bazaar.
09 Sep 2019,·13 mins
Exposure
Etta's travelling is over as she returns to a city on edge after the Allies' departure.
27 Mar 2026,·14 mins
Episode 5: Life and Death
Mud and Darwin bring Rebecca to a deeper understanding of her mother’s death-and life.
24 Jul 2026,·14 mins
