Books & Stories

Five familiar voices bring their favourite Pooh stories to life.

Travel writer Sara Wheeler asks if imagination can ever replace real-life travel.

Colin Morgan invites you to hear works of classic horror brought to life.

The tempestuous tale of passions, betrayal and retribution on the wild moors.

Austen's tale of two sisters with wildly different hearts. Starring Tamsin Greig.

An epic tale of adventure, endurance, madness and survival in the High Arctic.

The gothic masterpiece about a young scientist’s quest to create new life.

Rebecca F Kuang’s deliciously dark, witty thriller with a deeply flawed narrator

The great American novel of the Jazz Age and the elusive dream of Jay Gatsby.

A devastating tale of love, friendship and the choices that shape our lives.

The intimate and disquieting coming of age classic about secrets and lies.

Rachael Stirling's frank, funny and poignant memoir about her mother, actress Diana Rigg.

The landmark allegory about hypocrisy and corruption of power.

Yomi Adegoke's fast-paced and addictive novel tackling the moral dilemmas of social media

The universally acknowledged romance about Elizabeth Bennett’s search for love.

An original, eerie story, written and read by Jeanette Winterson.

The iconic sci-fi story about the battle to save Earth from a Martian invasion.

Dramatisation of Maya Angelou's debut memoir, which charts her childhood.

A selection of the great author’s most chilling short works, read by Sir David Suchet.

Grace is on a mission: to kill off her relatives. Bella Mackie’s darkly comic novel.

Listen to Jane Austen’s classic tales, narrated by Julie Andrews.

Michael Fassbender reads Bram Stoker's Dracula.

Soon to be divorced Maggie is completely fine. Really Good, Actually.

Listen to Sherlock Holmes Short Stories, narrated by Hugh Bonneville.

A fascinating scientific guide to why looking on the bright side really is good for you.

An honest, unflinching account of life for South Asian women and girls in the UK today.

Special readings from Orwell's dystopian classic, now celebrating its 75th anniversary.

A celebration of the startling wit and unexpected wisdom of the legendary sci-fi author.

James Joyce's autobiographical modernist masterpiece. Read by Andrew Scott.

Julie Hesmondhalgh narrates a new ghost story, set on the shifting sands of Morecambe Bay.

Kenneth Grahame's classic tale of Mole, Ratty, Badger and Toad.

A whodunnit and a portrait of a very ordinary life which suddenly becomes extraordinary.

Dermot Crowley reads a new fiction serial from the acclaimed Irish author Niall Williams.

A true story about surviving suicide – narrated by Stephen Graham.

Orwell Prize-winner Darren McGarvey asks hard questions about the crisis of masculinity.

The story of Dimple Pennington, wannabe lifestyle influencer, and her four half siblings

Elizabeth Day's psychological thriller.

A sparkling new literary whodunnit from the acclaimed author William Boyd.

Lewis Carroll’s curiouser and curiouser tale of a girl discovering a strange new world.

A writer's journey through the experience of otherness.

The story of a young woman finding her own voice, and her own place in the world.

A beguiling series of essays centred on the Renaissance icon Isabella d'Este.

Dr Lucy Maddox shares ideas from the therapy room to help you live better.

A study of power and obsession, inspired by the world of the Young British Artists.

A powerful memoir from footballer and anti-racism campaigner Troy Deeney.

A young boy’s time-travelling fight against ancient evil

Bryan Moriarty’s candid, funny and heartbreaking rom com about having an open relationship

Sara Cox celebrates the best new fiction, with author interviews and reviews.

Comedians and authors Sara Pascoe and Cariad Lloyd invite you to their book club!

Led by James Naughtie, readers talk to acclaimed authors about their best-known novels