Teresa Gallagher reads from Anne Fadiman's collection of essays
At Large and at Small: Confessions of a Literary Hedonist homepage
Charles Nicholl's account of a little-known episode of William Shakespeare's life
The Lodger: Shakespeare on Silver Street homepage
Former Observer columnist Katharine Whitehorn reads from her autobiography
Selective Memory homepage
Rosemary Hill's biography of the great architect Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
God's Architect: Pugin and the Building of Romantic Britain homepage
John O'Farrell's comical and irreverent take on British history
An Utterly Impartial History of Britain homepage
Historian Alison Weir's extraordinary tale of an exceptional woman
Katherine Swynford: The Story of John of Gaunt and his Scandalous Duchess homepage
Lindsay Duncan reads from Lindy Woodhead's biography of Harry Gordon Selfridge
Shopping, Seduction and Mr Selfridge homepage
Nia Wyn's memoir of the first years of her son's life, read by Siriol Jenkins
Blue Sky July homepage
Jools Holland reads from his autobiography
Barefaced Lies and Boogie-Woogie Boasts homepage
Matthew Brzezinski's story of Sputnik and the rivalries that ignited the space age
Red Moon Rising homepage
Letters written by the author to his mother, read by Forbes Masson and John Dougal
Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters homepage
Jim White reads from his account of his experiences as coach of his son's football team
You'll Win Nothing with Kids homepage
Robert Macfarlane explores Britain's wild places
The Wild Places homepage
Writer and broadcaster Lavinia Greenlaw's account of the role of music in her growing up
The Importance of Music for Girls homepage
Virginia Nicholson's true story of the remarkable generation of First World War widows
Singled Out homepage
Paul Richardson's account of his gastronomic travels around Spain
A Late Dinner homepage
Mark Edmundson's story of the great psychiatrist's final years
Mark Edmundson - The Death of Sigmund Freud homepage
The American Invasion of British High Society, by Charles Jennings
Them and Us homepage
Juliet Stevenson reads from Pat Shipman's story of Margaretha Zelle
Femme Fatale: A Biography of Mata Hari homepage
The diary of Robin Cooper, documenting a year in the life of a quintessential Englishman
The Timewaster Diaries homepage
The controversial autobiography of the early life of German author Gunter Grass
Peeling the Onion homepage
Yorkshire schools inspector Gervase Phinn reads from his memoir
The Heart of the Dales homepage
Jon Savage's book offers a powerful insight into the years that shaped the modern teenager
Teenage: The Creation of Youth 1875 - 1945 homepage
Sean Baker reads from the late nature writer and conservationist Roger Deakin's travelogue
Wildwood: A Journey through Trees homepage
Michele Roberts reads from her memoir of life in the 1970's and beyond
Paper Houses homepage
Tim Guest explores the affect virtual technology is having on different areas of society
Second Lives: A Journey Through Virtual Worlds homepage
Joe Moran's humorous look at the habits and rituals surrounding key points of our day
Queuing for Beginners homepage
Ishmael Beah's account of his life as a child soldier in the Sierra Leone conflict
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier homepage
John Major reads from his history of cricket
More than a Game homepage
A look at the rapid changes modern China is undergoing, by Duncan Hewitt
Getting Rich First - Life in China homepage
