The fascinating people behind some of the world's most popular and influential books
Bidisha revisits Charlotte Bronte's classic novel after first reading it as a teenager.
Step into the magical world of Narnia with CS Lewis's beloved fantasy classic.
Shakespeare arrives in London, a hotbed of violence, and writes his bloodiest play.
Monica Dolan gives a captivating reading of Jane Austen鈥檚 much-loved novel.
How Laurie Lee blended fact and fiction in his elegy to a disappeared rural world.
Andrew Marr investigates detective fiction, and reveals how it works.
Lucy Worsley explores Agatha Christie鈥檚 haunted early life, revealing some secrets.
'Queen of Crime' Val McDermid reveals the real-life trauma that made her become an author.
The Trainspotting author talks about the book's sequel and addiction in today's world.
A look at the relationship between Arthur Conan Doyle and his creation Sherlock Holmes.
A profile of writer and former children's laureate Malorie Blackman.
Alan Yentob explores the life and work of Anglo-Nigerian author Bernardine Evaristo.
A revealing profile of the Nobel Prize-winning novelist Kazuo Ishiguro.
Best-selling novelist Dame Jilly Cooper candidly reflects on her life and work.
Special event celebrating children鈥檚 author Dame Jacqueline Wilson.
David Olusoga looks at how African novelists became the conscience of their continent.
Salman Rushdie speaks about the devastating knife attack he was subjected to in 2022.
Profile of best-selling author Len Deighton, creator the Harry Palmer thriller series.
Hanif Kureishi explores his life and career using personal archive footage and his films.
Helen Fielding tells the story of how Bridget Jones鈥檚 Diary came to be.
Jane Austen is 17 and beginning to write stories.
Alan Yentob talks to acclaimed and curiously divided Irish writer Colm Toibin.
Nigel Williams trace the origins of Raymond Chandler's private eye Philip Marlowe.
Docudrama that creates a fascinating comparison of two iconic 20th-century writers.
