Reset with a new cosy listen, timeless classic books & popular best-sellers.
A true story about surviving suicide – narrated by Stephen Graham.
The gothic masterpiece about a young scientist’s quest to create new life.
Elizabeth Day's psychological thriller.
A sparkling new literary whodunnit from the acclaimed author William Boyd.
How creatives write, perform and make art, design and music
Zoe Strimpel asks thought-provoking questions about the family in contemporary Britain.
Yomi Adegoke's fast-paced and addictive novel tackling the moral dilemmas of social media
A newly-commissioned serial from Alice Jolly about love, loyalty and the meaning of care.
Original short works for radio.
Dramatisation of Maya Angelou's debut memoir, which charts her childhood.
A powerful memoir from footballer and anti-racism campaigner Troy Deeney.
A young boy’s time-travelling fight against ancient evil
A Highland heist story written for Âé¶¹Éç Radio 4 by Abir Mukherjee. Read by Sudha Bhuchar.
Defence: Serious Case Operations investigate the murder of a military bandsman in Burnley.
Special readings from Orwell's dystopian classic, now celebrating its 75th anniversary.
Bryan Moriarty’s candid, funny and heartbreaking rom com about having an open relationship
Michael Fassbender reads Bram Stoker's Dracula.
At the height of a TB epidemic, Mrs Robinson meets dissolute poet Branwell Brontë.
Sara Cox celebrates the best new fiction, with author interviews and reviews.
Harriett Gilbert and guests choose favourite books.
Led by James Naughtie, readers talk to acclaimed authors about their best-known novels
The Booker Prize-winning Scottish author on his novel, John Of John, and its influences.
The Irish-British writer on her latest novel, Land, and its three key influences.
Guests talk to Harriett Gilbert about books they love and loath, at the Hay Festival 2026.