Books & Stories

A spellbinding story of an Irish family, after the Great Hunger. Read by Brian Gleeson.

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

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

Harry McEntire reads Sue Townsend's hilarious diaries of Adrian Mole.

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

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

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

A specially commissioned story from American author Lionel Shriver.

On retirement from her Hebridean school, Miss Macdonald plans the adventure of a lifetime.

Explorer Charlie Walker sets out to walk 600 miles along Siberia's frozen rivers.

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

A series of fairy tales reimagined by leading contemporary writers.

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

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

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

A new case, set in Copenhagen, for the investigative reporter Jensen.

A blistering account of the events 50 years ago that brought British life to boiling point

Read by Susan Jameson. Produced by Ross Burman.

Marine microbiologist Jeffrey Marlow explores the deep ocean - one of our last frontiers.

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

Jonathan Swift’s satire following Lemuel Gulliver’s strange travels through odd lands.

A specially commissioned five-part serial by best-selling novelist Rachel Joyce.

The story of the residents of Weimar during the rise and reign of Hitler.

A writer's journey through the experience of otherness.