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The Secret Lives of Colour by Kassia St Clair (Omnibus)
A potted history of the colour palette by Kassia St Clair.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Believe Me by Eddie Izzard
Comedian, actor and marathon runner Eddie Izzard reads from her autobiography.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Blast
Daljit Nagra presents a series showcasing the best new poetry and spoken word.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Believe Me by Eddie Izzard (Omnibus)
Happy childhood memories sit beside a great sadness and big changes for Eddie's family.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Big Pig, Little Pig by Jacqueline Yallop
Jacqueline Yallop's celebration of the enduring closeness of humans and pigs.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (Omnibus)
Ray Bradbury's classic futuristic tale of an American society in which books are banned
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Big Pig, Little Pig by Jacqueline Yallop (Omnibus)
After some years in rural France, Jacqueline and husband Ed think about getting pigs.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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RisingTideFallingStar by Philip Hoare (Omnibus)
Examining passions for watery worlds. Read by Tobias Menzies.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Fall Down Seven Times, Get Up Eight by Naoki Higashida
Novelist David Mitchell introduces this compelling book by a teenager with severe autism.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Fall Down Seven Times, Get Up Eight by Naoki Higashida (Omnibus)
Novelist David Mitchell introduces this compelling book by a teenager with severe autism.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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The Music Shop by Rachel Joyce (Omnibus)
Frank only sells vinyl, and he is never going to change. But then, everything does.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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David Self - Slow Release
A personal tragedy leads a successful entrepreneur to reflect over past actions.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Shark Drunk by Morten Stroksnes (Omnibus)
The Art of Catching a Large Shark from a Tiny Rubber Dinghy in a Big Ocean.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Tony Bagley - History
A store detective broods over his wife's infidelity and desertion during World War II.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Svetlana Alexievich - The Unwomanly Face of War: Omnibus
Svetlana Alexievich's extraordinary oral history of Russian women's experiences in WWII.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Maurice Leitch - Teddy's Tale
An imprisoned criminal contemplates what story he might tell to a therapy group.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Amanda Craig - The Lie of the Land
Omnibus editions of Amanda Craig's black comedy. Read by Amanda Lawrence.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Gainsborough by James Hamilton
Portrait of artist Thomas Gainsborough. Read by Julian Rhind-Tutt.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Joe Orton - Loot
Can two young robbers avoid the law by using a family bereavement as cover?
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Joe Orton - The Orton Diaries
John Sessions reads from the playwright's journal, describing the final year of his life.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Leila Keys - The Indian Lauren Bacall
Nina recalls her friend Laurie and their cruel parting after the division of their country
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Gainsborough by James Hamilton (Omnibus)
A legacy from his uncle gives 13-year-old Thomas the means to go to London to study art.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Midwinter Break by Bernard MacLaverty (Omnibus)
On holiday in Amsterdam, retired couple Stella and Gerry find uncertainties between them
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Maeve Binchy - The Garden Party
Helen envies her neighbour's garden and her life, but things are not always as they seem.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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I Am, I Am, I Am by Maggie O'Farrell
Novelist Maggie O'Farrell's memoir, told through a series of near-death experiences.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Visitor's Book by Stephen Gallagher
A couple renting a holiday home start to feel something happened the year before...
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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I Am, I Am, I Am by Maggie O'Farrell (Omnibus)
The novelist tells her life story through brushes with death. Reader Hattie Morahan.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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How Are You? by Deborah Moggach
Diana and her husband are looking forward to swimming in their own pool.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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School Days - Romeo and Julie
Julie can't face playing Juliet before her parents. Has the drama teacher wasted his time?
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Crime Down Under: The Dry by Jane Harper
Jane Harper's thriller set in a drought-ravaged Australian community.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Every Third Thought by Robert McCrum
Author Robert McCrum reflects on how we approach and accept death. Read by Nicky Henson.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Helen Dunmore - The Siege
The story of one family caught up in the struggle to survive the Siege of Leningrad.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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James Follett - The Pentworth Trilogy
Classic sci-fi by the author of Earthsearch.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Every Third Thought by Robert McCrum (Omnibus)
Author Robert McCrum reflects on how we approach and accept death.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Madame Zilensky and the King of Finland by Carson McCullers
The music department is running smoothly, yet Mr Brook is uneasy over Madame Zilensky.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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South and West by Joan Didion (Omnibus)
New Orleans’ oppressive atmosphere stirs memories of Joan Didion’s childhood visits.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Short Story
Brand new stories, from today’s best writers on Radio 4 – the home of the Short Story.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Rub of Time by Martin Amis
Readings from a collection of non-fiction pieces by Martin Amis from 1986 to 2016.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Give Me Space Below My Feet
Is it possible to take 93-year-old mountaineer Gwen Moffat climbing again?
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3
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Hull 2017: Contains Strong Language
Part of the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s season of poetry and performance from Hull
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Omen by David Seltzer
Owen Teale reads the novelisation of David Seltzer's academy award-winning horror story.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
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I Used to Live Here by Gillian Tindall
Her old home is now a museum, a ghostly reflection of its past but she recalls how it was.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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The Deathwatch Journal by Ian Rankin
Crime serial specially written by Ian Rankin, best-selling author of the Rebus novels.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Sally Marmion's fifteen-part adaptation of Jane Eyre read by Anne-Marie Duff
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Sarah Millican - How to Be Champion (Omnibus)
Sarah Millican reads from her frank and occasionally outrageous memoir.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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The Book of Dust by Philip Pullman (Omnibus)
The tale of a pot boy named Malcolm Polstead and a girl hidden in a convent.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Life in the Garden by Penelope Lively
Penelope Lively's memoir of her life in gardens is read by Stephanie Cole.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4