Book of the WeekEpisodes Episode guide

Rupert Everett reads Derek Jarman's memoir. Recorded to mark 25 years since Jarman's death

Modern Nature homepage

Ilya Kaminsky's astonishing new poem, The Deaf Republic, recreated for radio.

Deaf Republic homepage

Oliver Morton's portrait of our nearest neighbour, ranging across art, myth and science.

The Moon homepage

Kerry Hudson's memoir explores what it really means to be poor in Britain today.

Lowborn homepage

Anne Frank would have been 90 this year. Readings from her diary by Georgia Groome.

The Diary of a Young Girl homepage

Lucasta Miller's story of an infamous female poet in ruthless times - 1820s-30s London.

L.E.L. homepage

Babita Sharma's story of the British corner shop.

The Corner Shop: Shopkeepers, the Sharmas and Modern Britain homepage

Nathaniel Rich's account of how climate change could have been halted thirty years ago.

Losing Earth homepage

Oliver Soden's epic and insightful biography of visionary British composer Michael Tippett

Michael Tippett homepage

Douglas Rogers's story of the two weeks in November 2017 when Mugabe fell from power.

Two Weeks in November: The Astonishing Story of the Coup That Toppled Mugabe homepage

Aeham Ahmad's dramatic story of how he defied the war in Syria with his music.

The Pianist of Yarmouk homepage

Amos Oz's epic memoir exploring a difficult childhood in 1940s Jerusalem.

A Tale of Love and Darkness homepage

Eleanor Bron reads Fiona McCarthy's biography of the Bauhaus founder, Walter Gropius.

Walter Gropius: Visionary Founder of the Bauhaus homepage

Frontline trauma surgeon David Nott reads from his remarkable memoir.

War Doctor homepage

The extraordinary love story of Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg.

Je T'Aime: The legendary love story of Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg homepage

A trans man explores masculinity and fear through learning to box.

Amateur homepage

Textile artist Clare Hunter's illuminating history of sewing and embroidery.

Threads of Life: A History of the World Through the Eye of a Needle homepage

Philosopher and polar adventurer Erling Kagge explores the power of silence.

Silence homepage

Lanna Joffrey reads Stephanie Land's account of living on minimum wages in the US.

Maid homepage

First hand refugee stories interwoven with Malala Yousafzai's own story of displacement.

We Are Displaced homepage

Last thoughts on a range of big topics from Stephen Hawking.

Brief Answers to the Big Questions homepage

Lindsey Hilsum's compelling biography of a courageous journalist. Read by Juliet Aubrey.

In Extremis: The Life of War Correspondent Marie Colvin homepage

Andrew Roberts's five essays on Churchill that tie in with his new book about the man.

Churchill's Passions homepage

Michael Palin reads from his new book about the mysterious voyage of HMS Erebus in 1845.

Erebus homepage

Five essays on the timely theme of truth and current challenges to it.

On Truth homepage

Tom Gregory's memoir of how he became the youngest person ever to swim the English Channel

A Boy in the Water homepage

Six writers define what 'freedom' means to them.

The Freedom Papers homepage

By Lucy Inglis. The story of man's long and complex relationship with opium.

Milk of Paradise homepage

By Bart Van Es. The story of a man's search for the truth about his family's past.

The Cut Out Girl homepage