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* ''The Rule of the Land'' by Garrett Carr, read by John Paul Connolly
* ''The Rule of the Land'' by Garrett Carr, read by John Paul Connolly
* ''The Word Detective'' by John Simpson, read by Nigel Anthony
* ''The Word Detective'' by John Simpson, read by Nigel Anthony
* ''Fathers and Sons' by Howard Cunnell, read by James Lailey
* ''Fathers and Sons'' by Howard Cunnell, read by James Lailey
* ''Be Like the Fox'' by Erica Benner, read by Toby Jones
* ''Be Like the Fox'' by Erica Benner, read by [[Toby Jones]]

===April===
===April===
* ''And Our Faces, My Heart, Brief as Photos'' by John Berger, read by Simon McBurney
* ''And Our Faces, My Heart, Brief as Photos'' by [[John Berger]], read by Simon McBurney
* ''David Jones: Engraver, Soldier, Painter, Poet'' by Thomas Dilworth, read by Nicholas Farrell
* ''David Jones: Engraver, Soldier, Painter, Poet'' by [[Thomas Dilworth]], read by Nicholas Farrell
===May===
===May===
* ''Balancing Acts'' by Nicholas Hytner, read by the author
* ''Balancing Acts'' by [[Nicholas Hytner]], read by the author
* ''Between Them'' by Richard Ford
* ''Between Them'' by Richard Ford
* ''Admissions: A Life in Brain Surgery'' by Henry Marsh, read by Robert Powell
* ''Admissions: A Life in Brain Surgery'' by Henry Marsh, read by Robert Powell
* ''Sound'' by Bella Bathurst, read by Adjoa Andoh
* ''Sound'' by Bella Bathurst, read by [[Adjoa Andoh]]
* ''Farewell to the Horse'' by Ulrich Raulff, read by Iain Glen
* ''Farewell to the Horse'' by [[Ulrich Raulff]], read by Iain Glen
===June===
===June===
* ''The Surreal Life of Leonora Carrington'' by Joanna Moorhead, read by Juliet Stevenson
* ''The Surreal Life of Leonora Carrington'' by Joanna Moorhead, read by Juliet Stevenson
* ''The Secret Life'' by Andrew O'Hagan, read by the author
* ''The Secret Life'' by [[Andrew O'Hagan]], read by the author
* ''The Secret Lives of Colour'' by Kassia St Clair, read by Francesca Dymond
* ''The Secret Lives of Colour'' by Kassia St Clair, read by Francesca Dymond
* ''Believe Me'' by [[Eddie Izzard]], read by the author
* ''Believe Me'' by [[Eddie Izzard]], read by the author
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* ''Big Pig, Little Pig'' by Jacqueline Yallop, read by [[Imogen Stubbs]]
* ''Big Pig, Little Pig'' by Jacqueline Yallop, read by [[Imogen Stubbs]]
* ''RISINGTIDEFALLINGSTAR'' by [[Philip Hoare]], read by [[Tobias Menzies]]
* ''RISINGTIDEFALLINGSTAR'' by [[Philip Hoare]], read by [[Tobias Menzies]]
* ''Fall Down Seven Times, Get Up Eight'' by Naoki Higashida, translated by David Mitchell, read by Matthew Beard
* ''Fall Down Seven Times, Get Up Eight'' by [[Naoki Higashida]], translated by [[David Mitchell (author)|David Mitchell]], read by [[Matthew Beard (English actor)|Matthew Beard]]
* ''Shark Drunk'' by Morten Stroksnes, translated by Tiina Nunnally, read by Adrian Scarborough
* ''Shark Drunk'' by [[Morten Stroksnes]], translated by [[Tiina Nunnally]], read by [[Adrian Scarborough]]

===August===
===August===
* ''The Unwomanly Face of War'' by Svetlana Alexievich, read by Sarah Badel, Teresa Gallagher and Jane Whittenshaw
* ''The Unwomanly Face of War'' by Svetlana Alexievich, read by Sarah Badel, Teresa Gallagher and Jane Whittenshaw
* ''Gainsborough: A Portrait'' by James Hamilton, read by Julian Rhind-Tutt
* ''Gainsborough: A Portrait'' by James Hamilton, read by [[Julian Rhind-Tutt]]
* ''The Hungry Empire'' by Lizzie Collingham, read by Melody Grove
* ''The Hungry Empire'' by Lizzie Collingham, read by Melody Grove
* ''I Am, I Am, I Am'' by Maggie O'Farrell, read by Hattie Morahan
* ''I Am, I Am, I Am'' by [[Maggie O'Farrell]], read by [[Hattie Morahan]]
* ''How Not to Be a Boy'' by Robert Webb, read by the author
* ''How Not to Be a Boy'' by [[Robert Webb]], read by the author
===September===
===September===
* ''Every Third Thought'' by Robert McCrum, read by Nicky Henson
* ''Every Third Thought'' by [[Robert McCrum]], read by [[Nicky Henson]]
* ''South and West'' by Joan Didion, read by Laurel Lefkow
* ''South and West'' by [[Joan Didion]], read by Laurel Lefkow
* ''Following Pappano''
* ''Following Pappano''
* ''Wounds'' by Fergal Keane
* ''Wounds'' by [[Fergal Keane]]

===October===
===October===
* ''The Rub of Time'' by [[Martin Amis]], read by [[Bill Nighy]]
* ''The Rub of Time'' by [[Martin Amis]], read by [[Bill Nighy]]
* ''The Letters of Sylvia Plath'', read by Lydia Wilson
* ''The Letters of Sylvia Plath'', read by [[Lydia Wilson]]
* ''How to Be Champion'' by Sarah Millican, read by the author
* ''How to Be Champion'' by [[Sarah Millican]], read by the author
* ''Daemon Voices'' by Philip Pullman
* ''[[Daemon Voices]]'' by [[Philip Pullman]]
* ''Anthony Powell: Dancing to the Music of Time'' by Hilary Spurling, read by Hattie Morahan
* ''Anthony Powell: Dancing to the Music of Time'' by [[Hilary Spurling]], read by [[Hattie Morahan]]

===November===
===November===
* ''Life in the Garden'' by Penelope Lively, read by Stephanie Cole
* ''Life in the Garden'' by [[Penelope Lively|Penelope Lively,]] read by [[Stephanie Cole]]
* ''The Dawn Watch'' by Katrin Williams, read by Laurel Lefkow
* ''The Dawn Watch'' by Katrin Williams, read by Laurel Lefkow
* ''The Vanity Fair Diaries'' by Tina Brown, read by the author
* ''The Vanity Fair Diaries'' by Tina Brown, read by the author
* ''Lou Reed: A Life'' by Demetri Goritsas, read by the author
* ''Lou Reed: A Life'' by Demetri Goritsas, read by the author
===December===
===December===
* ''Over and Out'' by Henry Blofeld, read by the author
* ''Over and Out'' by [[Henry Blofeld]], read by the author
* A collection of letters on the theme of Letters from South Africa
* A collection of letters on the theme of Letters from South Africa
** Strangers by Bongani Kona, read by the author
** Strangers by Bongani Kona, read by the author
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** Johannesburg by Fiona Melrose, read by the author
** Johannesburg by Fiona Melrose, read by the author
* ''Village Christmas'' by [[Laurie Lee]], read by [[Derek Jacobi]]
* ''Village Christmas'' by [[Laurie Lee]], read by [[Derek Jacobi]]
* ''Adventures of a Young Naturalist'' by David Attenborough
* ''Adventures of a Young Naturalist'' by [[David Attenborough]]


==2018<ref name=BBC_epguide />==
==2018<ref name=BBC_epguide />==
===January===
===January===
* ''The Vital Spark: Appointment in Arezzo'' by Alan Taylor, read by Paul Higgins
* ''The Vital Spark: Appointment in Arezzo'' by Alan Taylor, read by Paul Higgins
* ''Auntie's War'' by Edward Stourton, read by the author
* ''Auntie's War'' by [[Edward Stourton (journalist)|Edward Stourton]], read by the author
* ''In Search of Mary Shelley'' by Fiona Sampson, read by Stella Gonet
* ''In Search of Mary Shelley'' by [[Fiona Sampson]], read by Stella Gonet
* ''Reading Europe: Geert Mak's In Europe'' by Geert Mak, read by Nicholas Farrell
* ''Reading Europe: Geert Mak's In Europe'' by [[Geert Mak]], read by [[Nicholas Farrell]]
* ''No Place to Lay One's Head'' by Francoise Frenkel, read by Samantha Spiro
* ''No Place to Lay One's Head'' by [[Françoise Frenkel|Francoise Frenkel]], read by [[Samantha Spiro]]

===February===
===February===
* ''Somebody I Used to Know'' by Wendy Mitchell and Anna Wharton, read by Tessa Gallagher
* ''Somebody I Used to Know'' by Wendy Mitchell and Anna Wharton, read by Tessa Gallagher
* ''Owl Sense'' by Miriam Darlington, read by Teresea Gallagher
* ''Owl Sense'' by Miriam Darlington, read by Teresea Gallagher
* ''Yorkshire'' by Richard Morris, read by Philip Jackson
* ''Yorkshire'' by [[Richard Morris (archaeologist)|Richard Morris]], read by [[Philip Jackson (actor)|Philip Jackson]]
* ''The Line Becomes a River'' by Francisco Cantú, read by Joseph Balderrama
* ''The Line Becomes a River'' by [[Francisco Cantú]], read by [[Joseph Balderrama]]

===March===
===March===
* ''The Wood'' by John Lewis-Stempel, read by Greg Wise
* ''The Wood'' by [[John Lewis-Stempel]], read by [[Greg Wise]]

===April===
===April===
* ''Factfulness'' by Hans Rosling, read by Adrian Rawlins
* ''Factfulness'' by [[Hans Rosling]], read by [[Adrian Rawlins]]
* ''Packing My Library'' by Alberto Manguel, read by Oliver Cotton
* ''Packing My Library'' by [[Alberto Manguel]], read by [[Oliver Cotton]]
* ''Dearest Squirrel'' by Peter Whitebrook, read by Simon Shepherd and Amanda Root
* ''Dearest Squirrel'' by Peter Whitebrook, read by [[Simon Shepherd]] and [[Amanda Root]]
* ''Sharp - The Women Who Made an Art of Having an Opinion'' by Michelle Dean, read by Alexandra Mathie
* ''Sharp - The Women Who Made an Art of Having an Opinion'' by [[Michelle Dean]], read by Alexandra Mathie
===May===
===May===
* ''The Life and Rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah'' by Benjamin Zephaniah, read by the author
* ''The Life and Rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah'' by [[Benjamin Zephaniah]], read by the author
* ''The Language of Kindness'' by Christie Watson, read by Teresa Gallagher
* ''The Language of Kindness'' by [[Christie Watson]], read by Teresa Gallagher
* ''The Book'' by Keith Houston, read by Deborah Findlay
* ''The Book'' by Keith Houston, read by [[Deborah Findlay]]
* ''Feel Free'' by Zadie Smith, read by the author
* ''Feel Free'' by [[Zadie Smith]], read by the author
===June===
===June===
* ''The Stopping Places'' by Damian Le Bas, read by the author
* ''The Stopping Places'' by [[Damian Le Bas]], read by the author
* ''The Wind in My Hair'' by Masih Alinejad, read by Nathalie Armin
* ''The Wind in My Hair'' by Masih Alinejad, read by Nathalie Armin
* ''The Crossway'' by Guy Stagg, read by Jonathan Bailey
* ''The Crossway'' by Guy Stagg, read by [[Jonathan Bailey (actor)|Jonathan Bailey]]
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Revision as of 01:25, 12 June 2018

This is a list of books which have been featured on BBC Radio 4's Book of the Week from 2012 onward.

2012

See List of books featured on Book of the Week in 2012

2013

See List of books featured on Book of the Week in 2013

2014

See List of books featured on Book of the Week in 2014

2015[1]

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

2016[1]

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

  • Evelyn Waugh: A Life Revisited by Philip Eade, read by Nickolas Grace
  • Van Gogh's Ear: The True Story by Bernadette Murphy, ready by Rebecca Front
  • Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature by Linda Lear, ready by Lindsay Duncan

August

  • The Age of Bowie by Paul Morley
  • Flaneuse - Woman Who Walk the Cities by Lauren Elkin, ready by Julianna Jennings
  • Upbeat by Paul MacAlindin, read by Kenny Blyth
  • Wish Lanterns by Alec Ash, read by David Seddon
  • Shrinking Violets by Joe Moran, read by Nigel Planer

September

  • Beryl Bainbridge - Love by All Sorts of Means by Brendan King, read by James Fleet and Samantha Bond
  • The Pigeon Tunnel: Stories from My Life by John le Carre, read by the author
  • Elizabeth Jane Howard: A Dangerous Innocence by Artemis Cooper, ready by Greta Scacchi
  • Another Day in the Death of America by Gary Younge

October

  • The Return by Hisham Matar, read by Khalid Abdalla
  • The Invention of Angela Carter by Edmund Gordon, read by Emma Fielding
  • A collection of essays entitled The Good Immigrant
    • Namaste by Nikesh Shukla, read by the author
    • A Guide to Being Black by Varaidzo, read by the author
    • Flags by Coco Khan
    • The Ungrateful Country, by Musa Okwonga, read by the author
  • Keeping On Keeping On by Alan Bennett read by the author

November

  • The Apple Orchard by Pete Brown, read by the author
  • Fear by Sir Ranulph Fiennes, read by the author
  • Reality Is Not What It Seems by Carlo Rovelli, read by Mark Meadows

December

  • Mad Enchantment by Ross King, read by Allan Corduner
  • This Long Pursuit by Richard Holmes, read by Patrick Malahide
  • Love of Country by Madeleine Bunting, read by Doon Mackichan
  • Snow by Marcus Sedgwick, read by Jonathan Firth

2017[1]

January

  • Labyrinths by Catrine Clay, read by Deborah Findlay and Henry Goodman
  • The Reformation by Diarmaid MacCulloch
  • The Novel of the Century by David Bellos, read by Daniel Weyman
  • Man of Iron by Julian Glover, read by Robin Laing

February

  • Once Upon a Time in the East by Xiaolu Guo, read by Chipo Chung
  • Age of Anger by Pankaj Mishra, read by the author
  • Deaths of the Poets by Michael Symmons Roberts and Paul Farley, read by the authors
  • Border - Tales from the Edge of Europe by Kapka Kassabova, read by Indira Varma

March

  • What Happened, Miss Simone? by Alan Light, read by Alibe Parsons
  • The Rule of the Land by Garrett Carr, read by John Paul Connolly
  • The Word Detective by John Simpson, read by Nigel Anthony
  • Fathers and Sons by Howard Cunnell, read by James Lailey
  • Be Like the Fox by Erica Benner, read by Toby Jones

April

  • And Our Faces, My Heart, Brief as Photos by John Berger, read by Simon McBurney
  • David Jones: Engraver, Soldier, Painter, Poet by Thomas Dilworth, read by Nicholas Farrell

May

  • Balancing Acts by Nicholas Hytner, read by the author
  • Between Them by Richard Ford
  • Admissions: A Life in Brain Surgery by Henry Marsh, read by Robert Powell
  • Sound by Bella Bathurst, read by Adjoa Andoh
  • Farewell to the Horse by Ulrich Raulff, read by Iain Glen

June

  • The Surreal Life of Leonora Carrington by Joanna Moorhead, read by Juliet Stevenson
  • The Secret Life by Andrew O'Hagan, read by the author
  • The Secret Lives of Colour by Kassia St Clair, read by Francesca Dymond
  • Believe Me by Eddie Izzard, read by the author

July

August

  • The Unwomanly Face of War by Svetlana Alexievich, read by Sarah Badel, Teresa Gallagher and Jane Whittenshaw
  • Gainsborough: A Portrait by James Hamilton, read by Julian Rhind-Tutt
  • The Hungry Empire by Lizzie Collingham, read by Melody Grove
  • I Am, I Am, I Am by Maggie O'Farrell, read by Hattie Morahan
  • How Not to Be a Boy by Robert Webb, read by the author

September

October

November

  • Life in the Garden by Penelope Lively, read by Stephanie Cole
  • The Dawn Watch by Katrin Williams, read by Laurel Lefkow
  • The Vanity Fair Diaries by Tina Brown, read by the author
  • Lou Reed: A Life by Demetri Goritsas, read by the author

December

  • Over and Out by Henry Blofeld, read by the author
  • A collection of letters on the theme of Letters from South Africa
    • Strangers by Bongani Kona, read by the author
    • Mark Gevisser
    • Shosholoza: The Train that Keeps Moving by Panashe Chigumadzi, read by the author
    • This Is What a Country Looks Like When it Is Collapsing by Lidudumalingani Mqombothi
    • Johannesburg by Fiona Melrose, read by the author
  • Village Christmas by Laurie Lee, read by Derek Jacobi
  • Adventures of a Young Naturalist by David Attenborough

2018[1]

January

February

March

April

May

June

  • The Stopping Places by Damian Le Bas, read by the author
  • The Wind in My Hair by Masih Alinejad, read by Nathalie Armin
  • The Crossway by Guy Stagg, read by Jonathan Bailey

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Book of the Week: Episode Guide". BBC Radio. BBC. Retrieved 3 August 2015.