with Punt and Dennis
actor Dirk Bogarde reads from his book of childhood reminiscences (1/5)
WJ Corbett's Whitbread-winning tale of small animals on a journey (1/10)
tale set early in the 20th century
the story of the reign of the biblical King David (1/5)
by Meera Syal and starring the author and Sanjeev Bhaskar
from 1956
Keith Ridgway's thriller set in Ireland (1/5)
Cadfael tale set in 1139 (1/5)
AS Byatt's gothic tale, read by Penelope Wilton (1/3)
Alun Cochrane hosts the semi-finals, featuring six of the best new UK stand-up comedians (4/7)