Author Lauren Elkin takes to watery Venice thinking about renowned artist Sophie Calle. Read by Julianna Jennings. Show more
Author Lauren Elkin treads the cobblestones of Paris with the remarkable George Sand. Read by Julianna Jennings. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Author Lauren Elkin considers distinguished women as she strolls in Paris and New York. Read by Julianna Jennings. From 2016. Show more
Lauren Elkin recalls 'Jinx Allen' and Ruth Orkin in Florence. Then it's back to New York. Concluded by Julianna Jennings. Show more
Author Lauren Elkin follows in the distinguished footsteps of Virginia Woolf in London. Read by Julianna Jennings. Show more
Romance blossoms for students Nadia and Saeed, but their world is about to be turned upside down. Nikesh Patel reads Mohsin Hamid's Man Booker shortlisted novel about displacement. Show more
Two ordinary young people fall in love in a world turned upside down. As their journey continues, Saeed and Nadia find themselves feeling violence once again. Show more
As the battle for their city intensifies, and fearing for Nadia's safety, Saeed makes a proposal. Nikesh Patel reads Mohsin Hamid's Man Booker shortlisted novel about displacement. Show more
Nadia and Saeed are two ordinary young people falling in love in a world turned upside down. The couple find peace in an unexpected place. Show more
On a fishing trip, all is happy with the Roland clan. Then returning home, a revelation. Show more
The Marechal Will causes ructions between the brothers, then a second revelation surfaces. Show more
Jean is happy of course, but Pierre burns with rage. So a confrontation is due. Show more
The two brothers have to take action to avoid a family showdown. There is only one answer: Pierre must bid his farewells. It is sad for the family, but what else is possible? Show more
JFK's early letters, including his correspondence with his brother Joe during the Second World War when both were in combat. Read by Colin Stinton. Show more
During the Cold War years, JFK's exchange of letters with Nikita Khrushchev was surprisingly informal. Read by Richard Laing. Show more
At the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis, JFK receives some remarkable advice. Read by Colin Stinton and Richard Laing. Show more
How gossip united us and mythology maintained law and order. Adrian Scarborough reads Yuval Noah Harari's account of our history. Show more
Deported with her father to Auschwitz-Birkenau, Marceline Loridan-Ivens survived, but he did not. She recalls the horror and the loss that shaped her life. Sara Kestelman reads. Show more
Marceline Loridan-Ivens recalls her final and terrible days of the concentration camps. Show more
Marceline Loridan-Ivens reflects on life after the death camps and how the horror has haunted her adult life. Show more