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A Good Read

Jon McGregor and Cathy Rentzenbrink

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Jon McGregor and Cathy Rentzenbrink talk favourite books with Harriett Gilbert, including Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively, Things That Are by Amy Leach and This Boy by Alan Johnson. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Jon McGregor
Interviewed Guest:
Cathy Rentzenbrink
Producer:
Mair Bosworth

The Reservoir Tapes

Series 1

Episode 2: Vicky's Story

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Sian Brooke continues Jon McGregor's short story series set in the Peak District. As the hunt for Becky begins, a young woman on the search party struggles with her own demons. Show more

Open Book

Jon McGregor

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Mariella Frostrup talks to writer Jon McGregor about his new book, learns about WH Auden in Scotland and discusses the novel behind the film What's Eating Gilbert Grape? Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Jon McGregor
Interviewed Guest:
Polly Clark
Interviewed Guest:
Alexander McCall Smith
Interviewed Guest:
Wendy Holden

The Reservoir Tapes

Series 1

Episode 3: Deepak's Story

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

The story of a disappearance - told backwards. Sacha Dhawan continues Jon McGregor's series. As the search for the girl gears up, the local paperboy joins the hunt. Show more

Book at Bedtime

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Episode 6: There was something exciting about her

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Lee Ingleby continues Jon McGregor's new novel. It is four years since Becky's disappearance on the moors, and now stories are now emerging as to what she was really like. Show more

Book at Bedtime

Reservoir 13

Episode 9: A good sheepdog never needs to bark.

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Lee Ingleby continues Jon McGregor's award-winning novel, following the disappearance of Becky Shaw. Now nine years on, suspicion still hangs over some of the villagers... Show more

Book at Bedtime

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Episode 10: All was calm, all was bright.

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Lee Ingleby reads the finale of Jon McGregor's acclaimed novel. It's now more than a decade since Becky disappeared. Will the aftershocks of the tragedy ever subside? Show more

Book at Bedtime

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Episode 1: Doubts were beginning to emerge

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Lee Ingleby reads Jon McGregor's award-winning novel. A teenage girl has disappeared on the moors. What happened to her? And what effect will it have on this close-knit community? Show more

Book at Bedtime

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Episode 3: There was still a feeling of life being on hold.

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Lee Ingleby reads Jon McGregor's acclaimed novel. A teenager has disappeared on the moors. Now a year on, with no clues as to what happened, the community is struggling to move on. Show more

Book at Bedtime

Reservoir 13

Episode 5: There were dreams about her...

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Lee Ingleby continues Jon McGregor's multi award-winning novel. It is three years since Becky's disappearance, and villagers still wonder what more could have been done. Show more

Book at Bedtime

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Episode 4: We were scared, he said.

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Lee Ingleby continues Jon McGregor's acclaimed novel. It is two years since the disappearance of Becky Shaw. The sightings of her continue, but the truth seems as elusive as ever. Show more

Book at Bedtime

Reservoir 13

Episode 2: It was as if the ground had swallowed her whole.

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Lee Ingleby reads Jon McGregor's award-winning novel. A girl has disappeared up on the moors. Now six months on, why are there so few clues as to what happened to her? Show more

Book at Bedtime

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Episode 7: The Curse of the Missing Girl

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Lee Ingleby continues Jon McGregor's award-winning novel. It is five years since Becky went missing, but she still haunts the villagers' dreams. Show more

Book at Bedtime

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Episode 8: Undertakings had been given.

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Lee Ingleby continues Jon McGregor's acclaimed novel, following the disappearance of 13-year-old Becky Shaw. The police seize a computer, which might hold vital clues. Show more

The Reservoir Tapes

Series 1

Episode 1: Charlotte's Story

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Indira Varma kicks of Jon McGregor's new short story series. Today: after a family walk in the Peak District takes a tragic turn, a reporter pieces together the mother's story. Show more

The Reservoir Tapes

Series 1

Episode 4: Graham's Story

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Joe Armstrong reads the next in Jon McGregor's 15-part short story series. The disappearance of a teenage girl in the Peak District now sparks memories from a national park ranger. Show more

The Reservoir Tapes

Series 1

Episode 7: Clive's Story

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

The story of a missing girl. Following Becky's disappearance, the police now have questions about a gun. David Schofield continues Jon McGregor's series set in the Peak District. Show more

The Reservoir Tapes

Series 1

Episode 8: Martin's Story

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

The story of a missing girl. Following Becky's disappearance, the local butcher recalls a sinister meeting with a man about a dog. Paul Hilton continues Jon McGregor's new series. Show more

The Reservoir Tapes

Series 1

Episode 9: Stephanie's Story

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

The story of a missing girl. In the next in Jon McGregor's gripping story series, a former prostitute is taken back to an unsettling night, years before. Read by Siobhan Finneran. Show more

The Reservoir Tapes

Series 1

Episode 11: Ian's Story

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

The story of a missing girl. After Becky's disappearance, a former quarry worker ponders the dangers of the local landscape. Neil Dudgeon continues Jon McGregor's gripping series. Show more