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Cover of The Secret of Life

The Secret of Life

by Paul McAuley

Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Oct 31, 2022

Cover of The Exquisite Machine

The Exquisite Machine

by Sian Harding

Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Oct 31, 2022

Cover of The Song of the Cell

The Song of the Cell

by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Oct 31, 2022

Cover of After the Romanovs

After the Romanovs

by Helen Rappaport

Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Oct 23, 2022

Cover of Liberation Day

Liberation Day

by George Saunders

Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Oct 23, 2022

Cover of Black Tudors: The Untold Story

Black Tudors: The Untold Story

by Miranda Kaufmann

Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Oct 16, 2022

Cover of The World: A Family History Of Humanity

The World: A Family History Of Humanity

by Simon Sebag Montefiore

Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Oct 9, 2022

Cover of The Unfolding

The Unfolding

Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Oct 9, 2022

Cover of Emergency State: How We Lost Our Freedoms in the Pandemic and Why it Matters

Emergency State: How We Lost Our Freedoms in the Pandemic and Why it Matters

Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Oct 2, 2022

Cover of Black Country

Black Country

Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Sep 11, 2022