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Cover of The Siege of Loyalty House

The Siege of Loyalty House

by Jessie Childs
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · May 8, 2022
Cover of Building for Hope – Towards an Architecture of Belonging

Building for Hope – Towards an Architecture of Belonging

by Marwa Al-Sabouni
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · May 8, 2022
Cover of The Book of Minds

The Book of Minds

by Philip Ball
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · May 1, 2022
Cover of The Matter of Everything: Twelve Experiments That Changed Our World

The Matter of Everything: Twelve Experiments That Changed Our World

by Suzie Sheehy
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · May 1, 2022
Cover of Looking for Theophrastus

Looking for Theophrastus

by Laura Beatty
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · May 1, 2022
Cover of The Lion House: The Coming of a King

The Lion House: The Coming of a King

by Christopher de Bellaigue
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Apr 24, 2022
Cover of The Age of the Strongman

The Age of the Strongman

by Gideon Rachman
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Apr 24, 2022
Cover of Africa Is Not A Country

Africa Is Not A Country

by Dipo Faloyin
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Apr 17, 2022
Cover of The Subplot: What China is Reading and Why it Matters

The Subplot: What China is Reading and Why it Matters

by Megan Walsh
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Apr 10, 2022
Cover of Portable Magic: A History of Books and their Readers

Portable Magic: A History of Books and their Readers

by Emma Smith
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Apr 10, 2022