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Cover of In the Footsteps of Mr Kurtz: Living on the Brink of Disaster in the Congo (Text Only)

In the Footsteps of Mr Kurtz: Living on the Brink of Disaster in the Congo (Text Only)

by Michela Wrong
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Sep 14, 2025
Cover of The Finest Hotel in Kabul

The Finest Hotel in Kabul

by Lyse Doucet
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Sep 14, 2025
Cover of Foretokens

Foretokens

by Sarah Howe
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Sep 7, 2025
Cover of Mother Mary Comes To Me

Mother Mary Comes To Me

by Arundhati Roy
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Sep 7, 2025
Cover of The Place of Tides

The Place of Tides

by James Rebanks
A Good Read · BBC Radio 4 · Jul 6, 2025
Cover of Outcast

Outcast

by Oliver Basciano
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Jun 22, 2025
Cover of Sanctuary

Sanctuary

by Marina Warner
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Jun 22, 2025
Cover of Gertrude Stein

Gertrude Stein

by Francesca Wade
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Jun 15, 2025
Cover of Words for My Comrades

Words for My Comrades

by Dean Van Nguyen
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Jun 15, 2025
Cover of The Genius Myth

The Genius Myth

by Helen Lewis
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Jun 15, 2025