Biography

Lives examined — memoirs, biographies, and personal histories

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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

Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Sep 14, 2025

Cover of This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor

This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor

Front Row · BBC Radio 4 · Sep 9, 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 Two Roberts

The Two Roberts

Front Row · BBC Radio 4 · Sep 2, 2025

Cover of Fires Which Burned Brightly

Fires Which Burned Brightly

by Sebastian Faulks

Front Row · BBC Radio 4 · Aug 31, 2025

Cover of Up With the Sun

Up With the Sun

by Thomas Mallon

Fresh Air · NPR · Aug 15, 2025

Cover of The Colonel and the King

The Colonel and the King

by Peter Guralnick

Fresh Air · NPR · Jul 31, 2025

Cover of Oblivion

Oblivion

by Héctor Abad

A Good Read · BBC Radio 4 · Jul 27, 2025

Cover of A Season for That

A Season for That

by Steve Hoffman

The Splendid Table · NPR · Jul 18, 2025