Radio Reads

Biography

Lives examined — memoirs, biographies, and personal histories

393 books

Books

Cover of Men of a Certain Age

Men of a Certain Age

by Kate Mossman
Front Row · BBC Radio 4 · Apr 8, 2025
Cover of Waiting to Be Heard

Waiting to Be Heard

by Amanda Knox
Fresh Air · NPR · Apr 5, 2025
Cover of Shattered

Shattered

by Hanif Kureishi
Fresh Air · NPR · Mar 29, 2025
Cover of My Life in Recipes

My Life in Recipes

by Joan Nathan
The Splendid Table · NPR · Mar 28, 2025
Cover of Free

Free

by Amanda Knox
Fresh Air · NPR · Mar 26, 2025
Cover of Changing My Mind

Changing My Mind

by Julian Barnes
Front Row · BBC Radio 4 · Mar 18, 2025
Cover of Maurice and Maralyn

Maurice and Maralyn

by Sophie Elmhirst
Front Row · BBC Radio 4 · Mar 6, 2025

Dame Myra Hess biography

by Jessica Duchen
Front Row · BBC Radio 4 · Feb 18, 2025
Cover of The Lives of the Caesars

The Lives of the Caesars

by Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Feb 17, 2025
Cover of Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts: Stories and Recipes from Five Generations of Black Country Cooks

Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts: Stories and Recipes from Five Generations of Black Country Cooks

by Crystal Wilkinson
Book of the Day · NPR