Radio Reads

Classics

Timeless works of literature revisited and rediscovered

78 books

Books

Cover of Esther Waters by George Moore

Esther Waters by George Moore

by George Moore
A Good Read · BBC Radio 4 · Feb 9, 2026
Cover of Pnin

Pnin

by Vladimir Nabokov
A Good Read · BBC Radio 4 · Feb 9, 2026
Cover of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving Illustrated

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving Illustrated

by Washington Irving
Opening Lines · BBC Radio 4 · Jan 25, 2026
Cover of Anton Chekhov. Earliest Stories: Chekhov's Complete Collected Works, vol. 1

Anton Chekhov. Earliest Stories: Chekhov's Complete Collected Works, vol. 1

by Anton Chekhov
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Jan 12, 2026
Cover of The Last of the Mohicans/James Fenimore Cooper

The Last of the Mohicans/James Fenimore Cooper

by James Fenimore Cooper
Opening Lines · BBC Radio 4 · Jan 4, 2026
Cover of The Antidote

The Antidote

by Karen Russell
Book of the Day · NPR · Dec 30, 2025
Cover of Hiddensee

Hiddensee

by Gregory Maguire
Book of the Day · NPR · Dec 24, 2025
Cover of Joy in the Morning

Joy in the Morning

by P.G. Wodehouse
Opening Lines · BBC Radio 4 · Dec 23, 2025
Cover of Karla's Choice

Karla's Choice

by Nick Harkaway
Fresh Air · NPR · Dec 19, 2025
Cover of Emma

Emma

by Jane Austen
A Good Read · BBC Radio 4 · Dec 8, 2025