Radio Reads

Historical

Explorations of the past that illuminate the present

538 books

Books

Cover of For the Dying Calves

For the Dying Calves

by Durs Grünbein
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Sep 26, 2021
Cover of In Time's Witness

In Time's Witness

by Rosemary Hill
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Jun 20, 2021
Cover of The London Problem: What Britain Gets Wrong About Its Capital City

The London Problem: What Britain Gets Wrong About Its Capital City

by Jack Brown
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Jun 13, 2021
Cover of Burning Man

Burning Man

by Frances Wilson
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · May 30, 2021
Cover of The Art Museum In Modern Times

The Art Museum In Modern Times

by Charles Saumarez Smith
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · May 2, 2021
Cover of Napoleon's Plunder

Napoleon's Plunder

by Cynthia Saltzman
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · May 2, 2021
Cover of God Is Not a White Man

God Is Not a White Man

by Chine McDonald
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Apr 25, 2021
Cover of Civilisations

Civilisations

by Laurent Binet
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Apr 18, 2021
Cover of Our Woman in Havana

Our Woman in Havana

by Sarah Rainsford
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Apr 11, 2021
Cover of Nuclear Folly: A New History of the Cuban Missile Crisis

Nuclear Folly: A New History of the Cuban Missile Crisis

by Serhii Plokhy
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Apr 11, 2021