The diary of Robin Cooper, documenting a year in the life of a quintessential Englishman
The Timewaster Diaries homepage
The controversial autobiography of the early life of German author Gunter Grass
Peeling the Onion homepage
Yorkshire schools inspector Gervase Phinn reads from his memoir
The Heart of the Dales homepage
Jon Savage's book offers a powerful insight into the years that shaped the modern teenager
Teenage: The Creation of Youth 1875 - 1945 homepage
Sean Baker reads from the late nature writer and conservationist Roger Deakin's travelogue
Wildwood: A Journey through Trees homepage
Michele Roberts reads from her memoir of life in the 1970's and beyond
Paper Houses homepage
Tim Guest explores the affect virtual technology is having on different areas of society
Second Lives: A Journey Through Virtual Worlds homepage
Joe Moran's humorous look at the habits and rituals surrounding key points of our day
Queuing for Beginners homepage
Ishmael Beah's account of his life as a child soldier in the Sierra Leone conflict
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier homepage
John Major reads from his history of cricket
More than a Game homepage
A look at the rapid changes modern China is undergoing, by Duncan Hewitt
Getting Rich First - Life in China homepage
Biography of satirist and writer Willie Donaldson, by Terence Blacker
You Cannot Live As I Have Done And Not End Up Like This homepage
Diana Souhami's story of a personal journey to Pitcairn Island
Coconut Chaos homepage
Leni Riefenstahl: Kenneth Branagh reads from Steven Bach's biography of the director
Leni homepage
Extracts from five books exploring different aspects of contemporary Russia
Writing Russia homepage
Steve Jones reads from his new book about coral atolls
Coral: A Pessimist in Paradise homepage
Brian Thompson's memoirs of growing up in the 50s, read by David Troughton
Brian Thompson - Clever Girl: A Sentimental Education homepage
Geert Mak's account of his journey across Europe in 1999, tracing the continent's history
In Europe: Travels Through the 20th Century homepage
Ali Dizaei's controversial account of his time in the Met. Read by Paul Bhattacharjee
Not One of Us homepage
The story of the boy who grew up to be the great explorer, Henry Morton Stanley
Stanley: The Impossible Life of Africa's Greatest Explorer homepage
Selection of articles by Kenneth Tynan, one of the 20th Century's most influential critics
Theatre Writings homepage
The story of a boy who sees numbers as shapes, colours and textures, by Daniel Tammet
Born on a Blue Day homepage
A dialogue between a Palestinian and the Israeli who lives in his old home, by Sandy Tolan
The Lemon Tree homepage
Extracts from Emma Brockes' new book on film musicals, read by Tracy Ann Oberman
What Would Barbra Do? homepage
The previously untold story of Britain's most extraordinary double agent
Agent Zigzag homepage
Acclaimed Scottish writer Christopher Rush reads from his new memoirs
Hellfire and Herring homepage
An anthology of extracts from books offering thoughts and advice on better living
Books to Change Your Life By homepage
Fergal Keane returns to Ireland to tell the family story that began his interest in war.
Wounds homepage
Tobias Jones's account of his year visiting alternative communities in Italy and the UK
Utopian Dreams homepage
