List of books featured on ''Book of the Week'' in 2014
This is a list of books which have been featured on BBC Radio 4's Book of the Week during 2014.
2014
January[1]
- 06-10 – The Telling Room by Michael Paterniti, read by Will Adamsdale.
- 13–17 – Priscilla: The Hidden Life of an Englishwoman in Wartime France by Nicholas Shakespeare, read by author.
- 20–24 – Gold: The Race for the World's Most Seductive Metal by Matthew Hart (author), read by author.
- 27–31 – White Beech: The Rainforest Years by Germaine Greer, read by author.
February[1]
- 03-07 – Where Memories Go: Why Dementia Changes Everything by Sally Magnusson, read by author.
- 10–14 – The Almost Nearly Perfect People: The Truth About the Nordic Miracle by Michael Booth, read by Gunnar Cauthery.
- 17–21 – The Last Asylum by Barbara Taylor, read by Maggie Steed.
- 24–28 – Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup, read by Rhashan Stone.
March[1]
- 03-07 – The Fun Stuff by James Wood, read by Peter Firth.
- 10–14 – A Sense of Direction by Gideon Lewis-Kraus, read by Patrick Kennedy.
- 17–21 – Free at Last - The Benn Diaries 1991 to 2001 by Tony Benn, read by author.
- 24–28 – A Spy Among Friends by Ben Macintyre, read by Simon Russell Beale.
- 31-04 – The Unexpected Professor by John Carey, read by Nicholas Farrell.
April[1]
- 07-11 – Louis Armstrong: Master of Modernism by Thomas Brothers, read by Colin McFarlane.
- 14–18 – B is for Bauhaus: An A-Z of the Modern World by Deyan Sudjic, read by author.
- 21–24 – The Land Where Lemons Grow by Helena Attlee, read by Francesca Dymond.
- 28-02 – The Valley by Richard Benson, read by Richard Stacey.
May[1]
- 05-09 – Eleanor Marx: A Life by Rachel Holmes, read by Tracy-Ann Oberman.
- 12–16 – Gironimo! Riding the Very Terrible 1914 Tour of Italy by Tim Moore, read by Stephen Mangan.
- 19–23 – Stringer: A Reporter's Journey in the Congo by Anjan Sundaram, read by Riz Ahmed.
- 26–30 – Doubling Back by Linda Cracknell, read by Teresa Gallagher.
June[1]
- 02-06 – A Broken Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen's Secret Chord by Liel Leibovitz, read by Julian Barrett and Colin Stinton.
- 09-13 – Curious: True Stories and Loose Connections by Rebecca Front, read by author.
- 16–20 – As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning by Laurie Lee, read by Tobias Menzies.
- 30-04 – Last Days of the Bus Club by Chris Stewart, read by the author.
July[1]
- 07-11 – The Zhivago Affair by Peter Finn and Petra Couvee, read by Nigel Anthony.
- 14–18 – Last Man Off by Matt Lewis (marine biologist), read by Sam Troughton.
- 21–25 – Deep (book) by James Nestor, read by the author.
- 28-01 – Cold Blood (book) by Richard Kerridge, read by Robert Powell.
August[1]
- 04-08 – In Montmartre by Sue Roe, read by Stella Gonet.
- 11–15 – Mona Lisa: A Life Discovered by Dianne Hales, read by Nancy Crane.
- 18–22 – On Silbury Hill by Adam Thorpe, read by the author.
- 25–29 – Philip Larkin: Life, Art and Love by James Booth, read by Michael Pennington.
September[1]
- 01-05 – Hopeful: The Autobiography by Omid Djalili, read by the author.
- 08-12 – Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari, read by Adrian Scarborough.
- 15–19 – Please, Mr Postman (book) by Alan Johnson, read by the author.
- 22–26 – Tennessee Williams: Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh by John Lahr, read by Damian Lewis.
October
There are no books listed for October.
November
- 10–15 Forensics: The Anatomy of Crime – Val McDermid
- 17–21 Not My Father's Son: A Family Memoir – Alan Cumming
- 24–29 My Life in Houses – Margaret Forster
December
- 01-05 Discontent and Its Civilisations – Mohsin Hamid
- 08-12 Elsa Schiaparelli: A Biography – Meryle Secrest
- 15–20
- 22–27 Stories in the Stars – Susanna Hislop
- Schubert's Winter Journey – Ian Bostridge
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