Books on BBC Radio 4 › August 1998
Every book featured on BBC Radio 4's book strands during August 1998 — Book of the Week, Book at Bedtime, Bookclub, A Good Read and other slots where the title was named on air. We pick these up each morning over the school run and add them to the list below.
Last updated: August 15th 2026 · 12 books listed for August 1998.
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Northern Lights by Philip Pullman
A Good Read · broadcast August 25th
ISBN: 978-1407186108
The House at Pooh Corner by A.A. Milne
A Good Read · broadcast August 25th
ISBN: 978-0008648084
William the Conqueror by Richmal Crompton
A Good Read · broadcast August 25th
ISBN: 978-1026083284
Goodness by Tim Parks
A Good Read · broadcast August 18th
ISBN: 978-0434577446
Night and the City by Gerald Kersh
A Good Read · broadcast August 18th
ISBN: 978-0955185137
The Collected Stories by Grace Paley
A Good Read · broadcast August 18th
ISBN: 978-0374126360
Bleak House by Charles Dickens
A Good Read · broadcast August 11th
ISBN: 978-0141439723
Ingenious Pain by Andrew Miller
A Good Read · broadcast August 11th
ISBN: 978-0151002580
Sweet Desserts by Lucy Ellman
A Good Read · broadcast August 11th
ISBN: 978-0860688471
All Quiet On The Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
A Good Read · broadcast August 4th
ISBN: 978-0099532811
Murphy by Samuel Beckett
A Good Read · broadcast August 4th
ISBN: 978-0714500416
Will You Please Be Quiet, Please by Raymond Carver
A Good Read · broadcast August 4th
ISBN: 978-0099530343