Books on BBC Radio 4 › August 2020
Every book featured on BBC Radio 4's book strands during August 2020 — 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 · 7 books listed for August 2020.
The buy links on this page are Amazon affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases — it costs you nothing and helps keep this list free and updated. We link to books because Radio 4 featured them, never because of the commission.
Vesper Flights by Helen Macdonald
Book of the Week · broadcast August 29th
ISBN: 978-0099575467
Poldark: The Miller's Dance by Winston Graham
BBC Radio 4 book reading · broadcast August 28th
ISBN: 978-0002226745
A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes
Front Row · broadcast August 26th
ISBN: 978-1509836215
British Summer Time Begins by Ysenda Maxtone-Graham
Book of the Week · broadcast August 15th
ISBN: 978-1408710555
The Oak Papers by James Canton
Book of the Week · broadcast August 8th
ISBN: 978-1838851507
Actress by Anne Enright
BBC Radio 4 book reading · broadcast August 7th
ISBN: 978-1529112139
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
Front Row · broadcast August 5th
ISBN: 978-1035431335