Books on BBC Radio 4 › December 2018
Every book featured on BBC Radio 4's book strands during December 2018 — 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 · 19 books listed for December 2018.
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Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler
A Good Read · broadcast December 31st
ISBN: 978-0099916406
Making it Up by Penelope Lively
A Good Read · broadcast December 31st
ISBN: 978-0670915798
Neuromancer by William Gibson
A Good Read · broadcast December 31st
ISBN: 978-9123588862
Blowing the Bloody Doors Off by Michael Caine
Book of the Week · broadcast December 29th
ISBN: 978-1549173752
Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
Front Row · broadcast December 24th
ISBN: 978-0241248744
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
A Good Read · broadcast December 24th
ISBN: 978-1784879099
Pobby and Dingan by Ben Rice
A Good Read · broadcast December 24th
ISBN: 978-0099285625
The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood
A Good Read · broadcast December 24th
ISBN: 978-1786892485
Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver
BBC Radio 4 book reading · broadcast December 21st
ISBN: 978-0571347025
Either Side of Winter by Benjamin Markovits
A Good Read · broadcast December 17th
ISBN: 978-0571226665
The Chains of Heaven by Philip Marsden
A Good Read · broadcast December 17th
Christine: SOE Agent and Churchill's Favourite Spy by Madeleine Masson
A Good Read · broadcast December 17th
ISBN: 978-1844082384
Handel in London – The Making of a Genius by Jane Glover
Book of the Week · broadcast December 15th
ISBN: 978-1509882069
Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve
Front Row · broadcast December 11th
ISBN: 978-1407189147
The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben
Start the Week · broadcast December 10th
ISBN: 978-0008218430
The Long Song by Andrea Levy
Front Row · broadcast December 10th
ISBN: 978-0755359424
Born Lippy by Jo Brand
Book of the Week · broadcast December 8th
ISBN: 978-1473687714
Turbulence by David Szalay
Front Row · broadcast December 4th
ISBN: 978-1529111972
The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer
Bookclub · broadcast December 2nd
ISBN: 978-0099584094