Books on BBC Radio 4 › December 2025
Every book featured on BBC Radio 4's book strands during December 2025 — 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 · 15 books listed for December 2025.
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Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton
BBC Radio 4 book reading · broadcast December 31st
ISBN: 978-1837260867
Around the Table by Diana Henry
BBC Radio 4 book reading · broadcast December 27th
ISBN: 978-1846016004
Christmas Days by Jeanette Winterson
Book at Bedtime · broadcast December 26th
ISBN: 978-1911214304
Amadeus by Peter Shaffer
Front Row · broadcast December 17th
ISBN: 978-0233972725
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Bookclub · broadcast December 16th
ISBN: 978-0141439662
Upon a White Horse by Peter Ross
BBC Radio 4 book reading · broadcast December 13th
ISBN: 978-1035414062
Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq
Book at Bedtime · broadcast December 12th
ISBN: 978-1916751163
Small Boat by Vincent Delecroix
Book at Bedtime · broadcast December 10th
ISBN: 978-0063491694
Emma by Jane Austen
A Good Read · broadcast December 8th
ISBN: 978-1853260285
Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner
A Good Read · broadcast December 8th
ISBN: 978-0241573785
The Living Mountain by Nan Shepherd
A Good Read · broadcast December 8th
ISBN: 978-0857861832
Tom Stoppard: A Life by Hermione Lee
Book of the Week · broadcast December 6th
ISBN: 978-0571314430
4000 Weeks: Time Management For Mortals by Oliver Burkeman
A Good Read · broadcast December 1st
ISBN: 978-1847924018
Small Boat by Vincent Delecroix
A Good Read · broadcast December 1st
ISBN: 978-0063491694
The Party by Tessa Hadley
A Good Read · broadcast December 1st
ISBN: 978-1787335554