Books on BBC Radio 4 › January 2025
Every book featured on BBC Radio 4's book strands during January 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 · 6 books listed for January 2025.
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Turtle Diary by Russell Hoban
Book at Bedtime · broadcast January 24th
ISBN: 978-0241485767
The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare
Front Row · broadcast January 22nd
Lazarus Man by Richard Price
Front Row · broadcast January 15th
ISBN: 978-1472159915
Seaborne by Nuala O'Connor
Book at Bedtime · broadcast January 10th
ISBN: 978-1848408920
Alive in the Merciful Country by A.L. Kennedy
Front Row · broadcast January 9th
ISBN: 978-1916812284
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
Bookclub · broadcast January 5th
ISBN: 978-0241988268