Books on BBC Radio 4 › January 2026
Every book featured on BBC Radio 4's book strands during January 2026 — 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 2026.
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.
The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa
Book at Bedtime · broadcast January 30th
ISBN: 978-1101870600
The Cyberiad by Stanislaw Lem
Book at Bedtime · broadcast January 16th
ISBN: 978-0241467992
Overwhelmed by Claudia Hammond
BBC Radio 4 book reading · broadcast January 10th
ISBN: 978-1837262274
Leonard and Hungry Paul by Rónán Hession
Bookclub · broadcast January 4th
ISBN: 978-1910422441
A Long Winter by Colm Tóibín
Book at Bedtime · broadcast January 2nd
ISBN: 978-1035079841