Books on BBC Radio 4 — September 2023

Books on BBC Radio 4September 2023

Every book featured on BBC Radio 4's book strands during September 2023Book 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 · 9 books listed for September 2023.

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Great-Uncle Harry: A Tale of War and Empire book cover

Great-Uncle Harry: A Tale of War and Empire by Michael Palin

Book of the Week · broadcast September 30th

ISBN: 978-1804940655

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The Secret Hours book cover

The Secret Hours by Mick Herron

Book at Bedtime · broadcast September 29th

ISBN: 978-1399800549

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Material World book cover

Material World by Ed Conway

Book of the Week · broadcast September 23rd

ISBN: 978-0593534342

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Adam Smith: What He Thought and Why It Matters book cover

Adam Smith: What He Thought and Why It Matters by Jesse Norman

Book of the Week · broadcast September 16th

ISBN: 978-0141987118

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The Exhibitionist book cover

The Exhibitionist by Charlotte Mendelson

Book at Bedtime · broadcast September 15th

ISBN: 978-1529052749

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Impossible Creatures book cover

Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell

Front Row · broadcast September 13th

ISBN: 978-1408897416

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Invitation to a Banquet: The Story of Chinese Food book cover

Invitation to a Banquet: The Story of Chinese Food by Fuchsia Dunlop

Book of the Week · broadcast September 9th

ISBN: 978-0241516980

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The Long Drop book cover

The Long Drop by Denise Mina

Bookclub · broadcast September 3rd

ISBN: 978-1784704858

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How to Build Impossible Things book cover

How to Build Impossible Things by Mark Ellison

Book of the Week · broadcast September 2nd

ISBN: 978-1529151633

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