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Book of the Week

Serialised book readings, featuring works of non-fiction, biography, autobiography, travel, diaries, essays, humour and history

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on BBC iPlayer (6)
coming up (22)
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by series (149)
by year (754)

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    Family Britain Family Favourites

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    Available since yesterday with 6 days left.

    2/5. The core values of family and society begin to fray at the edges.

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    1. Family Britain All Madly Educative

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      1/5. The Festival of Britain heralds the beginning of the end of austerity.

    2. Stirred But Not Shaken: The Autobiography Episode 5

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      5/5. Keith was beginning to hate food and his excessive drinking was about to take its toll.

    3. Stirred But Not Shaken: The Autobiography Episode 4

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      4/5. Keith's television career is revived when his agent calls with a three-series deal.

    4. Stirred But Not Shaken: The Autobiography Episode 3

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      Available since last Wednesday with 16 hours left.

      3/5. Having set up his restaurant in Bristol, Keith agreed to film a cookery slot for local TV.

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3/5. While Britain is spellbound by the Coronation, another royal soap opera is about to unfold

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