Books That Made Britain | South of England

Books That Made Britain | Bristol Sin City

Book lover and Radio 1 presenter Gemma Cairney is joined by authors Philippa Gregory and Melvin Burgess to explore how the city of...

Books That Made Britain | Cornish Coast

Chris Packham travels the length of the stunning Cornish coastline to tell the story behind five classic books set there, including P...

Books That Made Britain | East Anglia: The Scene of the Crime

PD James, Nicci French and many other top crime writers have used East Anglia as a setting for their books. Mar...

Books That Made Britain | Factories to Middle Earth

Could Birmingham really have been the inspiration for Middle Earth? Qasa Alom sets out to find out.

Books That Made Britain | London: City of Strangers

Suggs delves into his favourite pieces of fiction that tell the story of being a stranger in the capital. From Oliver Twi...

Books That Made Britain | North West England

Simon O'Brien goes on the trail of some of our best-loved children's authors and discovers the stunning north west landscape tha...

Books That Made Britain | Rebel Writers of the East Midlands

BBC Radio 1 DJ Alice Levine revisits books by working-class rebels - Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, The Secr...

Books That Made Britain | South of England

Craig Henderson celebrates the remarkable Sussex landscapes that have inspired generations of writers. With contributions from Kat...

Books That Made Britain | The Yorkshire Coast

John Wedgwood Clarke follows in the footsteps of Bram Stoker, the Brontes and Philip Larkin to see how they were inspired by th...