Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
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| 01 | 20201207 | Between life and death there is a library - The Midnight Library. Nora Seed finds herself there and discovers that each book in the Midnight Library is an opportunity - to explore the lives she might now lead if she had acted differently, and to undo her regrets (of which she has many). None of these lives is what she imagined. As the librarian in The Midnight Library tells her, Sometimes the only way to learn is to live.' But what is the best way for Nora to live? Episode One Nora Seed lives quietly with her cat in Bedford. One evening things begin to go wrong - and they don't improve the following day. Matt Haig is the bestselling author of Reasons To Stay Alive and Notes On A Nervous Planet. An award-winning writer of books for children and young adults, he has written seven novels for adults. The Midnight Library was published in July 2017. Writer: Matt Haig Reader: Bryony Hannah Abridger: Jeremy Osborne Producer: Jeremy Osborne A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4 In Bedford, things start to go wrong for Nora Seed. | |
| 02 | 20201207 | 20201208 (R4) | Between life and death there is a library - The Midnight Library. Nora Seed finds herself there and discovers that each book in the Midnight Library is an opportunity - to explore the lives she might now lead if she had acted differently, and to undo her regrets (of which she has many). None of these lives is what she imagined. As the librarian in The Midnight Library tells her, Sometimes the only way to learn is to live.' But what is the best way for Nora to live? Episode Two Nora finds herself in the mysterious Midnight Library, but there is something very familiar about the librarian. Matt Haig is the bestselling author of Reasons To Stay Alive and Notes On A Nervous Planet. An award-winning writer of books for children and young adults, he has written seven novels for adults. The Midnight Library was published in July 2017. Writer: Matt Haig Reader: Bryony Hannah Abridger: Jeremy Osborne Producer: Jeremy Osborne A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4 Nora finds herself in the mysterious Midnight Library. |
| 03 | 20201207 | 20201209 (R4) | Between life and death there is a library - The Midnight Library. Nora Seed finds herself there and discovers that each book in the Midnight Library is an opportunity - to explore the lives she might now lead if she had acted differently, and to undo her regrets (of which she has many). None of these lives is what she imagined. As the librarian in The Midnight Library tells her, Sometimes the only way to learn is to live.' But what is the best way for Nora to live? Episode Three Mrs Elm explains The Book Of Regrets, and Nora travels to her first alternative life. Matt Haig is the bestselling author of Reasons To Stay Alive and Notes On A Nervous Planet. An award-winning writer of books for children and young adults, he has written seven novels for adults. The Midnight Library was published in July 2017. Writer: Matt Haig Reader: Bryony Hannah Abridger: Jeremy Osborne Producer: Jeremy Osborne A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4 Mrs Elm persuades Nora to visit an alternative life. |
| 04 | 20201207 | 20201210 (R4) | Between life and death there is a library - The Midnight Library. Nora Seed finds herself there and discovers that each book in the Midnight Library is an opportunity - to explore the lives she might now lead if she had acted differently, and to undo her regrets (of which she has many). None of these lives is what she imagined. As the librarian in The Midnight Library tells her, Sometimes the only way to learn is to live.' But what is the best way for Nora to live? Episode Four Nora discovers that marriage to Dan running a pub in the Oxfordshire countryside isn't quite what she expected. Matt Haig is the bestselling author of Reasons To Stay Alive and Notes On A Nervous Planet. An award-winning writer of books for children and young adults, he has written seven novels for adults. The Midnight Library was published in July 2017. Writer: Matt Haig Reader: Bryony Hannah Abridger: Jeremy Osborne Producer: Jeremy Osborne A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4 Nora discovers marriage to Dan isn't what she expected. |
| 05 | 20201207 | 20201211 (R4) | Between life and death there is a library - The Midnight Library. Nora Seed finds herself there and discovers that each book in the Midnight Library is an opportunity - to explore the lives she might now lead if she had acted differently, and to undo her regrets (of which she has many). None of these lives is what she imagined. As the librarian in The Midnight Library tells her, Sometimes the only way to learn is to live.' But what is the best way for Nora to live? Episode Five To Mrs Elm's alarm, there is a system error in The Midnight Library. Matt Haig is the bestselling author of Reasons To Stay Alive and Notes On A Nervous Planet. An award-winning writer of books for children and young adults, he has written seven novels for adults. The Midnight Library was published in July 2017. Writer: Matt Haig Reader: Bryony Hannah Abridger: Jeremy Osborne Producer: Jeremy Osborne A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4 |
| 06 | 20201207 | 20201214 (R4) | Between life and death there is a library - The Midnight Library. Nora Seed finds herself there and discovers that each book in the Midnight Library is an opportunity - to explore the lives she might now lead if she had acted differently, and to undo her regrets (of which she has many). None of these lives is what she imagined. As the librarian in The Midnight Library tells her, Sometimes the only way to learn is to live.' But what is the best way for Nora to live? Episode Six Exploring a life as a glaciologist, Nora faces down a polar bear and meets a fellow-traveller. Matt Haig is the bestselling author of Reasons To Stay Alive and Notes On A Nervous Planet. An award-winning writer of books for children and young adults, he has written seven novels for adults. The Midnight Library was published in July 2017. Writer: Matt Haig Reader: Bryony Hannah Abridger: Jeremy Osborne Producer: Jeremy Osborne A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4 Nora faces a polar bear and meets a fellow-traveller. |
| 07 | 20201207 | 20201215 (R4) | Between life and death there is a library - The Midnight Library. Nora Seed finds herself there and discovers that each book in the Midnight Library is an opportunity - to explore the lives she might now lead if she had acted differently, and to undo her regrets (of which she has many). None of these lives is what she imagined. As the librarian in The Midnight Library tells her, Sometimes the only way to learn is to live.' But what is the best way for Nora to live? Episode Seven Nora explores the life in which she sings and writes songs for the best-selling rock band The Labyrinths. Matt Haig is the bestselling author of Reasons To Stay Alive and Notes On A Nervous Planet. An award-winning writer of books for children and young adults, he has written seven novels for adults. The Midnight Library was published in July 2017. Writer: Matt Haig Reader: Bryony Hannah Abridger: Jeremy Osborne Producer: Jeremy Osborne A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4 Nora performs live with her rock band The Labyrinths. |
| 08 | 20201207 | 20201216 (R4) | Between life and death there is a library - The Midnight Library. Nora Seed finds herself there and discovers that each book in the Midnight Library is an opportunity - to explore the lives she might now lead if she had acted differently, and to undo her regrets (of which she has many). None of these lives is what she imagined. As the librarian in The Midnight Library tells her, Sometimes the only way to learn is to live.' But what is the best way for Nora to live? Episode Eight Nora chooses a quieter life, working with dogs at the Animal Shelter in Bedford. Matt Haig is the bestselling author of Reasons To Stay Alive and Notes On A Nervous Planet. An award-winning writer of books for children and young adults, he has written seven novels for adults. The Midnight Library was published in July 2017. Writer: Matt Haig Reader: Bryony Hannah Abridger: Jeremy Osborne Producer: Jeremy Osborne A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4 Nora works with dogs at the Animal Shelter in Bedford. |
| 09 | 20201207 | 20201217 (R4) | Between life and death there is a library - The Midnight Library. Nora Seed finds herself there and discovers that each book in the Midnight Library is an opportunity - to explore the lives she might now lead if she had acted differently, and to undo her regrets (of which she has many). None of these lives is what she imagined. As the librarian in The Midnight Library tells her, Sometimes the only way to learn is to live.' But what is the best way for Nora to live? Episode Nine In Cambridge with a family and a writing and teaching career, Nora wonders if she has found the perfect life. But even this has consequences. Matt Haig is the bestselling author of Reasons To Stay Alive and Notes On A Nervous Planet. An award-winning writer of books for children and young adults, he has written seven novels for adults. The Midnight Library was published in July 2017. Writer: Matt Haig Reader: Bryony Hannah Abridger: Jeremy Osborne Producer: Jeremy Osborne A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4 In Cambridge, Nora thinks she has found a perfect life. |
| 10 | 20201207 | 20201218 (R4) | Between life and death there is a library - The Midnight Library. Nora Seed finds herself there and discovers that each book in the Midnight Library is an opportunity - to explore the lives she might now lead if she had acted differently, and to undo her regrets (of which she has many). None of these lives is what she imagined. As the librarian in The Midnight Library tells her, Sometimes the only way to learn is to live.' But what is the best way for Nora to live? Episode Ten Nora returns to the Midnight Library to find it crumbling around her. Matt Haig is the bestselling author of Reasons To Stay Alive and Notes On A Nervous Planet. An award-winning writer of books for children and young adults, he has written seven novels for adults. The Midnight Library was published in July 2017. Writer: Matt Haig Reader: Bryony Hannah Abridger: Jeremy Osborne Producer: Jeremy Osborne A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4 The Midnight Library is crumbling around Nora. |