10 episodes
| Series | Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAB | 01 | Angel On The Roof | 19990322 | Shirley Hughes, read by Jonathan Firth. Lewis Brown leads a solitary life until he discovers that an angel is living on the roof of his parents' house. |
| BAB | 02 | Best Wishes From Jemima Shore | 19990323 | by Antonia Fraser, read by Patricia Hodge. During a rather unsuccessful book-signing tour, TV presenter and amateur sleuth Jemima Shore is suddenly presented with an alarming request from an admirer. |
| BAB | 03 | Furniture | 19990324 | by Michael Moorcock, read by Maggie Steed. Vi Corren's love of well-made, second-hand furniture proves to be a life-saver on more than one occasion. |
| BAB | 04 | The Melting Bed | 19990325 | by Emily Perkins. Lies can be hurtful but they can also be exciting. Dishonesty and its different effects are explored in this compelling story. |
| BAB | 05 LAST | Dr Johnson's First Cat | 19990326 | by Richard Holmes, read by John Rowe. The little-known story of fair Esther and her cat, and the profound effect they were to have on the work of Dr Johnson, especially his great `Dictionary of the English Language'. |
| S | 01 | My Journey To Speer | 19990322 | written and read by Gitta Sereny. A young girl witnesses with increasing horror the rise of fascism in Vienna. |
| S | 02 | Grape Jelly | 19990323 | written and read by Jan Morris. |
| S | 03 | 19990324 | A new work written and read by Wole Soyinka, the Nobel Prize-winning Nigerian author. | |
| S | 04 | A Week In Heidelberg | 19990325 | written and read by Doris Lessing. While in Heidelberg for the rehearsals of an opera created by herself and Philip Glass, Lessing finds herself listening to music of a very different kind. |
| S | 05 | The Day I Failed To Be Che Guevara | 19990326 | written and read by Ariel Dorfman. A personal story of survival. |