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Although Lawrence of Arabia died in 1935, the story of his life has captured the imagination of succeeding generations. The Seven Pillars of Wisdom is a monumental work in which he chronicles his role in leading the Arab Revolt against the Turks during the First World War.

"We need to learn dog language so that we can understand what our dogs are trying to tell us, this is the secret of living a great life together”, said Turid Rugaas, a Norwegian dog trainer and author (Lou, 2019). Even though dogs are popularly portrayed as "man's best friend", they aren't anything like us; they are very different from us in terms of their needs, habits, and traits. This is precisely why it's crucial to train your dog; it builds a bridge of communication between the dog and its owner.

The mystery of Elizabeth Keane's father is one that has never been solved by the people of Buncarragh - not for lack of speculation. Her mother, Patricia, had been assumed a spinster until she began dating a mysterious man from out of town and within months had left Buncarragh and had married. Less than two years later, Patricia was back, with a new baby in her arms but no new husband by her side and unbendingly silent about her recent past. A secret she would take with her to her grave.

A bumper collection of vintage episodes of the award-winning panel game. Just a Minute is BBC Radio 4's longest-running panel show, and a national treasure. Since 1967, it has welcomed an array of stellar guest players to demonstrate their verbal dexterity, wicked wit and brilliant banter, as they attempt to speak for 60 seconds on a given subject without hesitation, repetition or deviation.

Welcome to the fourth series of The Graham Norton Book Club where we’re all about the stories – reading them, listening to them, talking about them. We’ve got some of the biggest names in books including Oscar-nominated Room and The Wonder author Emma Donoghue, Oprah-picked, youngest ever Booker-nominated, Leila Mottley, best-selling thriller writer, David Baldacci, Nobel Prize winner Orhan Pamuk, national treasure Alan Bennett and more.

The Graham Norton Book Club is back. We’re still all about the stories – reading them, writing then, listening to them, talking about them - and in our new series we’re featuring some of the world’s best storytellers including Margaret Atwood, Matt Haig, Walter Mosley, Lisa Taddeo and Val McDermid.

Welcome to our third series of The Graham Norton Book Club where stories - reading them, writing them, listening to them, talking about them – are still front and centre. We’re featuring some of the world’s best-known and best-loved authors – like Maggie O’Farrell, Ann Cleeves, Jilly Cooper, NK Jemisin and Jonathan Coe.

Welcome to the fifth series of The Graham Norton Book Club where we’re all about the stories – reading them, listening to them, talking about them. We have a stellar line-up of authors including two Booker Prize winners – George Saunders and Aravind Adiga, whose The White Tiger has become a smash hit TV show, just like Slow Horses whose creator, Mick Herron, opens our new season. We also feature best-sellers such as Juno Dawson, Kamila Shamsie, Kiley Reid, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah and pay homage to the late, great Terry Pratchett.

These four works show Samuel Beckett at his most penetrating. Both Krapp's Last Tape (1958) and Not I (1972) are among the most striking pieces written for the theatre in the 20th century. An old man sits at a table, playing back old tapes made when he was younger, mixed glimpses of past feelings. In Not I, we have just a mouth expressing memories and torment in a torrent of words.

Acclaimed author JG Farrell came to fame with his Empire Trilogy, exploring the collapse of British colonialism and its repercussions in three different countries. The first book in the series, Troubles, won the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize and the Lost Man Booker Prize, while the second, The Siege of Krishnapur, was awarded the Booker Prize for Fiction. Included here are three BBC Radio adaptations of the trilogy, plus an edition of Witness History exploring Farrell's tragic accidental death.

Simple strategies for a happier home and more cooperative kids. For children aged 3-13.Finally, a revolutionary programme that gives you simple steps to take the daily battles out of parenting. These strategies resolve one of parents' biggest frustrations: getting your children to listen and do what you ask, the first time you ask. When children are at their best, it is easy to get along with them and enjoy them.

This is a story from the Dubliners, Volume 2 collection.

Discover how to master decisions in any part of your life with step-by-step techniques and proven tools. Do you suffer from analysis paralysis and decision fatigue? Is your risk appetite as low as the freezing temperatures on a winter’s morning? How often do you experience indecision when considering work, school, or home options? Have you lost count of the missed opportunities caused by fear of failure or regret?

This is a story from the Dubliners, Volume 1 collection. James Joyce's Dubliners is a collection of short stories about the lives of the people of Dublin around the turn of the century. Each story describes a small but significant moment of crisis or revelation in the life of a particular Dubliner, sympathetically but always with stark honesty. Many of the characters are desperate to escape the confines of their humdrum lives, though those that have the opportunity to do so seem unable to take it.

Pay It Forward is a wondrous and moving story about Trevor McKinney, a 12-year-old boy in a small California town who accepts the challenge that his teacher gives his class, a chance to earn extra credit by coming up with a plan to change the world for the better - and to put that plan into action.

Barbara Ann (Barbie) as her friends know her, is the CEO of her parents toy company Up, Up, Away toys. All Barbie wants to do is pop a bottle of champagne, create and sell the best toys in the world and maybe forget about the girl who broke her heart. Kenzie might be one of the world’s top models right now but under the lipstick and dresses, all she can think about is her first love. She left Barbie years ago to pursue her career in modeling and has been lonely ever since.

Do you constantly find yourself battling to stop your kids from spending hours in front of a screen? Whether it's a TV, an iPad, a PC or a PlayStation, children are spending more and more time absorbed in the digital world, and for most parents it's a cause for concern. The most frequent question parenting expert Noel Janis-Norton is asked by desperate parents is how to limit and manage screen time.

The Civil War scattered her family, and now, along with her beloved horse, a young woman must travel across a war-torn country to collect what's left of her life.

It is 1987, and a small Irish community is preparing for the wedding of two of its young inhabitants. They're barely adults, not so long out of school and still part of the same set of friends they've grown up with. As the friends head home from the beach that last night before the wedding, there is a car accident. Three survive the crash, but three are killed. And the reverberations are felt throughout the small town.

A gorgeously illustrated collection of essays written by today’s queer heroes - featuring contributions from Elton John, Tan France, Gus Kenworthy, Paris Lees, Russell Tovey, Munroe Bergdorf, and many others. The Queer Bible is a celebration of LGBTQ+ history and culture, edited by model, performer, and GQ contributing editor Jack Guinness.