Book of the Week

Book of the Week
GenreLiterary reading
Running time15 mins
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Language(s)English
Home stationBBC Radio 4
Created byDi Speirs
Narrated byVarious readers
Original release1998 
present
Opening themeVarious selected music
WebsiteBBC website page

Book of the Week is a long-running BBC Radio 4 series, first broadcast in 1998. It features daily readings from an abridged version of a selected book read over five or occasionally ten weekday episodes. Each episode is approximately 15 minutes long and is broadcast in the morning at 9:45 am, with a repeat airing early next morning at 00:30 am.