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Doctor Who by Jacqueline RaynerDoctor Who by Gareth RobertsDoctor Who by Trevor BaxendaleDoctor Who by Gareth RobertsDoctor Who by Paul Cornell
Best Doctor Who Books
251 books — 238 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
BBC Top 200 Books
201 books — 115 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAnimal Farm by George OrwellPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë1984 by George Orwell
BBC Book List 2003
68 books — 97 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodRebecca by Daphne du MaurierTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
BBC Women's Watershed Fiction (2004 poll)
131 books — 38 voters

The Twilight Streets by Gary RussellTorchwood by James GossPack Animals by Peter AnghelidesSomething in the Water by Trevor BaxendaleAlmost Perfect by James Goss
Best Torchwood Books
44 books — 35 voters
1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienLord of the Flies by William GoldingGreat Expectations by Charles Dickens
BBC Culture Worldwide 100 Greatest British Novels
100 books — 26 voters

The Cardamom Trail by Chetna MakanThe Great British Bake Off by Love ProductionsBaking with Mary Berry by Mary BerryQuinntessential Baking by Frances QuinnNadiya's Kitchen by Nadiya Hussain
Great British Bake Off
143 books — 21 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
The "BBC" Book List Challenge
100 books — 19 voters

Wolf Hall by Hilary MantelPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenDangerous Liaisons by Pierre Choderlos de LaclosThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Books adapted by the BBC
188 books — 19 voters
Two Storm Wood by Philip GrayEducated by Tara WestoverStill Life by Sarah WinmanThe Vanishing Half by Brit BennettHamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
BBC Two's Between the Covers Book Club
66 books — 16 voters

Neverwhere by Neil GaimanGood Omens by Terry PratchettI, Claudius by Robin BrooksThe Hobbit by J.R.R. TolkienThe Fellowship of the Ring by Brian Sibley
Books adapted by BBC Radio
23 books — 11 voters
Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Books To Be Read
109 books — 11 voters

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrLate Nights on Air by Elizabeth HayHuman Voices by Penelope FitzgeraldRadio Free Vermont by Bill McKibbenThe Mighty Six-Ninety by Alexander Hamilton Cherin
The Magic of Radio
15 books — 9 voters
Loose Lips Sink Ships by Hilary LawrenceDog Loves Books by Louise YatesThe Toys' Party by Roderick HuntVisit the Farm by Pat-a-CakePostman Pat's Difficult Day by John Cunliffe
As Seen on CBeebies
187 books — 9 voters

Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëNineteen Eighty-Four by George OrwellFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman Melville
The 100 Stories that Shaped the World
115 books — 8 voters
Call the Midwife by Jennifer WorthDoctor Zhivago by Boris PasternakCocaine Blues by Kerry GreenwoodMacbeth by William ShakespeareWar and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
AcornTV/BritBox/PBS
90 books — 7 voters

Doctor Who by Justin RichardsDOCTOR WHO by Cavan ScottDoctor Who by Justin RichardsDoctor Who by Matt FittonThe Quotable Doctor Who by Cavan Scott
All Things Doctor Who
147 books — 7 voters
Doctor Who by Jenny T. ColganThe Diary of River Song, Series 1 by Jenny T. ColganRose Tyler by Jonathan MorrisTales From New Earth by Roy GillDoctor Who by Simon Guerrier
Women of Doctor Who
156 books — 7 voters

Thunderstruck by Erik LarsonEmpireland by Sathnam SangheraChurchill's Secret War by Madhusree MukerjeeThe Intellectual Life of the British Working Classes by Jonathan RoseBlack and British by David Olusoga
Best 20th Century British (U.K.) History - 3.7 Stars and Up
143 books — 7 voters
Lanark by Alasdair GrayThe Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel SparkThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksThe Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner by James HoggThe 39 Steps by John Buchan
BBC Scotland's Favourite Book
30 books — 5 voters

A Discovery of Witches by Deborah HarknessOrdeal by Innocence by Agatha ChristieVanity Fair by William Makepeace ThackerayThe Woman in White by Wilkie CollinsThe Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith
Books On Screen: U.K.
46 books — 4 voters
James by Percival EverettIntermezzo by Sally RooneyFlint Kill Creek by Joyce Carol OatesSmall Rain by Garth GreenwellCreation Lake by Rachel Kushner
BBC - The 24 Best Books of 2024
24 books — 2 voters

Children of the Stones by Jeremy BurnhamThe Quatermass Experiment by Nigel KnealeKnights of God by Richard CooperQuatermass and the Pit by Nigel KnealeThe Television Adventures of Worzel Gummidge by Keith Waterhouse
Novelized British TV: Screen-to-Book
42 books — 2 voters
Monty Python Speaks! by David MorganSweeney! by Robert FaircloughMonty Python at Work by Michael PalinThe Callan File - The Definitive Guide by Robert FaircloughThe Prisoner by Robert Fairclough
British TV
74 books — 2 voters

Wolverine by Benjamin PercyMarvel's Wolverine by Benjamin PercyMarvels by Kurt BusiekOld Man Quill, Vol. 1 by Ethan SacksOld Man Hawkeye, Vol. 1 by Ethan Sacks
DC/Marvel Podcasts & Radio
37 books — 1 voter
Why Hearst Lies About Communism by William F. DunneInventing Reality by Michael ParentiFraud, Famine and Fascism by Douglas TottleManufacturing Consent by Edward S. HermanAtrocity Fabrication and Its Consequences by A.B. Abrams
Mainstream Media - Capitalism
5 books — 1 voter

An Absolute Casserole by Alex HorneTaskmaster by Alex HorneBring Me The Head Of The Taskmaster by Alex HorneWordwatching by Alex HorneBird Watching Watching by Alex Horne
Taskmaster (UK) Further Reading
100 books — 1 voter
Falco by Lindsey DavisFrankenstien by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Phantom of the Opera by Gaston LerouxThe Mysterious Mr. Quin by Agatha ChristieThe Time Machine by H.G. Wells
Books that Need BBC Adaptations
20 books — 1 voter

The Director by Daniel KehlmannBig Kiss, Bye-Bye by Claire-Louise BennettEndling by Maria RevaWhat We Can Know by Ian McEwanSeascraper by Benjamin Wood
BBC - The 25 Best Books of 2025
25 books — 1 voter

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