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Short Works Episodes

  1. Lay Not Thy Hand Upon the Head by Ned Beauman

    Anteaters and an algorithm as a father and son share a culling job.

  2. The Authorities: A Modern Elegy by Jenn Ashworth

    There's a body on a beach and the investigators are using their imagination.

  3. In the Clock Tower by Nat Segnit

    Five new tales to accompany this week's shortlist for the BBC National Short Story Award

  4. Give Me a Buzz by Emma Healey

    Art history and the art of telephoning connect a mother and daughter.

  5. Long Distance by David Szalay

    A long distance lorry driver parks up overnight - but it's not the same old story.

  6. Synsepalum by Irenosen Okojie

    A mysterious tailor makes fantastic frocks for his clients. Read by Nikki Amuka-Bird

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