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Original short works for radio.
Radio 4,·197 episodes
An original short work for radio by Victoria MacKenzie.
26 Jul 2024,·14 mins
An original short story by Wyl Menmuir, read by Tristan Sturrock.
12 Jul 2024,·14 mins
A teenage girl struggles to manage her homework and her best friend's love life.
05 Jul 2024,·14 mins
A new story from Benjamin Markovits.
21 Jun 2024,·14 mins
An original short work for radio by Malachy Tallack.
14 Jun 2024,·14 mins
A young Canadian girl discovers something incredible in a Dorset quarry.
07 Jun 2024,·14 mins
A Belfast man inspires his young granddaughter to see the world differently.
31 May 2024,·14 mins
An original short story by Catrin Kean. Read by Catrin Stewart.
24 May 2024,·14 mins
A specially commissioned fantastical tale from the award-winning Lottie Mills.
17 May 2024,·14 mins
A new short work from Pippa Goldschmidt inspired by the life of scientist Hermann Muller.
10 May 2024,·14 mins
A moving and funny portrayal of a woman getting to grips with change.
03 May 2024,·14 mins
It’s been years since Stella went to yoga. Fifty-eight years, to be exact.
26 Apr 2024,·14 mins
A stowaway threatens the tranquillity of a family outing in the Gower. By Jane Fraser
19 Apr 2024,·14 mins
In a new story by Naomi Wood a woman turns to an AI dating coach to mend her broken heart.
12 Apr 2024,·14 mins
By Hannah Vincent. Stew’s wife is planning an very unusual dinner for him.
08 Mar 2024,·14 mins
A short story from Scottish writer Helen McClory marking the primal shift of the seasons.
01 Mar 2024,·14 mins
After 30 years away, a woman meets up with an old boyfriend.
16 Feb 2024,·14 mins
In this specially written story there is a misunderstanding at an out of town play centre.
02 Feb 2024,·14 mins
Willow and Geoff can’t read each other’s signals.
26 Jan 2024,·14 mins
A woman looks back on a formative relationship in a new piece from Leila Aboulela.
19 Jan 2024,·14 mins
A new story from NSSA-shortlisted writer Anna Bailey.
12 Jan 2024,·14 mins
An academic has a strange experience in Portugal
05 Jan 2024,·14 mins
An original short story from João Morais, read by Dean Rehman.
29 Dec 2023,·14 mins
A climber seeks enlightenment in Kathmandu.
22 Dec 2023,·14 mins
By Sophie Haydock. A junior doctor takes up mudlarking on London's River Thames.
15 Dec 2023,·14 mins
A specially commissioned story from the award-winning Katherine Rundell.
27 Oct 2023,·14 mins
Misunderstandings and miscommunications on a car journey in Dublin.
20 Oct 2023,·14 mins
A story from Karen Campbell about love, choice and the delicate bonds of family.
13 Oct 2023,·14 mins
The Bubble Bursts by Alex Preston. In the future, a man lives through multiple pandemics.
06 Oct 2023,·14 mins
A mother struggles to understand her autistic son.
29 Sep 2023,·14 mins
