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Short Works Episodes

  1. Green Paper

    By A M Bakalar. It's Poland in 1980 and Sonia receives some unwelcome visitors.

  2. The Grey Lady

    An original short work for radio. The Grey Lady by Aminatta Forna.

  3. Wedding Speech by Big Tom Fallon

    On his wedding day, a groom explains how he lost his sight but found a wife.

  4. Fear of Flying by Anna Freeman

    An original short work for radio by Anna Freeman, author of The Fair Fight.

  5. My Sister Biira by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

    Aunty Flower is dumped in an asylum but retrieved by her family.

  6. Pale Blue Dots by Adam Marek

    A virtual assistant shows its power to a new subscriber.

  7. The Treehouse by SK Perry

    Put your ear to the tree trunk and listen. An original short work for radio by SK Perry.

  8. The Flood by Deepa Anappara

    It鈥檚 monsoon season and a woman is trapped in her home. But is she really alone?

  9. Magic Spuds & Green Welts by Colin Walsh

    A School Sport's Day provides a father and son with an opportunity to prove their worth.

  10. The Wild Hunt

    The Wild Hunt by Zoe Gilbert. To impress a girl, a young man overnights in the forest.

  11. Celebrating the 2018 麻豆社 Young Writers Award

    Katie Thistleton presents a showcase of the shortlisted entries for this year's award.

  12. Like This by Lucy Caldwell

    A story about the reality, and unreality, of parenting.

  13. The Phone Box by Javaad Alipoor

    When should you run away and when should you hide in a phone box?

  15. His Mother

    A story about the people missing from our lives. By Wendy Erskine.

  16. Kind by James Meek

    His Lordship, who's known as Gerry, is broke and lacking ideas.

  17. Deep Space Death Cruise

    A comic monologue about a doomed space cruise. By Harry Venning, and read by Jeff Rawle.

  18. Two People Shorten the Road by Rosemary Jenkinson

    A Belfast taxi driver finds her life thrown into chaos when her passenger falls ill.

  19. Edinburgh by Kieran Hurley

    What is Edinburgh Festival to the 22-year-old who grew up there?

  20. The Strandline by Lucy Wood

    Alex Tregear reads a story by Lucy Wood, acclaimed author of Diving Belles.

  21. Beans by Jan Carson

    A magical story about family, poverty and a bottomless can of baked beans.

  22. As I Walked Out One Morning in May

    Death meets the Lady in this short story by Paul Evans, inspired by a 19th-century ballad.

  23. Unfinished by Robert Shearman

    A man dies but, at the Pearly Gates, he's sent back to earth.

  24. The Good Son by Louise O'Neill

    A weekend away at a meditation retreat offers Billy a respite from caring for his father.

  25. The Gleaning by Alison MacLeod

    Past and present are intimately linked in Brighton.

  26. A Long Silence by Remi Graves

    Silence takes on a new shape for Ethel in a house that is too big for her. By Remi Graves.

  27. My Boy Jack

    On a disastrous date, a man is haunted by the voice of his dead father. By Donal Ryan.

  28. A Figure of Speech by Will Self

    A man who is obsessed with digital maps is suddenly contacted from... where?

  29. A Century of Results

    It is the summer of 1999 and expectation is riding high on GCSE results day.

  30. A Hint of Heather by Hannah Silva

    Heather plans the colours for her new house with a perfectionist's eye.

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