Short Works Episodes Episode guide
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A Little Fine by Tendai Huchu
A man returning home finds old connections strained by a long absence.
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Currants in the Cake by Beth Morrey
An original short story by Beth Morrey, read by Georgie Glen.
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Your England by Tom Vowler
An original short story for radio, written by Tom Vowler and read by Carl Prekopp.
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Thirteen Toasters by Colin Bateman
When an ageing rocker dies suddenly, he leaves behind a surprising mystery.
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Well by Manon Steffan Ros
鈥榃ellness鈥� and AI collide in a new short story by award-winning Manon Steffan Ros.
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Nothing Happened by David Szalay
From this year's Booker Prize-winner, David Szalay, a new story read by Indira Varma.
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The Mercator Projection
A cartographer redraws the map for her loved ones in a short piece for Valentine's Day.
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Soft Play
An original short story for radio, written and read by Eley Williams.
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Incandescent by Clare Duffy
A young woman in need of some advice tracks down Rapunzel.
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Feathertongue by Anthony Shapland
An original short story by Anthony Shapland, read by Nathan Sussex.
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My Mother Said My Name by Luiza Sauma
A woman decides to contact her mother who abandoned her as a child.
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The Third Wave by Iain Finlay Macleod
An overcrowded yacht returning sailors home from the Great War is in trouble.
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The Other Daughter by Fiona Williams
An original short story of Somerset, sea and mystery written by Fiona Williams.
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Shopping All the Way by Karen Quinn
It鈥檚 27 December, and while spirits are high, bank balances are low.
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Not Even a Mouse
Adrian Scarborough reads John Finnemore's specially-commissioned short story for Christmas
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Solstice by Rachel Dawson
Three friends balance coming of age with starting a cult.
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Paul by Francesca Reece
Cleo worries her mother's fallen for a romance scam.
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Martinmas Wind
'It was the time of year for memories...' A new short work from Zoe Strachan.
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Grace's Cave
An original short story written by Sanjida Kay.
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No Good Deed by Riley Johnston
A woman tries to set aside some 鈥榤e time鈥� for herself, only to end up in a Moroccan jail.
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Freedom Corner by Diana Evans
A new story for Radio 4 from the award-winning author Diana Evans, read by Jade Anouka.
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Swimming Lessons by Elly Griffiths
Maggie's retired early to spend more time with her mother.
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The Archaic Smile by Chris Kohler
A holidaymaker struggles to unwind in this haunting story.
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356A to Marrakech
Stephen Fry reads Andrew Hunter Murray鈥檚 new short story in which AI takes off - literally
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Andrew, Is That You?
A Short Work by The Cullen Brothers about change, grief and (possibly) reincarnation.
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Rainbow Day by Soula Emmanuel
A presentation on inclusion in the workplace doesn鈥檛 quite go as planned.
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Statue by Emma Smith-Barton
72 hours after giving birth, Sadia turns into a statue.
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The Stranger by Daisy Johnson
A young woman has to share her flat with a stranger to save money.
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Forbidden Planet by Dawn Watson
Usherette Lisa arrives to work at the cinema, only to learn there has been a bomb scare.
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Glimmers
'And here it is: the sea, the summer, the light.' An original work by Kerri N铆 Dochartaigh
