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A Timeshare in the Heart by Michael Pedersen

A tale of wonder, heartbreak and tenderness during one boy鈥檚 trip to the Scottish seaside.

Original short story by Michael Pedersen.

Read by Russell Tovey.

A tale of wonder, heartbreak and tenderness during one boy's trip to the Scottish seaside.

Original short story by Michael Pedersen.

Read by Russell Tovey.

Michael Pedersen is a prize-winning Scottish poet and author. He is the current Edinburgh Makar and a former Writer in Residence at The University of Edinburgh. His prose debut 'Boy Friends,' published in 2022, was a Sunday Times Critics Choice and shortlisted for Best Non-Fiction at the Saltire Scottish National Book Awards.

His debut novel 'Muckle Flugga' is a surreal, lyrical story of a lighthouse keeper and his son, whose lives on a remote Scottish island are turned upside down by a visitor from the mainland. 聽It was shortlisted for the Saltire Fiction Book of the Year 2025 and longlisted for the 2026 Author's Club Best First Novel Award.

Producer: Hayley Jarvis

A 麻豆社 Audio Scotland production for 麻豆社 Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2026.

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14 minutes

Broadcasts

  • Fri 24 Apr 2026 15:45
  • Sun 26 Apr 2026 23:45