Short Works Episodes Episode guide
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03/01/2025
An original short work for radio.
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Shopping All the Way by Karen Quinn
It鈥檚 27 December and whilst spirits are high, bank balances are low.
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Not Even a Mouse
A new, specially-commissioned short story for Christmas written by John Finnemore.
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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
A new short story from bestselling crime author Elly Griffiths. Read by Rosie Cavaliero.
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The Archaic Smile
A holidaymaker struggles to unwind in a haunting new story from Chris Kohler.
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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 brand new short story by award-winning novelist and short story writer Daisy Johnson.
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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
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The Dream Retold
The Festival is in full, noisy swing and Edinburgh resident Gail is determined to lie low.
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Peregrine by Cynan Jones
Peregrine. New short fiction by Cynan Jones. Read by Julian Lewis Jones
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White Ferrari by Caleb Azumah Nelson
Acclaimed author Caleb Azumah Nelson reads his new story written for Radio 4.
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Everlasting Light
An original short work for radio by Victoria MacKenzie.
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The Doghouse
A heroic act turns meh.
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The Knockers' Ballroom
An original short story by Wyl Menmuir, read by Tristan Sturrock.
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Quadratic Equations and Other Love Stories by Sharon Dempsey
A teenage girl struggles to manage her homework and her best friend's love life.
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The Pomegranates by Brennig Davies
A modern Welsh retelling of the Persephone myth, by Brennig Davies.
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The Shooting Drill
A new story from Benjamin Markovits.
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The Invention of Abandonment
An original short work for radio by Malachy Tallack.
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Dawn by Emma Hooper
A young Canadian girl discovers something incredible in a Dorset quarry.
