Short Works Episodes Episode guide
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Further Tests by Naomi Paulus
New short fiction from Rhys Davies Prize winner Naomi Paulus, read by Lowri Izzard.
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Un H么tel Tranquille
A family holiday to France takes an unexpected detour. Written by Olivia Fitzsimons.
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Straight Fire by Gurnaik Johal
A stag night with a difference in a new story by award-winning Gurnaik Johal.
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Enjoy the Show
A story about drunken priests, stone walls and living saints.
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An Oologist's Orkney Journal by Richard Smyth
In postwar Orkney, a young nature writer makes unexpected discoveries on the moors.
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Her Voice
A long-suffering secondary school drama teacher holds auditions for the end of year show.
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Wrecking Ball Swing
Wrecking Ball Swing by Trezza Azzopardi.
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Mother
By Heidi Amsinck. A man takes a job in a very unusual bakery in Copenhagen.
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Are We Dancers
A mysterious noise forces two disparate neighbours together. Written by Abby Oliveira.
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Apologia: a lone astronaut, on watching the world end by Jessie Greengrass
A haunting meditation on loneliness and loss from the depths of space.
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Dance of the Wild
By Amanthi Harris. Anya visits a house once visited by Virginia Woolf.
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Natural Wonders
By Vesna Goldsworthy. A couple go to Serbia for the Blooming of the Tisa.
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Ghost Writer
Ghost Writer by Tom Vowler. A writer goes to Lucca to complete another author鈥檚 novel.
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Oestrogen City
Caitlin is persuaded to try speed-dating on a night out in Belfast.
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Profound Earthly Suffering
A young woman longs to have her heart broken, in Kritika Pandey's new story for Radio 4.
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Soft Boiled Eggs by Jane Fraser
Love, marriage and eggs. Sharon Morgan reads an original story by Welsh writer Jane Fraser
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Tattletale by Ruqaya Izzidien
Short stories from Welsh writers. Richard Elfyn reads an original story by Ruqaya Izzidien
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The Fern Case
Dewi Wykes reads Alys Conran's Snowdonia-set story of hidden depths, hidden desires.
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The Tallest Building in Wales
Craig Roberts reads Joe Dunthorne's short story about a regular diner at the All Sky Cafe.
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Headless Chicken
Alexandria Riley reads Rachel Trezise's darkly comic story about a miracle chicken.
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Because Swiping Made My Grandson Stop Believing in Love
Louise is worried that her grandson visits her so often because he's actually lonely.
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The Riots
At a newspaper office in Belfast, a sub editor faces unrest in the city and her own life.
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Daddy Christmas
On Christmas Day, Mark must adjust to a new festive routine at his sister's house.
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Every Ballymena Man's Dream
An ill-timed attempt to kick a football leads to a trip to the hospital.
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Twenty-Five Years
By Mona Dash. A Facebook friend request takes Annika into her past.
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Slow Burn
A young woman decides it's time to move out of her parents' house.
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Gentle
Gentle by Dima Alzayat
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Water Duppy
A mysterious factory promises jobs and perfect happiness to the people of a small town.
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Every Second Saturday
A hard-hitting new short story from Rachael Fulton.
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A Little Lay-Off
By Candy Neubert. A woman watches Arsenal on TV in her favourite pub.
