Short Works Episodes Episode guide
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Titania's Town
A magical story about aging and unwanted pests. Written by Peter Hollywood.
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This Is Going To Hurt
A brand new story from American novelist Elizabeth Wetmore
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Ava Unfurled
A woman finds an unexpected connection to her lost love through the artworks in a museum.
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Our Dead Billy and Sasha Next Door
By Jenn Ashworth. Anna鈥檚 day gets off to a bad start.
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The Counting Sheep
Mary, recently returned home to Belfast, struggles to sleep. Written by Lucy Caldwell.
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Personal Growth by Anna Wood
When a woman starts getting bigger, she must reassess everything.
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Bog Girls by by Louise Farr
Teenager Lexie vanished 30 years ago but has never left Katherine鈥檚 side.
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The Little Things by Kiare Ladner
A special day begins when an artist gets her painting into the Summer Exhibition.
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Lava! Lava! Lava! by Tiffany Murray
In Iceland, Ruthie waits for the volcano to erupt.
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Book Club by Joseph O'Connor
During lockdown, Hannah joins an online Book Club and watches foxes in her garden.
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You Forgot Me First
A woman becomes a carer for her estranged father.
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Hunter's Bog
A young girl hatches a plan to flee her claustrophobic life.
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The Sultan's Box of Sparrows
Poet and novelist Mona Arshi reads The Sultan's Box of Sparrows
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Handy Number
A struggling single mother begins delivering court summons to earn some extra money.
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The Landlord Formerly Known as Prince
An original short work for radio which reflects this week's news. By Sophie Duker.
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Progress by Jo Lloyd
An original work for radio by winner of the 2019 大象传媒 National Short Story Award, Jo Lloyd.
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Lift by Glenn Patterson
After she misses her bus into town, a woman shares an unusual taxi ride with a stranger.
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Where Joy Gone?
By Ingrid Persaud. Lani brings food to her mother in the care home.
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Island
An original short work for radio by Nina Allan.
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Covert
Delia likes to tell people that her husband believed dinosaurs were living in his knees.
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This Sunday
An original short story for radio by actor and writer Jade Anouka.
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One
An original short work for radio by Merryn Glover.
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Home by Christine Dwyer Hickey
In 1978, a young girl moves to London at Christmas to start a new life.
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Baby by Tishani Doshi
A new short story for radio by poet and novelist Tishani Doshi.
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The Crongton Soup Kitchen
A heartwarming Christmas story by Alex Wheatle.
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Kumeko the Quiet One
By Hannah Vincent. A story about ambition, cheese and wrestling mice.
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The Dogs in the Street
A local tour guide becomes a Hollywood "fixer" when a film crew comes to town.
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From Fact to Fiction: Four Seasons
Marcus Brigstocke鈥檚 satirical take on the Trump campaign鈥檚 post-election press conference.
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The McFeggan Offensive by William Boyd
John Sessions, the late great actor, reads William Boyd's wry new story for radio.
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Trip and Fall by Maria Thomas
Maria Thomas's story about a black academic who fears she's about to get the push
