Short Works Episodes Episode guide
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Angela's Mother
A surprise visitor ignites a sense of hope for a woman living alone.
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The Cleaner
An original short work for radio by Mary Paulson-Ellis. Read by Lesley Hart.
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Samurai by Fatima Bhutto
An original short work for Radio 4 written and read by Fatima Bhutto.
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A Borderline Interest by Derek Owusu
An original short story for radio by the winner of the 2020 Desmond Elliott Prize.
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Post by Elaine Feeney
The story of an unlikely friendship between two neighbours in rural Ireland.
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Where There's Muck There's Brass
From Fact To Fiction - Where There's Much There's Brass. A story by Colin Hough.
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The Blue Folk of The Minch
Original short works for radio.
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Krusso
The sun is melting, so Rory goes for a drink. A short story for radio by June Caldwell.
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Heart Skips
By Divya Ghelani. Pramila鈥檚 training for the skipathon does not go smoothly.
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The Fall of Man
A new story for Radio 4 from acclaimed Irish writer, Donal Ryan. Read by Liam O'Brien.
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Vehicle by Emma Glass
A woman goes to buy in a car in this unsettling short story for radio by Emma Glass.
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social virtues by Susannah Dickey
A mysterious host anxiously awaits her young guests. Read by Clare Dunne.
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Statuesque
Jack Docherty creates a fantastical short story inspired by the week's news.
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Cassandra by Xanthe Gresham Knight
Acclaimed storyteller Xanthe Gresham Knight performs her new and beguiling tale.
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Fixed Point
An original short story about working as a living statue by writer Eley Williams.
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Gloria and Max
An awkward car journey to a Christian film festival takes an unexpected turn.
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Mumma's Boy by Kirstin Innes
A woman grapples with motherhood and apocalyptic weather.
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Senior Moment by Peter Bradshaw
The tale of a middle-aged gentleman who has forgotten his middle name and much else.
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You by Caleb Klaces
A son speaks to his father across the airwaves, and across the years.
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Good For You
Clara surprises her brother with an unexpected visit.
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Using A Gun As A Symbol
An original short work for radio by Isabella Hammad. Read by Zubin Varla.
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The Prisoner by Heidi Amsinck
Anders has doubts about the Copenhagen history tour.
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Living Text, by Julianne Pachico
Julianne Pachico's specially commissioned story is about the art of contemporary writing.
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This Is Somewhere Else
Original short story for radio, written and read by Henry C. Krempels.
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Take Me Home by Louise Kennedy
A woman returns to Belfast to care for her dying grandmother.
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Worth
Nikesh Patel reads an original short work for radio by Ben Halls.
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From Fact to Fiction: Lucky
An original short story inspired by this week's news, written by Allan Radcliffe.
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All the Fire by Jacob Ross
Lilly's a new mother with a burning soul, she just has to find it again.
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Beatrice by Nicole Flattery
14 year old Beatrice attends an after-school class for 'Female CEO鈥檚 of the Future鈥�.
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The Blooming by Olga Grushin
A woman falls in love and then her furniture starts to sprout flowers and grass.
