Short Works Episodes Available now
One
An original short work for radio by Merryn Glover.
Home by Christine Dwyer Hickey
In 1978, a young girl moves to London at Christmas to start a new life.
Baby by Tishani Doshi
A new short story for radio by poet and novelist Tishani Doshi.
The Crongton Soup Kitchen
A heartwarming Christmas story by Alex Wheatle.
The Dogs in the Street
A local tour guide becomes a Hollywood "fixer" when a film crew comes to town.
Trip and Fall by Maria Thomas
Maria Thomas's story about a black academic who fears she's about to get the push
Angela's Mother
A surprise visitor ignites a sense of hope for a woman living alone.
The Cleaner
An original short work for radio by Mary Paulson-Ellis. Read by Lesley Hart.
Samurai by Fatima Bhutto
An original short work for Radio 4 written and read by Fatima Bhutto.
A Borderline Interest by Derek Owusu
An original short story for radio by the winner of the 2020 Desmond Elliott Prize.