Short Works Series 1 Episodes Episode guide
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Swim
Short story by Emma Flint, author of acclaimed debut novel Little Deaths.
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Joseph
In a story by David Szalay, two men take up their customary positions by the water's edge.
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Boys Grown Tall
An original short work for radio by the playwright and film-maker Matt Grinter.
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Cut and Paste
By Anya Lipska. An unusual student shadows Cassie's work in the mortuary.
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Mind How You Go
A young man working in a London hotel struggles with an elderly co-worker called Nollaig.
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The Loop
Story by Linda Cracknell. A retired cyclist helps a friend's son deal with a sad loss.
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The Bridgewalker
Jamie Parker reads Sarah Hall's story set in a rural town in America's Northwest.
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The Volunteer
An original short work for radio by Anthony Anaxagorou.
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The New World
By Federica Lugaresi. Events make Gustav remember the Prague of his youth.
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The Road to True Love
Once, the road to true love ran through the townland of Faha in the west of Ireland.
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Super Rich Kids
Molly McGrann's story pulls back the curtain on the lives of the extremely wealthy.
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The Storyteller
In Julianne Pachico's short story, a Colombian summer's evening takes an unexpected turn.
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The Beautiful Girl
An original short work for radio by Australian writer Sophie Townsend.
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Companions
By Adam Marek. A young man confides in his grandmother about his robot partner.
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Relic
The story of a monastery on a tiny island in the Atlantic and the holy relic found there.
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I Don't Want to Grow Up
By Philip O Ceallaigh. A writer in an unnamed city struggles to focus.
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Extrapolation as an Art Form in the Lobby of the John Muir
In Joshua Ferris's artful new story a novelist finds himself in a tough spot.
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The Mawkin
An original short work for radio by Tom Cox, author of The Good, the Bad and the Furry.
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Roots and Wings
By Carys Bray. Edna reflects on the unknowability of other people.
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On the Beach
An elderly veteran makes an unexpected request of his son: a trip to the seaside.
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Tonight, for the First Time
Short story by Zoe Strachan, inspired by a piece of music. Read by Ann Louise Ross.
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Pork Cooked with Prunes in Vouvray
There is food for thought on the menu in Tessa Hadley's specially commissioned short story
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The Liquid You by Ben Norris
An original short work for radio by writer and performer Ben Norris.