Stories about farming folk by the Sicilian writer of the 1870s, laced with dry humour
Three Stories By Giovanni Verga homepage
Series of three extracts from AA Milne's children's classic, read by Alan Bennett
Winnie the Pooh homepage
Three new stories reflecting some of the unexpected ways in which modern families work
A Friend of the Family homepage
The red herring inspires these new stories by leading crime writers
Red Herrings homepage
Series of three monologues performed by Penelope Keith
Penelope's People homepage
Series of three stories by Frances Fyfield examining the life of the deceased Joe Bloggs
The Burying of Joe Bloggs homepage
Series showcasing first-time and emerging writers
Opening Lines homepage
Series of readings by women writers about their relationship with the Welsh landscape
In Her Element homepage
Series of three edgy tales of people abroad, by Virginia Gilbert
Virginia Gilbert - Abroad homepage
Series of three quirky short stories by Ali Smith
The First Person homepage
Series of three comic mysteries by 19th century German author Johann Peter Hebel
The Treasure Chest homepage
Series of three short stories by the Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami
Three Stories by Haruki Murakami homepage
Series of compelling crime stories by women writers
Murder She Thought - Series 2 homepage
Biblical tales with a modern twist by Fraser Grace
Wrestling Angels homepage
Stories by short fiction writer Francis Wyndham, recalling England in the 1940s
The Other Garden and Collected Stories by Francis Wyndham homepage
The true story of the transportation of an elephant between two Butlins camps in the 1950s
Big Charlie homepage
Series of five short stories that take dusk as a central theme or feature
Tapertime homepage
Series of five stories read by distinguished actors who are now in their eighties
80 Not Out homepage
Five readings from the work of the late Irish novelist and essayist John B Keane
John B Keane Readings homepage
Readings that reflect the experience of immigrants to the UK over the past 60 years
Points of Entry homepage
Writing by five different authors about the city of Berlin
Berlin homepage
New and classic tales that reveal the best and worst aspects of the British abroad
Parlez-vous British? homepage
Kathleen Jamie introduces work by leading writers inspired by the Isle of Jura
Jura: Writers in Residence homepage
Series of Welsh stories
Welsh International homepage
Five short stories inspired by the main characters in The Wind in the Willows
Wayfarers All: A Hundred Years of The Wind in the Willows homepage
... Festival Stories: Booker 40 Selection. Readings from Cheltenham Literature Festival
Cheltenham Literature Festival Stories: Booker 40 Selection homepage
A series of five essays and poems by major writers on the theme 'made in England'
Made in England homepage
Five stories by men and women who have lived, worked and served in prison
Sentences homepage
Offbeat love stories from a variety of writers
Will You Love Me Tomorrow? homepage
Series featuring new and classic stories from collections all currently in print
In Bookshops Now homepage
