Short Story Episodes Episode guide
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Young Writers' Award Showcase with Katie Thistleton
A very special edition featuring all of the shortlisted stories announced for YWA 2020
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Young Writers Award showcase with Katie Thistleton
A special edition featuring all of the shortlisted stories just announced for YWA 2019.
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William Trevor, Master of the Short Story
Special edition looking back on the immense talent of short story writer William Trevor
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White Squares by Cynan Jones
A man goes duck hunting. Read by Stephen Campbell Moore. Produced by Duncan Minshull.
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When Love Sucks by Naomi Wood
Can an AI dating coach mend a woman's broken heart?
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Welcome to Short Story
Your weekly fix of brand new stories written only for the ears by today's best writers
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Wedding Speech by Big Tom Fallon - by Kit de Wall
On his big day, a groom recounts how he went to England a young man and came home blind.
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We're having a break
Short Story will return in a few weeks with more stories to intrigue and delight you
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We'll be back very soon
With news of the 91热爆 National Short Story Award 2018
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Van Rensburg's Card by Kiare Ladner
A simple note brings solace and the prospect of new hope. Read Carolyn Pickles.
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Two People Shorten the Road by Rosemary Jenkinson
A race against time for one unsuspecting taxi driver. Read by Julie Maxwell.
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Trip and Fall by Maria Thomas
Maria Thomas puts a female black academic at the centre of her short story Trip and Fall.
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To Belong To by Kerry Andrew
A desperate man is revived by the hospitality of strangers. Read by Tobias Menzies.
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Three Spins, a Wednesday by Danny Denton
Bee spends her evening in the car, dropping off and picking up various family members.
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This Sunday by Jade Anouka
An original short story for Radio 4, produced by Becky Ripley.
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The Waken by Jenny Fagan
A mythic tale of revenge in a small island community. Read by Joanna Vanderham.
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The Volunteer by Anthony Anaxagorou
A young man goes to volunteer with a refugee rescue mission. Read by the author.
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The Treehouse by S.K. Perry
Put your ear to the tree trunk and listen. A story about love, death and talking to trees
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The Sweet Sop by Ingrid Persaud
A story of emotional blackmail and sweet release. Read by Leemore Marrett Junior.
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The Strandline by Lucy Wood
A message in a bottle on a Cornish beach provides unexpected answers. Alex Tregear reads
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The Storyteller by Julianne Pachico
A Colombian summer's evening takes an unexpected turn. Read by Joseph Balderrama.
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The Road to True Love by Niall Williams.
The story of a car crash. Read by Dermot Crowley. Produced by Michael Shannon.
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The Piano Teacher's Pupil by William Trevor
The quiet contentment of a music teacher is stirred by a new pupil. Read by Niamh Cusack.
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The Phone Box by Javaad Alipoor
A monologue reflecting on moments of childhood that stay with you, bright and ringing.
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The Minutes by Nell Stevens
Art and activism collide and things aren't what they seem. Read by Tuppence Middleton
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The McFeggan Offensive by William Boyd
The late great John Sessions reads a story for radio by long time friend and collaborator
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The Little Things by Kiare Ladner
Art and a lifelong dream come together in a funny, poignant tale read by Teresa Gallagher
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The Liquid You by Ben Norris
What becomes of a place once you leave it and move on? Read by Ben Norris.
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The Invisible by Jo Lloyd
Tale about fantasies that make life bearable and what happens when cracks begin to show.
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The Ice Child by Kirsty Logan
A story of birth, growth and magic, read by Nicola Ferguson. Producer: Eilidh McCreadie
