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Short Works Episodes

  2. Lahinch by Rachel Gough

    A woman receives a phone call from her recently deceased grandmother.

  3. A Whole Giant's Daughter Quest Thing by Jo Lloyd

    An original short work for radio by Jo Lloyd. Read by Alexander Vlahos.

  4. A Creature of Habit by Joanna Cannon

    In this specially commissioned short story Barbara decides to make a new start.

  5. Morags

    A tourist receives an eerie gift during an off season visit to the Callanish Stones.

  6. A New Way to Live by PT McAllister

    Kathleen learns that even after years of marriage, her husband John can still surprise her

  7. Baltic Christmas by Gerard McKeown

    A young man returns home for a charity swim off the north coast of Ireland.

  8. Dreaming

    A Nottingham lad gets stuck and breaks free in the same afternoon. By Henry Normal.

  9. Evening Routine by Natasha Kaeda

    Rumour has it the Northern Lights will be seen over Haverfordwest tonight.

  10. small letters by Louise Kennedy

    Dervla Kirwan reads a new story for Radio 4 by the award-winning author of Trespasses.

  11. Red Sky in the Morning

    An originally commissioned short work written by Chris McQueer.

  12. The Sounder by Jade Angeles Fitton

    An original short work for Radio 4 by Jade Angeles Fitton

  13. Homing by Marie-Louise McGuinness

    A seemingly ordinary day inspires a woman to reflect on what led her to this life.

  14. Salt River by Alys Conran

    Little Anghararad is caught between opposing tides - her mother and Anti Mari.

  15. Harry Swithenback's Private Visit by Alan Warner

    TV antiques expert Harry Swithenback is hoping for a holiday but the town has other ideas.

  16. The Cottage

    A young lad helps his dad renovate a cottage in the woods where normal rules don't apply.

  17. The Victim

    Detective comedy about vigils, victims and vintage coats.

  18. This Is the Way I'm Going by Michael Amherst

    An original short story for radio, written by Michael Amherst.

  19. Shadowing Gordon by Jan Carson

    A writer spends a day shadowing an exorcist called Gordon.

  20. Fairy Penguin by Rachel Trezise

    Original short fiction by Rachel Trezise, read by Georgia Henshaw.

  21. Kindnesses by David Constantine

    An original story for Radio 4 from the award-winning writer David Constantine.

  22. Apis Mellifera by Philip Hensher, read by Mark Heap

    Sally is driving through Pimlico with her dog Reggie when a bee flies into her car.

  23. The Fishing Lesson by Brian Friel

    A newly unearthed story by the 'Irish Chekhov'.

  24. The Listener by Louise Farr

    A grieving woman is interviewed by the police about the theft of a statue from a church.

  25. The Market Photographer by Kamand Kojouri

    Swansea market, Iranian poetry and photography collide in a new story from Kamand Kojouri.

  26. Flyology by Alison MacLeod

    Ada Lovelace takes a liberating flight of fancy and a vision of the future unfurls.

  27. The Bacchanal

    A new short work from Helen McClory about a festival that has dystopian dark corners.

  28. Stock Image

    A photographer is blinded by the flash of Virginia Woolf's genius.

  29. Snowbirds and Coyotes by KM Elkes

    After the death of her husband, Betty drives to the Arizona desert.

  30. One More Song by Sam Thompson

    At a music gig, Mark is surprised by someone he hasn’t seen in over twenty-five years.

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