Main content

Jack Dee, Joanna Trollope reveals the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Short Story Award Shortlist

Jack Dee talks to John Wilson about his new sitcom Bad Move. Plus Joanna Trollope announces the shortlist for this year's National Short Story Award.

Jack Dee talks to John Wilson about his new ITV1 sitcom Bad Move, inspired by the idea of downsizing to a supposedly idyllic life in the country.

Joanna Trollope announces the shortlist for this year's Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Short Story Award: Will Eaves, Jenni Fagan, Cynan Jones, Helen Oyeyemi and Benjamin Markovits, who joins John in the studio.

Sci-fi writer Lisa Tuttle reviews Electric Dreams, Channel 4's new drama series based on short stories by Philip K. Dick, starring Bryan Cranston.

Available now

30 minutes

Last on

Fri 15 Sep 2017 19:15
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

More episodes

Previous

Ute Lemper, Steelworks play We're Still Here, Vasily Petrenko

Next

Jane Goldman and Matthew Vaughn on action movie Kingsman, Jasper Johns, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Short Story Award

See all episodes from Front Row

Chapters

  • Joanna Trollope reveals the NSSA shortlist

    Duration: 08:14

  • Ben Markovits

    Duration: 05:32

  • Electric Dreams reveiw

    Duration: 05:10

  • Jack Dee

    Duration: 08:24

National Short Story Awards

National Short Story Awards

°Υ³σ±πΜύ Μύshortlist is announced on 15 September 2017.

The winner is announced on 03 October 2017.

Readings of the shortlisted stories will be broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 from 18 - 22 September 2017 and the stories will be published in an Award anthology published by Comma Press.

Image: Joanna Trollope, Chair of the NSSA 2017 judges

Μύ

Jack Dee

Jack Dee

Jack Dee's new 6-part sitcom, Bad Move, is on ITV on Wednesdays at 8.00pm, starting from 20 September 2017.

Images:

Main image above, and smaller image to the right:ΜύJack Dee as Steve in Bad Move.

Images credit: Open Mike Productions

Electric Dreams

Electric Dreams

Channel 4's 10-part series Philip K. Dick'sΜύ Electric Dreams, starts on 17 September 2017 at 9.00pm.

Image: L- R: RB29 (Performer Malik Ibheis, Voice: Christopher Staines), Norton (Jack Reynor) and Irma (Geraldine Chapman) in Impossible Planets, the second episode of Electric Dreams.

Image credit: Christopher Raphael

Credits

Interviewed Guest Jack Dee
Interviewed Guest Joanna Trollope
Interviewed Guest Liza Tuttle
Presenter John Wilson
Producer Timothy Prosser

Broadcast

  • Fri 15 Sep 2017 19:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Arts Digital

The best of British culture live and on demand.

Inspire

Inspire

A season discovering where artists find inspiration and helping listeners get creative.

Podcast

  • Front Row

    Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music