Short Story Podcast
Your weekly fix of brand new stories written specially by today’s best writers. Brought to you by Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4, home of the Modern Short Story.
Brand new stories, from today’s best writers written exclusively for Radio 4 – the home of the Short Story
Radio 4 is the world’s leading commissioner of new short stories. Expect excellent writing from the hottest names offering compelling snapshots of the way we live now, produced by the experts behind the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Short Story Award and other in-house readings teams.
UK Only
Episodes to download
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NSSA 2024 - Ghost Kitchen by Ross Raisin
Fri 20 Sep 2024
The fifth of the five shortlisted stories for the 2024 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Short Story Award
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NSSA 2024 - Nice Dog by Vee Walker
Fri 20 Sep 2024
The fourth of the five shortlisted stories for the 2024 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Short Story Award
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NSSA 2024 - Pieces by Manish Chauhan
Wed 18 Sep 2024
The third of the five shortlisted stories for the 2024 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Short Story Award
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NSSA 2024 - The Barber of Erice by Will Boast
Tue 17 Sep 2024
The second of the five shortlisted stories for the 2024 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Short Story Award
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NSSA 2024 - Hamlet, a Love Story by Lucy Caldwell
Tue 17 Sep 2024
The first of the five shortlisted stories the 2024 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Short Story Award
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2024 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Young Writers' Award Showcase with Katie Thistleton
Sun 15 Sep 2024
Listen to the five shortlisted stories for the 2024 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Young Writers' Award
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An Affliction by Lottie Mills
Tue 21 May 2024
A strange illness takes hold of those living at the Saint Francis Invalid Colony...
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Minor Disturbances by Cherise Saywell
Thu 8 Feb 2024
A specially commissioned story from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ NSSA 2023 shortlistee, Cherise Saywell
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Hearing Aids by Roddy Doyle
Fri 20 Oct 2023
A newly commissioned story from Booker winner Roddy Doyle
