Original short works for radio.
Radio 4,·170 episodes
By Hannah Vincent. Stew’s wife is planning an very unusual dinner for him.
A short story from Scottish writer Helen McClory marking the primal shift of the seasons.
By Rhiannon Tise. After 30 years away, a woman meets up with an old boyfriend.
In this specially written story there is a misunderstanding at an out of town play centre.
By Elaine Chiew. Willow and Geoff can’t read each other’s signals.
A woman looks back on a formative relationship in a new piece from Leila Aboulela.
A new story from NSSA-shortlisted writer Anna Bailey.
By Baret Magarian. An academic has a strange experience in Portugal.
An original short story from João Morais, read by Dean Rehman.
A frustrated climber seeks enlightenment in Kathmandu in a short work from Alan Spence.
By Sophie Haydock. A junior doctor takes up mudlarking on London's River Thames.
A specially commissioned story from the award-winning Katherine Rundell.
Misunderstandings and miscommunications on a car journey in Dublin.
A story from Karen Campbell about love, choice and the delicate bonds of family.
The Bubble Bursts by Alex Preston. In the future, a man lives through multiple pandemics.
A mother struggles to understand her autistic son.
A mother can’t help feeling left behind when her son announces his engagement.
A woman in her seventies surprises her children by marrying an ice cream shop.
From the award-winning author of Trespasses, a new story set on Ireland's northwest coast.
A young woman returns to London to meet an old friend.
New short fiction from Manon Steffan Ros. Read by Sara McGaughey.
As a teenager, Jimbo Doyle was a bass player in a punk band destined for fame.
Kicha and the Unicorn. New short fiction by Hanan Issa. Read by Nina Wadia.
A late-night call from a wrong number leads to a conversation with a stranger.
The starlings have disappeared from Belfast's sky.
A walk in the park brings back some uncomfortable memories.
Synsepalum
By Irenosen Okojie. A mysterious tailor makes fantastic frocks for his clients.
A mother and daughter try to make it through the airport in time to catch their flight.
Gwen's Silver Fox. New short fiction by John Sam Jones. Read by Richard Elfyn.
Following her wedding, a woman promises to buy her father a new suit.
