Â鶹ԼÅÄ National Short Story Award 2024
Ghost Kitchen by Ross Raisin
The fifth of the five shortlisted stories in this year's Â鶹ԼÅÄ National Short Story Award.
Part Two: Chapter Two
Jonathan Swift’s satire following Lemuel Gulliver’s strange travels through odd lands.
Episode 7 - Sunday
The final episode in Majella's week and she gets an indecent proposal or two down the pub
Chapter 23
Mary Shelley’s gothic masterpiece about a young scientist’s quest to create new life.
Chapter 10
The landmark allegory about hypocrisy and corruption of power.
Episode 5
Dylan and Rowenna have to find a way to bridge the silence between them.
6: Exiting a Dream
The final story from DJ Nick Grimshaw on the highs and lows of his eventful life so far.
4. The Wound
Back from his voyage, the narrator sees a sinister green hand at his window.
Chapter Four
Lewis Carroll’s curiouser and curiouser tale of a girl discovering a strange new world.
Episode Ten
We move on to a year after the wedding. Can 'The List' finally be put to rest for Ola?
Episode 10
Stephen sloughs off the ties of his life in Ireland to pursue the life of an artist.
Chapter 8
George Eliot’s heart-warming tour de force about a weaver’s search for redemption.
Fran's village has been overrun by knotweed - but one neighbour remains unaffected.
5: All Who Were Able For It
The final story in Sarah Moss's powerful and heart-breaking series set on a hospital ward.
Letters from South Africa
Johannesburg
Five letters from South African writers about life there in the week of the ANC elections.
Sara Sheridan’s witty and intriguing new story concludes. Read by Elaine C Smith.
A Wonderful Catastrophe
How can we cope with the challenges of digital communication?
7. Days of Hope
Abi Morgan's memoir concludes as summer seas point to new hope and promises for her family
Episode 8
Janet is about to join society but has firm ideas about what sort of woman she might be.
Part Three
Edith Wharton’s novella about a young man attempting to escape a loveless marriage.
Episode Five: The Death of Jack
A life in five photographs. Original fiction series by Max Porter, read by Tim McInnerny.
Alice Munro - Too Much Happiness
Free Radicals
A newly widowed woman must look to the wife she replaced when a stranger threatens her.
Barack Obama Talks to David Olusoga
Former President Barack Obama is interviewed by historian and broadcaster David Olusoga.
Episode 5: Girolamo Aflame
After the chaotic spectacle of the Trial by Fire, tensions in Florence are at a peak.
In this final episode will Maeve escape her small town to London?
10: The Scoresheet
Shocking revelations on the village green in the final story in a new series for Radio 4.
5: Still Lives with Paintbrushes
The next in a series of powerful stories taking inspiration from classic still life images
10. Danger
Zoe is in danger of disappearing once more. Can her supposed murderer save the day?
Mary Paulson-Ellis tells the story of a life in five objects. Read by Alexandra Mathie.
Episode 10 - Adult Dinners and Ugly Crying
Maggie finds some peace at last and the perfect spot to ugly cry.
