BBC National Short Story AwardBBC International Short Story Award 2012Episodes Episode guide

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1. The iHole, by Julian Gough

   10/10Satirical tale about contemporary desires for the latest must-have gadgets and innovations
2. Before He Left the Family, by Carrie Tiffany

   9/10A teenager struggles with divided loyalties and some confusion about sex.
3. In the Basement, by Adam Ross

   8/10A dinner party conversation reveals more about the guests than they were perhaps intending
4. A Lovely and Terrible Thing, by Chris Womersley

   7/10A man is forced to confront his shortcomings as a husband and father.
5. East of the West

   6/10By Miroslav Penkov. A broken-hearted man reflects on love and loss.
6. Black Vodka, by Deborah Levy

   5/10An advertising executive is drawn to an archaeologist, intrigued by the curve of his spine
7. Even Pretty Eyes Commit Crimes, by MJ Hyland

   4/10A young man sees his father in a new light as he suspects that history is repeating itself
8. Sanctuary, by Henrietta Rose-Innes

   3/10A woman's trip back to an old haunt in the South African bush becomes fraught with tension
9. The Goose Father, by Krys Lee

   2/10A businessman's eyes are opened to intriguing new possibilities when he takes in a tenant.
10. Escape Routes, by Lucy Caldwell

    1/10A young girl growing up in 1995 Belfast is fascinated by a computer game.