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Ten shortlisted stories in contention for this prestigious award. Satirical tale about contemporary desires for the latest must-have gadgets and technical innovations.

The next of the ten shortlisted short stories up for the BBC International Short Story Award 2012. The iHole is Julian Gough's satirical tale about contemporary desires for the latest must have gadgets and technical innovations.

The BBC Short Story Award is well established as one of the most prestigious for a single short story. The Award is celebrating the Olympic year by going global, and for one year only it reflects the richness and versatility of the short story internationally, with a shortlist of ten rather than the usual five. The winner and the runner-up will be announced live on Front Row on Tuesday, 2nd October. The story will be available as a free download following broadcast.

Read by Andrew Scott
Produced by Elizabeth Allard.

30 minutes

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  • Fri 28 Sep 201215:35

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