Short WorksEpisodes Episode guide
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Lahinch by Rachel Gough
A woman receives a phone call from her recently deceased grandmother.
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A Whole Giant's Daughter Quest Thing by Jo Lloyd
An original short work for radio by Jo Lloyd. Read by Alexander Vlahos.
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A Creature of Habit by Joanna Cannon
In this specially commissioned short story Barbara decides to make a new start.
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Morags
A tourist receives an eerie gift during an off season visit to the Callanish Stones.
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A New Way to Live by PT McAllister
Kathleen learns that even after years of marriage, her husband John can still surprise her
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Baltic Christmas by Gerard McKeown
A young man returns home for a charity swim off the north coast of Ireland.
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Dreaming
A Nottingham lad gets stuck and breaks free in the same afternoon. By Henry Normal.
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Evening Routine by Natasha Kaeda
Rumour has it the Northern Lights will be seen over Haverfordwest tonight.
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small letters by Louise Kennedy
Dervla Kirwan reads a new story for Radio 4 by the award-winning author of Trespasses.
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Red Sky in the Morning
An originally commissioned short work written by Chris McQueer.
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The Sounder by Jade Angeles Fitton
An original short work for Radio 4 by Jade Angeles Fitton
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Homing by Marie-Louise McGuinness
A seemingly ordinary day inspires a woman to reflect on what led her to this life.
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Salt River by Alys Conran
Little Anghararad is caught between opposing tides - her mother and Anti Mari.
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Harry Swithenback's Private Visit by Alan Warner
TV antiques expert Harry Swithenback is hoping for a holiday but the town has other ideas.
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The Cottage
A young lad helps his dad renovate a cottage in the woods where normal rules don't apply.
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The Victim
Detective comedy about vigils, victims and vintage coats.
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This Is the Way I'm Going by Michael Amherst
An original short story for radio, written by Michael Amherst.
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Shadowing Gordon by Jan Carson
A writer spends a day shadowing an exorcist called Gordon.
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Fairy Penguin by Rachel Trezise
Original short fiction by Rachel Trezise, read by Georgia Henshaw.
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Kindnesses by David Constantine
An original story for Radio 4 from the award-winning writer David Constantine.
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Apis Mellifera by Philip Hensher, read by Mark Heap
Sally is driving through Pimlico with her dog Reggie when a bee flies into her car.
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The Fishing Lesson by Brian Friel
A newly unearthed story by the 'Irish Chekhov'.
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The Listener by Louise Farr
A grieving woman is interviewed by the police about the theft of a statue from a church.
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The Market Photographer by Kamand Kojouri
Swansea market, Iranian poetry and photography collide in a new story from Kamand Kojouri.
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Flyology by Alison MacLeod
Ada Lovelace takes a liberating flight of fancy and a vision of the future unfurls.
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The Bacchanal
A new short work from Helen McClory about a festival that has dystopian dark corners.
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Stock Image
A photographer is blinded by the flash of Virginia Woolf's genius.
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Snowbirds and Coyotes by KM Elkes
After the death of her husband, Betty drives to the Arizona desert.
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One More Song by Sam Thompson
At a music gig, Mark is surprised by someone he hasn’t seen in over twenty-five years.
