Like This by Lucy Caldwell
When her toddler needs the toilet, a harassed mother entrusts her newborn to a stranger. Written and performed by Lucy Caldwell.
When her toddler needs to use the toilet in a café, a harassed mother of two entrusts her newborn to a friendly stranger.
An original short story specially commissioned by BBC Radio 4.
Written and read by Northern Irish writer Lucy Caldwell.
Lucy Caldwell is an award-winning playwright and novelist.
Her novels ‘The Meeting Point’ and ‘All the Beggars Riding’ were serialised on Radio 4's Book at Bedtime and her audio dramas include 'Mayday', ‘Notes to Future Self’, ‘Avenues of Eternal Peace’, ‘Quicksands’ and the Imison award-winning ‘Girl from Mars’. Her debut short story collection 'Multitudes' was published by Faber in 2016.
Producer: Michael Shannon
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2018.
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Fri 12 Oct 201815:45BBC Radio 4- Sun 14 Oct 201800:30BBC Radio 4
- Wed 12 Oct 202210:45BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 12 Oct 202215:45BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 13 Oct 202203:45BBC Radio 4 Extra
