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Magic Spuds & Green Welts by Colin Walsh

Mark so wants to win a medal at Sports Day. But is a magic potato really all it takes to bring home gold? Read by Liam O’Brien.

Mark is determined to win a medal at his school's Sports Day. Almost as much as his father Tony.

But is a magic potato really all it takes to bring home gold?

An original short story by Colin Walsh specially commissioned by BBC Radio 4.

Read by Liam O'Brien

Colin Walsh grew up in Galway. In 2017, he won the RTE Francis MacManus Short Story Award, was a prizewinner in the Bridport Short Story Prize and was shortlisted for the Bath Short Story Award and the Aesthetica Creative Writing Award.

In 2018, he won the Doolin Writer’s Weekend Flash Fiction competition. His stories have been published in the journal.ie and various anthologies.

Producer: Michael Shannon

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2018.

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14 minutes

Last on

Fri 14 Oct 202203:45
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  • Fri 9 Nov 201815:45
    BBC Radio 4
  • Sun 11 Nov 201800:30
    BBC Radio 4
  • Thu 13 Oct 202210:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 13 Oct 202215:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 14 Oct 202203:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra