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No Good Deed by Riley Johnston

Busy mum-of-two Trisha decides to try a dating app. However, as a chronic people pleaser, she struggles to say no; even to the most unusual requests. Read by Tara Lynne O’Neill.

An original short story commissioned by BBC Radio 4 from the author Riley Johnston. Read by Tara Lynne O’Neill (Derry Girls.)

Riley Johnston was first published in ‘The 32: An Anthology of Working-Class Voices’ (2021) Her novel ‘A Holy Show’ was long-listed in the Discoveries prize (2021) and Irish Writers Centre, Novel Fair (2023). Riley’s short fiction has been published and won awards, including the Mairtín Crawford Award, 2022. Riley is supported by the Arts Council, Northern Ireland.

Writer: Riley Johnston
Reader: Tara Lynne O’Neill
Producer: Michael Shannon

A BBC Audio Northern Ireland Production for BBC Radio 4.

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14 minutes

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Sun 10 Nov 202423:45
BBC Radio 4

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    BBC Radio 4
  • Sun 10 Nov 202423:45
    BBC Radio 4