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Surge by Erin Soros

4 Extra Debut. British Columbia, 1942. Young Olaf embarks on a perilous dare but overlooks his duty to his sister. Read by Martin Sherman.

British Columbia, 1942. Young Olaf embarks on a perilous dare but he overlooks his duty to his hearing-impaired kid sister.

One of five shortlisted contenders for the 2008 BBC National Short Story Award. This was the third year of the awards and attracted over 600 entries. The winning entry was broadcast on the Today programme in July of that year.

Written by Erin Soros and abridged by Sally Marmion.

Read by Martin Sherman.

Producer: Liz Allard

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2008.

30 minutes

On radio

Thu 29 Jan 202615:30
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  • Thu 29 Jan 202615:30
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