The Artist

A new serial from Lionel Shriver in which a 30 something London millennial traverses the urban jungle in search of the perfect match.

Kayleigh Cooper dips her toe in the frenzied waters of dating apps.

Read by Yasmin Mwanza.
Written by Lionel Shriver.

YASMIN MWANZA won the Spotlight Prize Winner 2017 for ‘Best Screen Actor’. She is known for her work in Marvel’s Spiderman: Far From Home and The Last Disturbance of Madeline Hynde (dir: Kenneth Branagh). Yasmin is currently part of the BBC’s Radio Drama Company.

LIONEL SHRIVER’S novels include the National Book Award finalist So Much for That, the New York Times bestseller The Post-Birthday World, and the international bestseller We Need to Talk About Kevin. Her journalism has appeared in the Guardian and the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and many other publications. Her most recent novel, A Better Life - provocative new novel addressing contemporary immigration, Lionel Shriver was published earlier this month (Harper Collins, February 2026).

A BBC Audio Scotland Production for BBC Radio 4.