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Stories from Ukraine

A selection of short stories taken from the anthology 'Love in Defiance of Pain: Ukrainian Stories'

Radio 4,5 episodes

Episodes

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How to Fall in Love with George Michael (Part 2)
Ukrainian teenager Olesia takes drastic action to tackle her embarrassing first love.
07 Oct 2022,14 mins
How to Fall in Love with George Michael (Part 1)
Ukrainan teenager Olesia naviagates the perils of first love and playground politics.
06 Oct 2022,14 mins
Richard the Chickenheart
Ukrainian reporters host an American photographer who treats death as a photo op.
05 Oct 2022,14 mins
'The' Ukraine (Part 2)
Seeing the quirks of his country, a young Ukrainian must face up to loss and finds beauty.
04 Oct 2022,14 mins
'The' Ukraine (Part 1)
An original story of a young couple finding 'The' Ukraine and each other.
03 Oct 2022,14 mins