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New Storytellers

New work by radio and audio producers new to BBC Radio 4 from the five winners of this year's Charles Parker Prize for the Best Student Radio Feature.

Radio 4,35 episodes

Episodes

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In Living Memory
A sister speaks to the brother she never got to meet who died 17 years before her birth.
22 Aug 2025,14 mins
Ukraine to Scotland: A Musical Journey
The story of Sofiia, a 16-year-old refugee, and her escape from war-torn Ukraine.
21 Aug 2025,14 mins
The T-Shirt
Kept at the bottom of a drawer for years, a T-shirt sparks the sharing of a painful memory
20 Aug 2025,14 mins
Life in Numbers
A creative insight into living a life - where numbers are vital to survival.
19 Aug 2025,14 mins
My Toy Soldier
At just 11 inches long, smaller than an action toy soldier, Thomas battles for survival.
18 Aug 2025,14 mins
The Outcast Dead and Alive
An ode to Crossbones, a hidden medieval sex-workers’ graveyard, in Southwark, London.
16 Aug 2024,14 mins
Full Circle
One woman's 40-year search for her daughter who she last saw in Belfast as a baby.
15 Aug 2024,14 mins
The National Language of Nowhere
How an 1000-year-old language still affects one family passing through the generations.
14 Aug 2024,14 mins
Friends of the Wall
They’ve painted over 200,000 red hearts on a huge wall in the heart of Westminster. Why?
13 Aug 2024,14 mins
Fight Fair
How a single mother and her son found strength, belonging and joy in the world of boxing.
12 Aug 2024,14 mins
Our Dad
A true story, unwound and spun, about growing up in the shadow of violence and addiction.
04 Aug 2023,14 mins
Disappearing Birds
House martins live on our homes in summer - in winter they disappear. Will they return?
03 Aug 2023,14 mins
Out at Sea, Out of Mind
A deep dive into the sonic realms of the sea and the effects of man-made noise pollution.
02 Aug 2023,14 mins
Harassment Architecture
Is it time to rethink urban architecture that potentially creates hostile environments?
01 Aug 2023,14 mins
The Final Fanfayre
In 1974, a young girl band from Middlesbrough made a record for their idols - The Osmonds.
31 Jul 2023,14 mins
The Sound Collector
The Gold Winner of the Charles Parker Prize for the Best Student Audio Feature 2023.
09 Aug 2022,14 mins
Sara's Spirit
After a tragic terror attack in London, the lives of two parents changed forever.
02 Aug 2022,14 mins
He Wears a Mask, and His Face Grows to Fit It
How do we live with trauma? A retired policeman reflects on his emotional weight.
26 Jul 2022,14 mins
Down on the Farm
Exploring one of the biggest problems faced by farmers today - their own mental health.
19 Jul 2022,14 mins
Breathing Lyrical
Can a 13th-century Persian poem help you recover from long Covid?
12 Jul 2022,14 mins
Remembering the New Cross Fire
Commemorating the 1981 New Cross fire that killed 13 black teenagers at a birthday party.
30 Jul 2021,14 mins
He's Only a Cleaner
As Covid-19 took hold, an invisible army of workers battled the virus.
29 Jul 2021,14 mins
Read my Lips
Born with a difference, Danielle’s experience growing up in a world focused on appearance.
28 Jul 2021,14 mins
Outsider Sisters
An exploration of the experiences being a woman and non-binary person of colour in the UK.
27 Jul 2021,14 mins
The Bathing Place
Exploring Parson’s Pleasure, a male-only nude bathing place on the outskirts of Oxford.
26 Jul 2021,14 mins
This Ain't My Life
The story of Kane Walker and what his sad death means for the homeless of Birmingham.
14 Aug 2020,14 mins
Projectionists
The people keeping the art of cinema projection alive in a time it is no longer needed.
13 Aug 2020,14 mins
Living with Dementia
A creative insight into dementia and the support offered to help improve lives.
12 Aug 2020,14 mins
Palores, the Bird of Cornwall
Poetry and stories exploring the Chough’s symbolic connection to Cornish identity.
11 Aug 2020,14 mins
Anything Goes in Holbeck
An insight into Leeds’ dedicated zone for the legalised selling and buying of street sex.
10 Aug 2020,14 mins