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Gambits

A new short story series for Radio 4 by Eley Williams set in what might seem like an ordinary Essex village, but is anything but.

Radio 4,10 episodes

Episodes

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1: The Board
Adrian Scarborough kicks off a dazzling new short-story series by Eley Williams.
31 Oct 2021,14 mins
2: The King
Stephen Mangan continues a dazzling new short story series for Radio 4 by Eley Williams.
07 Nov 2021,14 mins
3: The Pawn
A new short story series for Radio 4 by Eley Williams, riffing on the theme of chess.
14 Nov 2021,14 mins
4: The Rook
A new short story series by Eley Williams, set in an Essex village gripped by chess.
21 Nov 2021,14 mins
5: Check
The next story in series set in a seemingly dull village, now gripped by a game of chess.
28 Nov 2021,14 mins
6: The Bishop
Anton Lesser continues Eley Williams' series set in an Essex village gripped by chess.
05 Dec 2021,14 mins
7: Sacrifice
The next in a new series for Radio 4 by Eley Williams set in a village gripped by chess.
12 Dec 2021,14 mins
8: The Queen
Tracy-Ann Oberman continues by Eley Williams series set in a village gripped by chess.
19 Dec 2021,14 mins
9: The Knight
A new short story series for Radio 4 by Eley Williams, set in a village gripped by chess.
26 Dec 2021,14 mins
10: The Scoresheet
Shocking revelations on the village green in the final story in a new series for Radio 4.
02 Jan 2022,14 mins