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An original short story about a father and daughter in search of a home.
Published 01/23/21
Two people meet in a mental health support group. But is one of them hiding something?
Published 01/18/21
On the morning of her 80th birthday Joan bumps into twelve year old Fionn at the post box
Published 01/11/21
A very special edition featuring all of the shortlisted stories announced for YWA 2020
Published 09/20/20
Eley Williams is the next writer in contention for the BBC National Short Story Award, 2020. Her shortlisted entry is a cautionary tale about late night texts and mating walruses, where a very contemporary search for connection lurks beneath wit and wordplay. Charlotte Ritchie reads.
From the short and pithy to the layered and literary, via robust poetics, family hierarchies and maligned youth, this year’s shortlist is the perfect reflection of all this ever-flexible fictional form can do....
Published 09/18/20
Jack Houston is the next writer up for the BBC National Short Story Award, 2020. His shortlisted story is about Simone and Jackie, two women living on the edge of society who are caught in a downward spiral of addiction and poverty. Anne-Marie Duff is the reader.
From the short and pithy to the layered and literary, via robust poetics, family hierarchies and maligned youth, this year’s shortlist is the perfect reflection of all this ever-flexible fictional form can do. As a star-studded cast...
Published 09/17/20
Sarah Hall, winner of the 2013 award, and four-time nominee, is the next writer in contention for the prestigious BBC National Short Story Award with a beautifully observed story. On her thirtieth birthday Dilly explores truths about her family, her relationship with her overbearing mother, and the masking of identity. Lydia Wilson is the reader.
From the short and pithy to the layered and literary, via robust poetics, family hierarchies and maligned youth, this year’s shortlist is the...
Published 09/16/20
Jan Carson is the next author shortlisted for this year’s BBC National Short Story Award. In her gently humorous tale of a family get-together that doesn’t go quite as planned. Laura Donnelly is the reader.
From the short and pithy to the layered and literary, via robust poetics, family hierarchies and maligned youth, this year’s shortlist is the perfect reflection of all this ever-flexible fictional form can do. As a star-studded cast celebrate the fifteenth year of the BBC National Short...
Published 09/15/20
Caleb Azumah Nelson is the first writer shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award 2020. Ben Bailey Smith reads this powerful, poetic parable about loss, longing and brotherhood. Recalling a hot, remembered summer in South East London, the story is as urgent and universal as it is evocative. This episode also contains and interview with the writer from BBC Radio 4's Front Row.
From the short and pithy to the layered and literary, via robust poetics, family hierarchies and maligned...
Published 09/14/20
Stay tuned for the 5 incredible shortlisted stories for the BBC NSSA 2020
Published 09/11/20
Poignant story of a young gay man living and loving on the margins of Houston, Texas
Published 05/15/20
Two friend discuss love as one of them re-embarks on the dating scene later on in life
Published 12/27/19
A specially commissioned short story in which a seduction exacts a high price.
Published 12/13/19
From an island in the Bristol Channel, a distress signal goes out over the airwaves.
Published 12/06/19
A story of birth, growth and magic, read by Nicola Ferguson. Producer: Eilidh McCreadie
Published 11/01/19
The final specially-commissioned work celebrating the 2019 BBC National Short Story Award
Published 10/25/19
A specially-commissioned work celebrating this year's BBC National Short Story Award
Published 10/24/19
The forth specially-commissioned work celebrating the 2019 BBC National Short Story Award
Published 10/18/19
The third specially-commissioned work celebrating the 2019 BBC National Short Story Award
Published 10/11/19
The second specially-commissioned work to mark this year's BBC National Short Story Award
Published 10/07/19
One of five newly commissioned works to mark this year's BBC National Short Story Award.
Published 09/27/19
A special edition featuring all of the shortlisted stories just announced for YWA 2019.
Published 09/22/19
An unusual childhood leads to reflections on intolerance. Read by Stephen Campbell Moore. Produced by Elizabeth Allard.
Published 09/13/19
Tale about fantasies that make life bearable and what happens when cracks begin to show. Read by Aimee-Ffion Edwards. Produced by Gemma Jenkins.
Published 09/12/19
Tamsin Grey’s story about being alone in a big city finds the comedy in awkward encounters and unsuitable relationships. Read by Katherine Press. Produced by Gemma Jenkins.
Published 09/11/19
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