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Short Story
Brand new stories, from today’s best writers written exclusively for Radio 4 – the home of the Short Story
Radio 4 is the world’s leading commissioner of new short stories. Expect excellent writing from the hottest names offering compelling snapshots of the way we live now, produced by the experts behind the BBC National Short Story Award and other in-house readings teams.
Podcasts
Hearing Aids by Roddy Doyle
Published: Oct. 20, 2023, 4:12 p.m.Duration: 14 minutes 12 seconds
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2023 BBC Young Writers' Award Showcase with Katie Thistleton
Published: Sept. 17, 2023, 5 p.m.Duration: 49 minutes 2 seconds
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BBC National Short Story Award 2023 - Churail by Kamila Shamsie
Published: Sept. 15, 2023, 3 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 27 seconds
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BBC National Short Story Award 2023 - The Storm by Nick Mulgrew
Published: Sept. 14, 2023, 3 p.m.Duration: 35 minutes 36 seconds
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BBC National Short Story Award 2023 - It's Me by K Patrick
Published: Sept. 13, 2023, 3 p.m.Duration: 34 minutes 55 seconds
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BBC National Short Story Award 2023 - Guests by Cherise Saywell
Published: Sept. 12, 2023, 3 p.m.Duration: 35 minutes 3 seconds
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BBC National Short Story Award 2023 - Comorbidities by Naomi Wood
Published: Sept. 11, 2023, 3 p.m.Duration: 34 minutes 27 seconds
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The Crongton Soup Kitchen by Alex Wheatle
Published: March 17, 2021, 12:33 p.m.Duration: 15 minutes 16 seconds
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Progress by Jo Lloyd
Published: March 8, 2021, 9:12 p.m.Duration: 14 minutes 56 seconds
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Trip and Fall by Maria Thomas
Published: Feb. 26, 2021, 6:13 p.m.Duration: 14 minutes 35 seconds
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Angela's Mother by Michele Forbes
Published: Feb. 12, 2021, 2:03 p.m.Duration: 14 minutes 21 seconds
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The Cleaner by Mary Paulson-Ellis
Published: Jan. 30, 2021, 1:36 p.m.Duration: 14 minutes 19 seconds
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Samurai by Fatima Bhutto
Published: Jan. 23, 2021, 12:51 p.m.Duration: 14 minutes 22 seconds
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A Borderline Interest by Derek Owusu
Published: Jan. 18, 2021, 5:45 p.m.Duration: 14 minutes 45 seconds
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A Border Interest by Derek Owusu
Published: Jan. 18, 2021, 5:45 p.m.Duration: 14 minutes 45 seconds
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Post by Elaine Feeney
Published: Jan. 11, 2021, 1:25 p.m.Duration: 14 minutes 23 seconds
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Young Writers' Award Showcase with Katie Thistleton
Published: Sept. 20, 2020, 5 p.m.Duration: 48 minutes 2 seconds
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Scrimshaw by Eley Williams
Published: Sept. 18, 2020, 3 p.m.Duration: 19 minutes 29 seconds
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Come Down Heavy by Jack Houston
Published: Sept. 17, 2020, 3 p.m.Duration: 32 minutes 31 seconds
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The Grotesques by Sarah Hall
Published: Sept. 16, 2020, 3 p.m.Duration: 33 minutes 8 seconds
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In the Car With the Rain Coming Down by Jan Carson
Published: Sept. 15, 2020, 3 p.m.Duration: 33 minutes 9 seconds
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Pray by Caleb Azumah Nelson
Published: Sept. 14, 2020, 3 p.m.Duration: 32 minutes 11 seconds
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Coming Soon: The National Short Story Award
Published: Sept. 11, 2020, 7:03 p.m.Duration: 38 seconds
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Boyfriends by Bryan Washington
Published: May 15, 2020, 1:54 p.m.Duration: 14 minutes 33 seconds
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Singular by Diana Evans
Published: Dec. 27, 2019, 4 p.m.Duration: 14 minutes 18 seconds
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The Book of the Dead by Carmen Maria Machado
Published: Dec. 13, 2019, 5:32 p.m.Duration: 14 minutes 16 seconds
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Siren by Holly Corfield Carr
Published: Dec. 6, 2019, 3:12 p.m.Duration: 14 minutes 14 seconds
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The Ice Child by Kirsty Logan
Published: Nov. 1, 2019, 7:44 p.m.Duration: 14 minutes 11 seconds
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Her Face by Elizabeth Day
Published: Oct. 25, 2019, 7:30 a.m.Duration: 14 minutes 14 seconds
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Liv by KJ Orr
Published: Oct. 18, 2019, 4:04 p.m.Duration: 13 minutes 27 seconds
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Pauzwang Syndrome by Ned Beauman
Published: Oct. 11, 2019, 7:30 a.m.Duration: 13 minutes 29 seconds
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Open Day by Benjamin Markovits
Published: Oct. 7, 2019, 2:41 p.m.Duration: 13 minutes 58 seconds
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Eternity for Pinky and Mop by Ingrid Persaud
Published: Sept. 27, 2019, 5:27 p.m.Duration: 14 minutes 18 seconds
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Ghillie's Mum by Lynda Clark
Published: Sept. 13, 2019, 3:03 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 48 seconds
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The Invisible by Jo Lloyd
Published: Sept. 12, 2019, 4:22 p.m.Duration: 33 minutes 20 seconds
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My Beautiful Millennial by Tamsin Grey
Published: Sept. 11, 2019, 3:02 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 26 seconds
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The Children by Lucy Caldwell
Published: Sept. 10, 2019, 3:36 p.m.Duration: 33 minutes 30 seconds
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Silver Fish in the Midnight Sea by Jacqueline Crooks
Published: Sept. 9, 2019, 3 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 54 seconds
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Hello Stranger by Michael Hughes
Published: Sept. 5, 2019, 1:16 p.m.Duration: 14 minutes 28 seconds
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The Cousin Clairvoyant by Colin Carberry
Published: Aug. 23, 2019, 6:58 p.m.Duration: 14 minutes 26 seconds
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Exit Number 8 by Katie Sherrard
Published: Aug. 16, 2019, 5:38 p.m.Duration: 13 minutes 42 seconds
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The Girl in the Painting by Stephanie Victoire
Published: Aug. 9, 2019, 6:36 p.m.Duration: 13 minutes 58 seconds
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The Eighth Jew by Sheena Kalayil
Published: Aug. 2, 2019, 6:25 p.m.Duration: 13 minutes 48 seconds
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Craft Work by Selina Thompson
Published: July 26, 2019, 8 a.m.Duration: 14 minutes 15 seconds
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Big House by Louise Hegarty
Published: July 19, 2019, 8 a.m.Duration: 14 minutes 25 seconds
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Incident at the Zia Sun by Kirstin Valdez Quade.
Published: July 12, 2019, 4:20 p.m.Duration: 14 minutes 28 seconds
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Wedding Speech by Big Tom Fallon - by Kit de Wall
Published: July 5, 2019, 6:05 p.m.Duration: 14 minutes 21 seconds
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Fear of Flying by Anna Freeman
Published: July 1, 2019, 5:47 p.m.Duration: 14 minutes 4 seconds
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The Garden Party by Katherine Mansfield
Published: June 21, 2019, 4:58 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 41 seconds
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Rise Above It by Kiare Ladner
Published: June 17, 2019, 5:23 p.m.Duration: 14 minutes 19 seconds
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Magic Spuds & Green Welts by Colin Walsh
Published: June 7, 2019, 6:22 p.m.Duration: 14 minutes 22 seconds
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My Sister Biira by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
Published: May 31, 2019, 4:05 p.m.Duration: 14 minutes 19 seconds
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The Flood by Deepa Anappara
Published: May 24, 2019, 5:19 p.m.Duration: 14 minutes 15 seconds
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The Treehouse by S.K. Perry
Published: May 17, 2019, 5:50 p.m.Duration: 14 minutes 16 seconds
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Like This by Lucy Caldwell
Published: May 10, 2019, 6:40 p.m.Duration: 14 minutes 18 seconds
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His Mother by Wendy Erskine
Published: May 3, 2019, 5:48 p.m.Duration: 14 minutes 21 seconds
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Mrs Badgery by Wilkie Collins
Published: April 26, 2019, 5:46 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 30 seconds
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We'll be back very soon
Published: Sept. 14, 2018, 8:10 p.m.Duration: 6 minutes 59 seconds
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William Trevor, Master of the Short Story
Published: March 2, 2018, 2:54 p.m.Duration: 15 minutes 13 seconds
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Man Booker Prize 2017 Winner George Saunders
Published: Oct. 18, 2017, 9:53 a.m.Duration: 19 minutes 18 seconds
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Welcome to Short Story
Published: Sept. 11, 2017, 11:03 p.m.Duration: 1 minute 42 seconds
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