Short Works Episodes Available now

One
An original short work for radio by Merryn Glover.

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ by Christine Dwyer Hickey
In 1978, a young girl moves to London at Christmas to start a new life.

Baby by Tishani Doshi
A new short story for radio by poet and novelist Tishani Doshi.

The Crongton Soup Kitchen
A heartwarming Christmas story by Alex Wheatle.

The Dogs in the Street
A local tour guide becomes a Hollywood "fixer" when a film crew comes to town.

Trip and Fall by Maria Thomas
Maria Thomas's story about a black academic who fears she's about to get the push

Angela's Mother
A surprise visitor ignites a sense of hope for a woman living alone.

The Cleaner
An original short work for radio by Mary Paulson-Ellis. Read by Lesley Hart.

Samurai by Fatima Bhutto
An original short work for Radio 4 written and read by Fatima Bhutto.

A Borderline Interest by Derek Owusu
An original short story for radio by the winner of the 2020 Desmond Elliott Prize.