Short Works Episodes Available now
Home 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.
Post by Elaine Feeney
The story of an unlikely friendship between two neighbours in rural Ireland.
