9 episodes
Short Story BBC Radio 4
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2.6 • 8 Ratings
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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.
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When Love Sucks by Naomi Wood
A new short story for Radio 4 by the award-winning writer, Naomi Wood.
Nursing a broken heart, a woman turns to an AI dating coach for help - with unexpected results.
Writer: Naomi Wood is the winner of the 2023 BBC National Short Story Award, and author of three novels, including the award-winning Mrs Hemingway, and a new collection of stories, This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things.
Reader: Rose Robinson
Producer: Justine Willett
Podcast presented and produced by Rick Woska -
Minor Disturbances by Cherise Saywell
A specially commissioned story from BBC NSSA 2023 shortlistee, Cherise Saywell.
Reader: Katie Leung
Producer: Elizabeth Allard
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Hearing Aids by Roddy Doyle
A newly commissioned story from Roddy Doyle, author of The Commitments and the 1993 Booker Prize winner, Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha.
Read by Liam Carney
Produced by Nicola Holloway
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2023 BBC Young Writers' Award Showcase with Katie Thistleton
Listen to the five shortlisted stories from the 2023 BBC Young Writers' Award. Presented by Katie Thistleton and produced by Rick Woska.
Creation
Written by Daisy Kaye
Read by Ruth Everett
Produced by Ben Hollands
Fridays
Written by Evie Alam
Read by Laila Zaidi
Produced by Ben Hollands
Jessie's God
Written by Elissa Jones
Read by Kate O'Flynn
Produced by Lisa Kinga Wahinya
Skipper
Written by Iona McNeish
Read by Abbie Andrews
Produced by Rick Woska
The Wordsmith
Written by Atlas Weyland Eden
Read by Luke Treadaway
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BBC National Short Story Award 2023 - Churail by Kamila Shamsie
Title: Churail
Author: Kamila Shamsie
Reader: Zoha Rahman
Producer: Ciaran Bermingham
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BBC National Short Story Award 2023 - The Storm by Nick Mulgrew
Title: The Storm
Author: Nick Mulgrew
Reader: Cokey Falkow
Producer: Ciaran Bermingham
Podcast presented and produced by Rick Woska
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I expect I would love this podcast if I could get it, but for some reason only a few of the episodes are actually available for download, either here on itunes or on the BBC website. I can only surmise that there must be some kind of obstacle being set up, but since other BBC podcasts work fine, I don't know why this one would be different. The episodes that are available are great - contemporary stories by good authors and good readers, minimal extraneous talking. I hope the non-functioning stories will be available some day too!