Short Story BBC Radio 4

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

A specially commissioned story from BBC NSSA 2023 shortlistee, Cherise Saywell.
Reader: Katie Leung
Producer: Elizabeth Allard
Podcast presented and produced by Rick Woska

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
Podcast presented by Rick Woska

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
Produced by Rick Woska

Title: Churail
Author: Kamila Shamsie
Reader: Zoha Rahman
Producer: Ciaran Bermingham
Podcast presented and produced by Rick Woska

Title: The Storm
Author: Nick Mulgrew
Reader: Cokey Falkow
Producer: Ciaran Bermingham
Podcast presented and produced by Rick Woska