Short Works Episodes Available now
Fairy Penguin by Rachel Trezise
Original short fiction by Rachel Trezise, read by Georgia Henshaw.
Kindnesses by David Constantine
An original story for Radio 4 from the award-winning writer David Constantine.
Apis Mellifera by Philip Hensher, read by Mark Heap
Sally is driving through Pimlico with her dog Reggie when a bee flies into her car.
The Fishing Lesson by Brian Friel
A newly unearthed story by the 'Irish Chekhov'.
The Listener by Louise Farr
A grieving woman is interviewed by the police about the theft of a statue from a church.
The Market Photographer by Kamand Kojouri
Swansea market, Iranian poetry and photography collide in a new story from Kamand Kojouri.
Flyology by Alison MacLeod
Ada Lovelace takes a liberating flight of fancy and a vision of the future unfurls.
The Bacchanal
A new short work from Helen McClory about a festival that has dystopian dark corners.
Stock Image
A photographer is blinded by the flash of Virginia Woolf's genius.
Snowbirds and Coyotes by KM Elkes
After the death of her husband, Betty drives south from Ohio to the Arizona desert.
