Short Works Episodes Available now

The Language of Flowers
By Elaine Chiew. Willow and Geoff can’t read each other’s signals.

My Grandmother's Degree
A woman looks back on a formative relationship in a new piece from Leila Aboulela.

Coal Country Beauty Queen by Anna Bailey
A new story from NSSA-shortlisted writer Anna Bailey.

The Portal in Lisbon
By Baret Magarian. An academic has a strange experience in Portugal.

A Man Who Used to Have Friends by João Morais
An original short story from João Morais, read by Dean Rehman.

Dancing Ganesh
A frustrated climber seeks enlightenment in Kathmandu in a short work from Alan Spence.

Mudlarks
By Sophie Haydock. A junior doctor takes up mudlarking on London's River Thames.

The Centaur's Spectacles
A specially commissioned story from the award-winning Katherine Rundell.

Hearing Aids by Roddy Doyle
Misunderstandings and miscommunications on a car journey in Dublin.

Something Borrowed
A story from Karen Campbell about love, choice and the delicate bonds of family.