Short Works Episodes Available now
Byres Road
By Rhiannon Tise. After 30 years away, a woman meets up with an old boyfriend.
Minor Disturbances by Cherise Saywell
In this specially written story there is a misunderstanding at an out of town play centre.
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.