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Five Ghost Stories by John Connolly
Dublin author John Connolly's tales of the supernatural.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Five Fables
Aesop's classic fables in a modern translation, narrated by Billy Connolly.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Ulster
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After Wonderland
Dramatic monologues that imagine the adult lives of characters from children's literature.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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John Banville - The Sea
Art historian Max Morden returns to a seaside village to escape a recent loss.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Alistair Cooke - A Celebration
Ian Richardson reads from Nick Clarke's biography.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Doris Lessing - The Grass Is Singing
Racial politics in 1940s Rhodesia. Read by Janet Suzman.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Infinite Possibilities and Unlikely Probabilities
Three contemporary stories by Anita Sullivan set in a seaside town
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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State of the Nation
Short stories looking at the lives of those living on the economic margins of society
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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After Milk Wood
Three stories written to commemorate the centenary of the birth of Dylan Thomas
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Introductions
Three short stories that explore British South Asian culture in contemporary society
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Hilary Spurling - Matisse the Master
Eleanor Bron reads from Hilary Spurling's biography of the great French artist.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Writing Lives
Short stories by writers new to Radio 4 and based on personal experience.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Gibht Caillte Saillte na Fala
Mà rtainn Dòmhnallach a' leughadh a' chiad earrann de sgeulachd Alasdair Mhicleòid.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio nan Gà idheal
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An Sgoth
Donald Smith reads instalments of the short story, The Boat by Alasdair Macleod
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio nan Gà idheal
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Stories from the Southern Cross
Three stories produced in collaboration with the Australia New Zealand Literature Festival
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Empire Cafe
Three stories that trace Glasgow's connections to empire and the products of slavery.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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He Would, Wouldn't He?
Five stories all ending with Mandy Rice-Davies's immortal phrase.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Tove Jansson - The Listener
Tales from the Finnish novelist, painter and illustrator's debut 1971 collection.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Jessie Kesson Short Stories
Inspired by events from the author's own life and the landscape of North East Scotland.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Mobile Gaelic Unit
Duncan Gillies reads the short story from his book, Mairi Dhall agus Sgeulachdan Eile
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio nan Gà idheal
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Graham Swift - England and Other Stories
A selection of tales from the English novelist's short story collection.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Ian McEwan - Atonement
Young Briony witnesses a moment by a fountain, and three lives are changed forever.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Philip Pullman - Grimm Tales
Philip Pullman reads his own versions of some of the best-known of the famous stories.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Out There
Stories from an anthology of Scottish lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender writers.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Ian Fleming's Thrilling Cities
Ian Fleming's account of his 1959 trip to the world's most exotic cities.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Under My Bed
Three writers explore memories and stories that characters have stashed away in the dark.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Blake Morrison - And When Did You Last See Your Father?
...See Your Father? Blake Morrison's award-winning tribute to his father, a Yorkshire GP.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Man About the House
Three stories that explore men's relationships with their homes.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Grounded
Series of stories exploring our relationship with the land beneath our feet.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Margaret Atwood - Curious Pursuits
Margaret Atwood's collection of essays cover the concerns and passions of a lifetime.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Sue Townsend - Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years
Ten years on and Adrian is still deep in unrequited love with Pandora.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Patrick O'Brian - The Surgeon's Mate
The seventh book in the Aubrey-Maturin historical novel series by Patrick O'Brian.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Short Rides in Fast Machines
A multi-contributor series of specially commissioned radio stories about speed.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Sue Townsend - Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years
In his 30s, Adrian is now a restaurant head chef and in the middle of a difficult divorce.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Old Soldiers Never Die
Richard Elfyn reads extracts from the First World War memoir of Private Frank Richards
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Wales
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King Albert's Book
Readings from the 1914 book created as a tribute to the Belgian king and people.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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EJ Howard - Odd Girl Out
Elizabeth Jane Howard's classic story of a contented marriage disrupted by a third party.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Carys Bray - Sweet ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½
Excerpts from the debut short story collection by the award-winning British author.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Irish International
Three Irish writers give their take on being an Irishman living and writing abroad.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Hibernian Homicide: New Irish Crime Stories
Short stories of mystery and intrigue from Northern Irish crime writers.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Sitters' Stories
Short story series. Characters from famous paintings get a chance to tell their story.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Noel Coward - From His Diaries
Noel Coward's diary extracts, ready by Simon Cadell
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Copenhagen Curios
Three stories by Heidi Amsinck set in Copenhagen antique shops, places full of curiosity.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4