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2034: On a mission to mine minerals from asteroids, one astronaut is beginning to wonder if she's even real. The first in a darkly comic and brilliantly original series for Radio 4

The first in a darkly comic new series about women and space, from the award-winning author Naomi Wood, written for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4,

From disassociating astronauts to zero-gravity threesomes, explorations of nothingness to space lust and Pokemon hunts, this brilliantly original series with a feminist twist is a savagely funny take on the near future of women and space.

Today: It's 2034 , and on a mission to mine valuable minerals, one astronaut's struggle with reality puts her team at risk...

Reader: Julianna Jennings
Writer: Naomi Wood is the author of three novels, including the award-winning Mrs Hemingway, and a short story collection, This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things. She won the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Short Story Award in 2023.
Producer: Justine Willett

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Mon 26 May 2025 22:45

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