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5: Roll Over, Dead Old Me

A female astronaut's desires are unexpectedly ignited as she leaves Earth's atmosphere. But will her ardour fall with a return home? The last in a brilliantly original new series.

The final story in a darkly comic and brilliantly new series from the award-winning author of Mrs Hemingway, written for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4,

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

It's 2034: one female astronaut's desires are unexpectedly ignited as she leaves Earth behind. But will her ardour fall with a return to Earth?

Reader: Ashleigh Haddad
Writer: Naomi Wood
Producer: Justine Willett

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14 minutes

Last on

Fri 30 May 2025 22:45

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  • Fri 30 May 2025 22:45