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Short Works Episodes

  1. Tomorrow 23:45
    BBC Radio 4

    Palimpsest by Keza O'Neill

    Memories resurface at a school reunion. Short story by award-winning Keza O'Neill.

  2. Monday 15:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    The Gleaning by Alison MacLeod

    Past and present are intimately linked in Brighton.

  3. Monday 21:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    The Gleaning by Alison MacLeod

    Past and present are intimately linked in Brighton.

  4. Tuesday 05:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    The Gleaning by Alison MacLeod

    Past and present are intimately linked in Brighton.

  5. Next Friday 15:45
    BBC Radio 4

    The Silence by Mahsuda Snaith

    A grieving woman finds her voice in a new story from Mahsuda Snaith.

  6. Next Saturday 07:15
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Natural Wonders by Vesna Goldsworthy

    A couple go to Serbia for the blooming of the Tisa.

  7. Next Saturday 12:15
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Natural Wonders by Vesna Goldsworthy

    A couple go to Serbia for the blooming of the Tisa.

  8. Next Saturday 18:15
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Natural Wonders by Vesna Goldsworthy

    A couple go to Serbia for the blooming of the Tisa.

  9. Next Sunday 02:15
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Natural Wonders by Vesna Goldsworthy

    A couple go to Serbia for the blooming of the Tisa.

  10. Next Sunday 23:45
    BBC Radio 4

    The Silence by Mahsuda Snaith

    A grieving woman finds her voice in a new story from Mahsuda Snaith.

  11. Fri 19 Jun 2026 15:45
    BBC Radio 4

    Sisters Are Doing It for Themselves by Roz Levens

    To say Moira’s daughters are single-minded is something of an understatement...

  12. Sun 21 Jun 2026 23:45
    BBC Radio 4

    Sisters Are Doing It for Themselves by Roz Levens

    To say Moira’s daughters are single-minded is something of an understatement...

  13. Thu 25 Jun 2026 15:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Currants in the Cake by Beth Morrey

    Newly-divorced Lila arranges a trip to a wellness retreat.

  14. Thu 25 Jun 2026 21:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Currants in the Cake by Beth Morrey

    Newly-divorced Lila arranges a trip to a wellness retreat.

  15. Fri 26 Jun 2026 05:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Currants in the Cake by Beth Morrey

    Newly-divorced Lila arranges a trip to a wellness retreat.

  16. Fri 26 Jun 2026 15:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    The Portal in Lisbon by Baret Magarian

    An academic has a strange experience in Portugal

  17. Fri 26 Jun 2026 15:45
    BBC Radio 4

    The Day of the Papering by Bernie McGill

    An artist tries to complete her latest work.

  18. Fri 26 Jun 2026 21:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    The Portal in Lisbon by Baret Magarian

    An academic has a strange experience in Portugal

  19. Sat 27 Jun 2026 05:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    The Portal in Lisbon by Baret Magarian

    An academic has a strange experience in Portugal