Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Admission | 20220612 | The first in a powerful new short story series from Sarah Moss, set on one hospital ward over a long bank holiday weekend. As patients wait to be assessed on the Acute Medical Unit, with staff exhausted and thin on the ground, stories of patients' lives and possible futures slowly unfold. These are tales of kindness, love and small acts of humanity in a system at breaking point. Today: a woman makes a reluctant journey to A&E, convinced that everything is in fact fine. But staff think otherwise... Writer: Sarah Moss is an acclaimed British writer and academic. She has published six novels, including The Fell, Summerwater and Ghost Wall, as well as a number of non-fiction works, and has been nominated three times for the Wellcome Book Prize. She lives in Ireland where she teaches Creative Writing at University College Dublin. Reader: Niamh Cusack Producer: Justine Willett A powerful new short story series set on one hospital ward over a bank holiday weekend. Powerful short story series by Sarah Moss set on a hospital ward over one long weekend. |
| 02 | Stage Four Rory | 20220619 | The next in a powerful new short story series from Sarah Moss, set on one hospital ward over a long bank holiday weekend. As patients wait to be assessed on the Acute Medical Unit, with staff exhausted and thin on the ground, stories of patients' lives and possible futures slowly unfold. These are tales of kindness, love and small acts of humanity in a system at breaking point. Today: as the doctors pull the curtains shut around him, one young patient prepares for life-changing news... Writer: Sarah Moss Reader: Niamh Cusack Producer: Justine Willett The next in a powerful new short story series set on a hospital ward over a long weekend. Powerful short story series by Sarah Moss set on a hospital ward over one long weekend. |
| 03 | Away Beyond | 20220626 | The next in a powerful new short story series from Sarah Moss, set on one hospital ward over a long bank holiday weekend. As patients wait to be assessed on the Acute Medical Unit, with staff exhausted and thin on the ground, stories of patients' lives and possible futures slowly unfold. These are tales of kindness, love and small acts of humanity in a system at breaking point. Today: as the long, understaffed weekend continues, patients prepare for another difficult night on the ward... Writer: Sarah Moss Reader: Niamh Cusack Producer: Justine Willett The next in a powerful new series set on a hospital ward over a long bank holiday weekend. Powerful short story series by Sarah Moss set on a hospital ward over one long weekend. |
| 04 | Something In Your Eye | 20220703 | The next in a powerful new short story series from Sarah Moss, set on one hospital ward over a long bank holiday weekend. As patients wait to be assessed on the Acute Medical Unit, with staff exhausted and thin on the ground, stories of their lives and possible futures slowly unfold. These are tales of kindness, love and small acts of humanity in a system at breaking point. Today: after an argument over toilets, a female patient finds things becoming frighteningly Kafkaesque.... Writer: Sarah Moss Reader: Niamh Cusack Producer: Justine Willett The next story in a powerful new series set on one hospital ward over a long weekend. Powerful short story series by Sarah Moss set on a hospital ward over one long weekend. |
| 05 | All Who Were Able For It | 20220710 | The final story in Sarah Moss's powerful and heart-rending series, set on one hospital ward over a long weekend. As patients wait to be assessed on the Acute Medical Unit, with the few staff exhausted and spent, stories of their lives and possible futures slowly unfold. These are tales of kindness, love and small acts of humanity in a system at breaking point. Today: after a death on the ward, an elderly patient waits anxiously for the morning - when her surgery will take place... Writer: Sarah Moss Reader: Niamh Cusack Producer: Justine Willett The final story in Sarah Moss's powerful and heart-breaking series set on a hospital ward. Powerful short story series by Sarah Moss set on a hospital ward over one long weekend. |