Afternoon Reading - The Time Being

Episodes

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0301Autarky20070423On a holiday in Tuscany, a teenage boy views his parents with all the scorn he can muster.

Stories by unpublished writers

0302The Second Chance20070424A young man finds his first day after release from prison is not quite what he expected.

Stories by unpublished writers

0303Kellster20070425The inhabitants of a remote Scottish island develop a singular response to death.

Stories by unpublished writers

0304Mr Kuan-ti20070426A grandfather's tall tale haunts a young boy's imaginings far into manhood.

Stories by unpublished writers

0305Yuki And Cyrus Take On The World20070427Teen spirit ignites when Yuki and Cyrus bare their tortured souls upon a bigger stage.

Stories by unpublished writers

0401Jules2010010520110806 (R4)Series of original stories by unpublished writers.

Jules has been diagnosed as having cancer. But for a number of reasons, not all of them noble, her best friend Kate finds it hard to be as supportive as she should.

By Tamara Pollock, read by Nicola Walker.

A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4.

By Tamara Pollock. Jules has cancer, but her best friend finds it hard to be supportive.

Series of original stories by unpublished writers.

Jules has been diagnosed as having cancer. But for a number of reasons, not all of them noble, her best friend Kate finds it hard to be as supportive as she should.

By Tamara Pollock, read by Nicola Walker.

A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4.

By Tamara Pollock. Jules has cancer, but her best friend finds it hard to be supportive.

0402The Painter And The Dybbuk2010010620110813 (R4)Series of original stories by unpublished writers.

In Jewish folklore a Dybbuk is the wandering soul of a dead person that enters the body of a living person and controls his or her behaviour. A painter's talent has so far kept him alive in Auschwitz. But as he starts on a portrait of one of the guards, he wonders just who is in control.

By Claire Griffiths, read by Nicholas Farrell.

A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4.

By Claire Griffiths. A painter's talent has so far kept him alive in Auschwitz.

Series of original stories by unpublished writers.

In Jewish folklore a Dybbuk is the wandering soul of a dead person that enters the body of a living person and controls his or her behaviour. A painter's talent has so far kept him alive in Auschwitz. But as he starts on a portrait of one of the guards, he wonders just who is in control.

By Claire Griffiths, read by Nicholas Farrell.

A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4.

By Claire Griffiths. A painter's talent has so far kept him alive in Auschwitz.

0403Smell My Fleece2010010720110820 (R4)Series of original stories by unpublished writers.

With four fewer teeth and a mouth stuffed with cotton wool, Debra isn't having the easiest of days. And then she meets Dale. A curious tale of dentistry, stalking and poetry.

By Anna Towers, read by Claire Foy.

A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4.

By Anna Towers. After a trip to the dentist, Debra isn't having the easiest of days.

Series of original stories by unpublished writers.

With four fewer teeth and a mouth stuffed with cotton wool, Debra isn't having the easiest of days. And then she meets Dale. A curious tale of dentistry, stalking and poetry.

By Anna Towers, read by Claire Foy.

A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4.

By Anna Towers. After a trip to the dentist, Debra isn't having the easiest of days.