Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | And the moon descends on the temple that was by Kerry Andrew | 20220919 | 20220920 (R4) | The second in this year's BBC National Short Story Award with Cambridge University. Two strangers are thrown together, in a world shattered by disaster. Now in its seventeenth year, the BBC National Short Story Award with Cambridge University is one of the most prestigious for a single short story. Following the announcement of the shortlist on Radio 4's Front Row, on Thursday 15th September, the five stories in contention for the 2022 award will be broadcast on Radio 4 from Tuesday 20th September. Each of the shortlisted writers will be interviewed the evening preceding the broadcast of their story on Front Row, and the winner will be announced live on the programme Tuesday 4th October. All the stories will be available on BBC Sounds after broadcast, and there will be a special edition of the Short Story podcast for each to download. For links and the most up to date information go to BBC.co.uk/nssa. Read by Matthew Needham A BBC Books Production The second in this year's BBC National Short Story Award. Read by Matthew Needham. Stories shortlisted for the National Short Story Award |
| 02 | Blue 4Eva by Saba Sams | 20220920 | The first in this year's BBC National Short Story Award with Cambridge University. A tense family holiday is interrupted by the arrival of Blue. Now in its seventeenth year, the BBC National Short Story Award with Cambridge University is one of the most prestigious for a single short story. Following the announcement of the shortlist on Radio 4's Front Row, on Thursday 15th September, the five stories in contention for the 2022 award will be broadcast on Radio 4 from Tuesday 20th September. Each of the shortlisted writers will be interviewed the evening preceding the broadcast of their story on Front Row, and the winner will be announced live on the programme Tuesday 4th October. All the stories will be available on BBC Sounds after broadcast, and there will be a special edition of the Short Story podcast for each to download. For links and the most up to date information go to BBC.co.uk/nssa Read by Tuppence Middleton A BBC Books Production The first in this year's BBC National Short Story Award. Read by Tuppence Middleton. Stories shortlisted for the National Short Story Award | |
| 03 | Flat 19 by Jenn Ashworth | 20220921 | Torn between her various selves, a woman seeks escape through a mysterious organisation known only as "W" in this uncannily dystopian vision. Now in its seventeenth year, the BBC National Short Story Award with Cambridge University is one of the most prestigious for a single short story. Following the announcement of the shortlist on Radio 4's Front Row, on Thursday 15th September, the five stories in contention for the 2022 award will be broadcast each weekday afternoon on Radio 4 at half past three from Monday, 19th September. Each of the shortlisted writers will be interviewed the evening preceding the broadcast of their story on Front Row, and the winner will be announced live on the programme Tuesday 4th October. All the stories will be available on BBC Sounds after broadcast, and there will be a special edition of the Short Story podcast for each to download. For links and the most up to date information go to BBC.co.uk/nssa Read by Maxine Peake A BBC Books Production The third in this year's BBC National Short Story Award. Read by Maxine Peake. Stories shortlisted for the National Short Story Award | |
| 04 | Green Afternoon, By Vanessa Onwuemezi | 20220922 | Part visceral prose-poem, part picaresque murder mystery, this is a disquieting, resonant reflection on guilt and contemporary society. Now in its seventeenth year, the BBC National Short Story Award with Cambridge University is one of the most prestigious for a single short story. Following the announcement of the shortlist on Radio 4's Front Row, on Thursday 15th September, the five stories in contention for the 2022 award will be broadcast each weekday afternoon on Radio 4 at half past three from Monday, 19th September. Each of the shortlisted writers will be interviewed the evening preceding the broadcast of their story on Front Row, and the winner will be announced live on the programme Tuesday 4th October. All the stories will be available on BBC Sounds after broadcast, and there will be a special edition of the Short Story podcast for each to download. For links and the most up to date information go to BBC.co.uk/nssa Read by Nicholas Pinnock Abridged by Rowan Routh Producer: Ciaran Bermingham The fourth in this year's BBC National Short Story Award. Read by Nicholas Pinnock. Stories shortlisted for the National Short Story Award | |
| 05 | Long Way to Come for a Sip of Water | 20220923 | Texan man Ready drives through a culturally divided American landscape to see his estranged, dying brother. Now in its seventeenth year, the BBC National Short Story Award with Cambridge University is one of the most prestigious for a single short story. Following the announcement of the shortlist on Radio 4's Front Row, on Thursday 15th September, the five stories in contention for the 2022 award will be broadcast each weekday afternoon on Radio 4 at half past three from Monday, 19th September. Each of the shortlisted writers will be interviewed the evening preceding the broadcast of their story on Front Row, and the winner will be announced live on the programme Tuesday 4th October. All the stories will be available on BBC Sounds after broadcast, and there will be a special edition of the Short Story podcast for each to download. For links and the most up to date information go to BBC.co.uk/nssa Read by Joseph Balderrama The fifth in this year's BBC National Short Story Award. Read by Joseph Balderrama. Stories shortlisted for the National Short Story Award |