Christmas Compass

Four festive stories from four corners of the British Isles.

A young primary school teacher is guided to change the course of her life by a trailblazing head teacher.

Jessica Hardwick reads Ruth Thomas's playful and evocative story set in Edinburgh.

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Four contemporary stories from four corners of the British Isles.

On a storm-ravaged island a man waits for the return of his daughter who is travelling home for winter.

Steven Robertson reads Malachy Tallack's poetic story set in Shetland.

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Four festive stories from four corners of the British Isles.

Set in a near future, a woman reflects back on the year that migrating birds returned unexpectedly and everything changed forever.

Nina Sosanya reads Stella Duffy's potent and poetic story set on the English south coast.

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Four festive stories from four corners of the British Isles.

Lucianne McEvoy reads Mike McCormack's atmospheric story about the inhabitants of a divided village in the West of Ireland who gather for a new Christmas tradition.

Mike McCormack is an Irish novelist and short story writer who recently won the International Dublin Literary Award for his book, Solar Bones.

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Four contemporary stories from four corners of the British Isles.

Four contemporary stories from four corners of the British Isles.

Four contemporary stories from four corners of the British Isles.

Four contemporary stories from four corners of the British Isles.

Four contemporary stories from four corners of the British Isles.

Four contemporary stories from four corners of the British Isles.

Four contemporary stories from four corners of the British Isles.

Four contemporary stories from four corners of the British Isles.