Episodes
| Series | Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 01 | The Coup | 20121026 | By Tom Rachman. Political unrest threatens genteel Kensington next door to the two Geralds Readings of acclaimed novelists' first stories for radio | |
| 01 | 02 | Steak | 20121102 | By Evie Wyld. A group of male barflies in Australia are unsettled by Mariella's appearance Readings of acclaimed novelists' first stories for radio | |
| 01 | 03 | She Wiped The Surface | 20121109 | By Louisa Young. A mother arranges a birthday party, but this masks a family bereavement. Readings of acclaimed novelists' first stories for radio | |
| 01 | 04 | Hanging On | 20121116 | By Ross Raisin. A woman stands at the end of a cliff, which is at the end of her garden. Readings of acclaimed novelists' first stories for radio | |
| 02 | 01 | Finding Your Voice | 20140103 | This returning series features three emerging novelists who have been well praised and won prizes but haven't until now written short stories for radio. Ned Beauman (author of Boxer, Beetle and The Teleportation Accident), Jenn Ashworth (Cold Light and The Friday Gospels) and Alis Shaw (The Man Who Rained, The Girl with Glass Feet) make their story debuts for Radio 4.
1. Finding Your Voice
Reader Nicholas Boulton
Producer Duncan Minshull.
By Ned Beauman. An actor with a beautiful voice has to act ruthlessly after a strange trip Readings of acclaimed novelists' first stories for radio | |
| 02 | 02 | Five Thousand Lads a Year | 20140110 | This returning series features three emerging novelists who have been well praised and won prizes but haven't until now written short stories for radio. Ned Beauman (author of Boxer, Beetle and The Teleportation Accident), Jenn Ashworth (Cold Light and The Friday Gospels) and Ali Shaw (The Man Who Rained, The Girl with Glass Feet) make their story debuts for Radio 4.
2. Five Thousand Lads a Year
Reader Paul Hilton
Producer Duncan Minshull.
By Jenn Ashworth. A prison's writer-in-residence faces his biggest challenge. Readings of acclaimed novelists' first stories for radio | |
| 02 | 03 | Broken Mirrors | 20140117 | This returning series features three emerging novelists who have been well praised and won prizes but haven't until now written short stories for radio. Ned Beauman (author of Boxer, Beetle and The Teleportation Accident), Jenn Ashworth (Cold Light and The Friday Gospels) and Ali Shaw (The Man Who Rained, The Girl with Glass Feet) make their story debuts for Radio 4.
3. Broken Mirrors
Reader Louise Brealey
Producer Duncan Minshull.
By Ali Shaw. A woman decides to meet the stranger who collects shards of glass. But why? Readings of acclaimed novelists' first stories for radio | |
| 03 | 01 | Delamere's Meadow | 20200209 | 20160311 (R4) | Two sisters have to find new grazing ground for their ponies and this marks the start of horsey intrigue with Mrs Luckie-Bryant..
Amelia Bullmore reads Nina Stibbe's short story.
Readings of acclaimed novelists' first stories for radio.
Producer: Duncan Minshull
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2016.
Two sisters have to find new grazing ground for their ponies. Readings of acclaimed novelists' first stories for radio |
| 03 | 02 | The Wallets | 20200216 | 20160318 (R4) | A lad called Doon roams the streets and finds a bar. A spikey encounter ensues and some skulduggery. Then it's time to meet his Mum again..
Caolan McCarthy reads Colin Barrett's short story.
Readings of acclaimed novelists' first stories for radio.
Producer Duncan Minshull
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2016.
Hoodie-wearing Doon has a spikey encounter. Readings of acclaimed novelists' first stories for radio |
| 03 | 03 | Re-enactment | 20200223 | 20160325 (R4) | An outsider called Marko lands a job at The Well Digger's Wallet Saloon, where mock shoot-outs are staged. Shoot-outs, that is, with enigmatic endings.
Patrick Kennedy reads Tea Obreht's short story.
Readings of acclaimed novelists' first stories for radio.
Producer Duncan Minshull
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2016.
Three lauded fiction writers with their short story debuts for radio. Readings of acclaimed novelists' first stories for radio |