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Series featuring new and classic stories from collections all currently available and in print.

Series

Episode

Title

First
Broadcast

Comments

Monday Diary *

20080915

By Carys Davies, read by Stephen Meo.

Flipper is a teenager born without arms after his mother was prescribed drugs during her pregnancy.

He is best friends with the local boy whom all the girls fancy, so how is he to woo Angela?

The Cane

20080916

Assis (1839 -1908) is an important figure in Brazilian literature.

His selected short stories have been recently translated and published in English.

The Far West *

20080917

By Julian Maclaren-Ross.

The author was a hard-drinking literary denizen of Fitzrovia in the 40s and 50s.

Set in France, his story portrays the casual cruelty of small boys.

Flight Of Freedom *

20080918

By Courttia Newland.

A failed drug-dealer spends his time hanging out on a London street corner near the tower block where he lives alone.

One day he develops a worryingly insistent itch, between the shoulder blades.

Read by Don Gilet.

05 LAST

The Way To Behave *

20080919

By Elizabeth Baines.

Sisterhood amongst the community of social workers is a fine and noble concept.

When a husband's infidelity is involved, however, revenge is a long game.

Read by Lesley Sharp.

Series	Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Comments
AR	01	Monday Diary *	20080915	By Carys Davies, read by Stephen Meo. Flipper is a teenager born without arms after his mother was prescribed drugs during her pregnancy. He is best friends with the local boy whom all the girls fancy, so how is he to woo Angela?
AR	02	The Cane	20080916	By Machado De Assis, translated by John Gledson. Assis (1839 -1908) is an important figure in Brazilian literature. His selected short stories have been recently translated and published in English. Read by Ben Onwukwe
AR	03	The Far West *	20080917	By Julian Maclaren-Ross. The author was a hard-drinking literary denizen of Fitzrovia in the 40s and 50s. Set in France, his story portrays the casual cruelty of small boys. Read by Nigel Lindsay
AR	04	Flight Of Freedom *	20080918	By Courttia Newland. A failed drug-dealer spends his time hanging out on a London street corner near the tower block where he lives alone. One day he develops a worryingly insistent itch, between the shoulder blades. Read by Don Gilet.
AR	05 LAST	The Way To Behave *	20080919	By Elizabeth Baines. Sisterhood amongst the community of social workers is a fine and noble concept. When a husband's infidelity is involved, however, revenge is a long game. Read by Lesley Sharp.