Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1: Sueling's Story | 20230402 | We return to Burke Street, Port of Spain, in another brilliantly funny short story series by the Costa Award-winning author, Ingrid Persaud. Set on a seemingly everyday street in Trinidad, 'More Chronicles of Burke Street' follows the lives and loves of its unconventional residents. Burke Street might seem ordinary, but behind its closed doors lurk secrets, superstitions and barely concealed lies. Today, in 'Sueling's Story', a grieving young woman has the shock of her life.... Writer: Ingrid Persaud is the winner of the 2018 BBC National Short Story Award, and her novel Love After Love won the 2020 Costa First Novel Award. Reader: Martina Laird Another sparklingly funny short story series from the award-winning author Ingrid Persaud. | |
| 2: Tammy's Story | 20230409 | We return to Port of Spain's Burke Street, in the next in another brilliantly funny short story series by the Costa Award-winning author of 'Love After Love'. Set on a seemingly everyday street in Trinidad, 'More Chronicles of Burke Street' follows the lives and loves of its unconventional residents. Burke Street might seem ordinary, but behind its closed doors lurk secrets, superstitions and barely concealed lies. Today, in 'Tammy's Story', a very juicy secret from one of Burke Street's most famous residents is finally revealed.... Writer: Ingrid Persaud is the winner of the 2018 BBC National Short Story Award, and her novel Love After Love won the 2020 Costa First Novel Award. Reader: Martina Laird The next in another series of brilliantly funny stories by the author of Love After Love. | |
| 03 | Bob Marley's Story | 20230416 | We return to Burke Street, Port of Spain, in another brilliantly funny short story series by the Costa Award-winning author, Ingrid Persaud. Set on a seemingly everyday street in Trinidad, 'More Chronicles of Burke Street' follows the lives and loves of its unconventional residents. Burke Street might seem ordinary, but behind its closed doors lurk secrets, superstitions and barely concealed lies. Today, in 'Bob Marley's Story', a fluffy white dog sparks a tug of love between two Burke Street residents... Writer: Ingrid Persaud is the winner of the 2018 BBC National Short Story Award, and her novel Love After Love won the 2020 Costa First Novel Award. Reader: Martina Laird The next in Ingrid Persaud's sparklingly funny series set on one street in Trinidad. |
| 04 | Miss Joy's Story | 20230423 | We return to Burke Street, Port of Spain, in another brilliantly funny short story series by the Costa Award-winning author, Ingrid Persaud. Set on a seemingly everyday street in Trinidad, 'More Chronicles of Burke Street' follows the lives of its unconventional residents. Burke Street might seem ordinary, but behind its closed doors lurk secrets, lies and a lot of love. Today, in 'Miss Joy's Story', a house fire sparks defiance in one of the older residents of Burke Street... Writer: Ingrid Persaud Reader: Martina Laird The next in Ingrid Persaud's story series set on one extraordinary street in Trinidad. |
| 05 | Pearl's Story | 20230430 | We return to Burke Street, Port of Spain, in another brilliantly funny short story series by the Costa Award-winning author, Ingrid Persaud. Set on a seemingly everyday street in Trinidad, 'More Chronicles of Burke Street' follows the lives of its unconventional residents. Burke Street might seem ordinary, but behind its closed doors lurk secrets, lies and a lot of love. In today's final episode, 'Pearl's Story', a man, long assumed to be dead, returns to Burke Street... Writer: Ingrid Persaud Reader: Martina Laird The last in Ingrid Persaud's sparklingly funny story series set in Trinidad. |