Episodes
| Series | Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Day Tripper | 20090331 | By Susan Elliot-Wright. A trip to the seaside offers new beginnings for a mother and son. | ||
| 01 | Horses | 20100817 | The series which gives first-time and emerging short story writers their radio debut. By Emma Greengrass The sight of four coal-black horses, glimpsed through the window of a London bus, encourages an elderly lady to believe her luck is changing. Julia McKenzie reads this life-affirming story about making every second count. Produced by Gemma Jenkins. By Emma Greengrass. Seeing four coal-black horses proves life affirming for an an old lady | ||
| 02 | The Amazing Arnolfini And His Wife | 20100818 | The series which gives first-time and emerging short story writers their radio debut. By Jonathan Pinnock A husband and wife tightrope walking team travel across America wowing audiences with their daredevil acrobatics. A jaw-dropping finale is promised in this high wire thriller. Read by Laurel Lefkow Produced by Gemma Jenkins. By Jonathan Pinnock. A husband and wife tightrope walking team travel across America. | ||
| 02 | The World | 20090401 | By Frank Burton. A man finds that he can see and hear everything happening in the world. | ||
| 03 | Atlantic Flats | 20090402 | By Richard Knight. An elderly man thinks about his relationship with his daughter. | ||
| 03 | Kiss | 20100819 | The series which gives first-time and emerging short story writers their radio debut. By Heather Reid A quirky coming-of-age story in which thoughts of that all important first kiss occupy the mind of a teenager as she travels home from school on the bus. Read by Morven Christie Produced by Gemma Jenkins. By Heather Reid. Thoughts of an all-important first kiss occupy the mind of a teenager. | ||
| 07 | 02 | Two Good Feet | 20070825 | Ten-year-old Marcus is facing the prejudice that greets him in every new situation. | |
| 08 | 03 | How Michael Stays Young | 20080405 | By Elizabeth Sarkany. When Michael's marriage falls apart, Carolyn indulges in a fantasy. | |
| 08 | 05 | Upside Down | 20080419 | By Donna Daley-Clarke. Katrina wonders how she can turn her own ordered life upside down. | |
| 09 | 03 | The Police Is Your Friend | 20070725 | By Kachi A Ozumba. Pastor Ayo Olusola waits for his paperwork at a Nigerian police station | |
| 10 | 02 | Teeth | 20080826 | By Drew Gummerson. Rodney hatches an extraordinary plan to regain the respect of his son. | |
| 10 | 04 | Pink Or Blue | 20080828 | 20130412 (BBC7) 20130413 (BBC7) 20160602 (BBC7) | By Elizabeth Wells. Gender stereotyping and dysfunctional families through a teen's eyes. |
| 11 | 02 | The World | 20090401 | 20121126 (BBC7) 20121127 (BBC7) 20130709 (BBC7) 20130710 (BBC7) | By Frank Burton. A man wakes up to find that he can see and hear everything in the world. |
| 17 | 01 | Mussels, By Sue Healy | 20150802 | 20190926 (BBC7) | Recently arrived from Ireland, Triona takes as a job as a teacher in a Norfolk prison and finds herself at the sharp end of the refugee crisis. She must balance her roles as sympathetic mentor and authority figure to the prison's population of migrant detainees, many of whom are traumatised by their experiences before coming to the UK. But when a relationship with a Vietnamese inmate threatens her new life, she must decide which immigrant she will save: the prisoner or herself. Sue Healy's short story selected from thousands of entries for the BBC Opening Lines 2015 initiative, our annual open submission window for writers new to radio. Read by Dervla Kirwan Producer: Simon Richardson In a Norfolk prison an Irish teacher finds herself at the sharp end of the refugee crisis. |
| 17 | 02 | Flour Baby, By La Craig | 20150809 | 20191003 (BBC7) | When the couple across the street bring home their new baby, nosy neighbour Rosey is disturbed by its appearance. But in telling her story - a story full of hardship and humour - Rosey gives away more than she perhaps intended, and finds herself coming face to face with her own buried trauma. LA Craig's short story selected from thousands of entries for the BBC Opening Lines 2015 initiative, our annual open submission window for writers new to radio. Read by Liz White Producer: Simon Richardson Rosey couldn't understand why her neighbour's new baby gives her the willies - until now. |
| 17 | 03 | Pieces Of Mars Have Fallen To Earth, By Cherise Saywell | 20150816 | 20191010 (BBC7) 20170305 (R4) | The mother of an astronaut reflects on her place in the line of women forgotten by history |