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01Redemption Song2015011120180729 (R4)A multi-contributor series of specially-commissioned stories with subterranean settings.

Episode 1 (of 3): Redemption Song by Jami Attenberg

Early one morning, a woman insists that her casual lover accompanies her on her walk to the New York subway.

Jami Attenberg is the author of a collection of short stories and three novels. Her last, The Middlesteins, was a Book At Bedtime on BBC Radio 4 in 2013. Her next, Saint Mazie, will be published in 2015. Jami lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Read by Laurel Lefkow

Produced by Jeremy Osborne

A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4.

By Jami Attenberg. A woman makes her lover walk with her to the New York subway.

Series of short stories with subterranean settings.

02Out of the Depths2015011820180805 (R4)A multi-contributor series of specially-commissioned stories with subterranean settings.

Episode 2: Out Of The Depths by Tom Connolly
Hoping to take his new relationship to the next level, Mike takes Mary and her kids to Paris on the Eurostar. A visit to the Catacombs with Mary's son is supposed to be a bonding exercise...

Tom Connolly is the producer and director of award winning short films for the BBC and Channel 4, including the critically acclaimed Dogfight. His debut novel The Spider Truces was shortlisted for the Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award and the Desmond Elliott Prize. His play The Man In The Lift was broadcast on Radio 4 in 2013.

Read by Barnaby Kay

Produced by Jeremy Osborne
A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4.

By Tom Connolly. A trip to the Paris catacombs does not go entirely to plan.

Series of short stories with subterranean settings.

A multi-contributor series of specially-commissioned stories with subterranean settings.

Episode 2: Out Of The Depths by Tom Connolly
Hoping to take his new relationship to the next level, Mike takes Mary and her kids to Paris on the Eurostar. A visit to the Catacombs with Mary's son is supposed to be a bonding exercise...

Tom Connolly is the producer and director of award winning short films for the BBC and Channel 4, including the critically acclaimed Dogfight. His debut novel The Spider Truces was shortlisted for the Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award and the Desmond Elliott Prize. His play The Man In The Lift was broadcast on Radio 4 in 2013.

Read by Barnaby Kay

Produced by Jeremy Osborne
A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4.

By Tom Connolly. A trip to the Paris catacombs does not go entirely to plan.

Series of short stories with subterranean settings.

03In Praise Of Radical Fish2015012520180812 (R4)A multi-contributor series of specially-commissioned stories with subterranean settings.

Episode 3 (of 3): In Praise Of Radical Fish by Alison MacLeod

Believing themselves to be bound for Syria, three not-very radical young men prepare on Brighton beach.

Alison MacLeod lives in Brighton. She was shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award in 2011 and her story 'Solo, A Capella', about the Tottenham riots, featured in the Radio 4 series Where Were You ... in 2012. Her previous works include The Changeling and The Wave Theory of Angels. Her novel Unexploded was long-listed for the Man Booker Prize and was a Book At Bedtime on BBC Radio 4. Alison is Professor of Contemporary Fiction at the University of Chichester.

Read by Amir El-Masry

Produced by Jeremy Osborne

By Alison MacLeod. Three not very radical young men team-build on Brighton beach.

Series of short stories with subterranean settings.