Episodes
| Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Budapest to London | 20181230 | Twelve flights. Twelve travellers. Twelve stories. In David Szalay's masterful short story series, twelve travellers circumnavigate the globe en route to see lovers, children, parents, brothers and sisters, or nobody at all. From London to Madrid, Dakar to Sao Paolo, Seattle to Hong Kong, and beyond, these are stories of lives in turmoil, each in some way touching the next. Today: a daughter flies back to London, where her father is about to receive some life-or-death news.... Writer: David Szalay Twelve flights. Twelve travellers. Twelve tales. David Szalay's short story series. David Szalay's short-story series of lives in turmoil, each in some way touching the next. |
| Dakar to Sao Paulo | 20181028 | Twelve flights. Twelve travellers. Twelve stories. Patrick Kennedy continues David Szalay's deeply moving short story series. Twelve travellers circumnavigate the globe en route to see lovers, children, parents, or nobody at all. From London to Madrid, Dakar to Sao Paulo, Seattle to Hong Kong, and beyond, these are stories of lives in turmoil, each in some way touching the next. In today's story, a tragic accident in a Senegal market takes a German pilot back to his childhood.... Writer: David Szalay David Szalay's new short story series following turbulent lives in turbulent times. David Szalay's short-story series of lives in turmoil, each in some way touching the next. |
| Delhi to Kochi | 20181209 | Twelve flights. Twelve travellers. Twelve stories. In David Szalay's deeply moving short story series, twelve travellers circumnavigate the globe en route to see lovers, children, parents, brothers and sisters, or nobody at all. From London to Madrid, Dakar to Sao Paolo, Seattle to Hong Kong, and beyond, these are stories of lives in turmoil, each in some way touching the next. Today: when a woman flies to aid her sister in Kerala, their relationship is rocked by unexpected violence... Writer: David Szalay Twelve flights. Twelve travellers. Twelve stories. David Szalay's new short story series. David Szalay's short-story series of lives in turmoil, each in some way touching the next. |
| Doha to Budapest | 20181223 | Twelve flights. Twelve travellers. Twelve stories. In David Szalay's masterful short story series, twelve travellers circumnavigate the globe en route to see lovers, children, parents, brothers and sisters, or nobody at all. From London to Madrid, Dakar to Sao Paolo, Seattle to Hong Kong, and beyond, these are stories of lives in turmoil, each in some way touching the next. Today: a mother learns some uncomfortable truths about herself, when she meets her daughter in Budapest... Writer: David Szalay Twelve flights. Twelve travellers. Twelve stories. David Szalay's short story series. David Szalay's short-story series of lives in turmoil, each in some way touching the next. |
| Hong Kong To Saigon | 20181125 | Twelve flights. Twelve travellers. Twelve stories. In David Szalay's masterful short story series, twelve travellers circumnavigate the globe en route to see lovers, children, parents, brothers and sisters, or nobody at all. From London to Madrid, Dakar to Sao Paolo, Seattle to Hong Kong, and beyond, these are stories of lives in turmoil, each in some way touching the next. Today: old wounds resurface when two brothers meet for a golfing weekend in Vietnam... Writer: David Szalay Reader: Emilio Doorgasingh Producer: Justine Willett Original Music: Kirsten Morrison David Szalay's short story series following turbulent lives, in turbulent times. David Szalay's short-story series of lives in turmoil, each in some way touching the next. |
| Kochi To Doha | 20181216 | Twelve flights. Twelve travellers. Twelve stories. In David Szalay's masterful short story series, twelve travellers circumnavigate the globe en route to see lovers, children, parents, brothers and sisters, or nobody at all. From London to Madrid, Dakar to Sao Paolo, Seattle to Hong Kong, and beyond, these are stories of lives in turmoil, each in some way touching the next. Today: an Indian worker in Qatar wrestles with some very uncomfortable emotions... Writer: David Szalay Reader: Nikesh Patel Producer: Justine Willett Original Music: Kirsten Morrison Twelve flights. Twelve travellers. Twelve stories. David Szalay's short story series. David Szalay's short-story series of lives in turmoil, each in some way touching the next. |
| London To Madrid | 20181014 | Twelve flights. Twelve travellers. Twelve stories. Sara Kestelman kicks off David Szalay's gripping short story series. Twelve travellers circumnavigate the globe en route to see lovers, children, parents, or nobody at all. From London to Madrid, Dakar to Sao Paolo, Seattle to Hong Kong, and beyond, these are stories of lives in turmoil, each in some way touching the next. Today: a woman faces her darkest fears on a flight home to Madrid.... Writer: David Szalay is an acclaimed British writer. His linked collection of short stories, All That Man Is, was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, and Szalay was included in Granta magazine's 2013 list of the best young British novelists. Reader: Sara Kestelman is a distinguished stage and screen actor. She was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1994 for Best Supporting Performance in a Musical for her performance in 'Cabaret'. Producer: Justine Willett Original Music: Kirsten Morrison Twelve flights. Twelve travellers. Twelve stories. David Szalay's new short story series. David Szalay's short-story series of lives in turmoil, each in some way touching the next. |
| Madrid to Dakar | 20181021 | Twelve flights. Twelve travellers. Twelve stories. Jude Akuwudike continues David Szalay's gripping short story series, Turbulence. Twelve travellers circumnavigate the globe en route to see lovers, children, parents, or nobody at all. From London to Madrid, Dakar to Sao Paolo, Seattle to Hong Kong, and beyond, these are stories of lives in turmoil, each in some way touching the next. Today: an African businessman lands back in Senegal to find his world has shifted... Writer: David Szalay Twelve flights. Twelve travellers. Twelve stories. David Szalay's new short story series. David Szalay's short-story series of lives in turmoil, each in some way touching the next. |
| Saigon to Delhi | 20181202 | Twelve flights. Twelve travellers. Twelve stories. In David Szalay's masterful short story series, twelve travellers circumnavigate the globe en route to see lovers, children, parents, brothers and sisters, or nobody at all. From London to Madrid, Dakar to Sao Paolo, Seattle to Hong Kong, and beyond, these are stories of lives in turmoil, each in some way touching the next. Today: a son flies in to see his increasingly frail and forgetful father in Delhi... Writer: David Szalay The next in David Szalay's new short story series taking us around the globe. David Szalay's short-story series of lives in turmoil, each in some way touching the next. |
| Sao Paolo To Toronto | 20181104 | Twelve flights. Twelve travellers. Twelve stories. In David Szalay's gripping short story series, twelve travellers circumnavigate the globe en route to see lovers, children, parents, brothers and sisters, or nobody at all. From London to Madrid, Dakar to Sao Paolo, Seattle to Hong Kong, and beyond, these are stories of lives in turmoil, each in some way touching the next. Today: the morning after a Tinder date in a Brazilian metropolis... Writer: David Szalay's linked collection of short stories, All That Man Is, was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, and Szalay was included in Granta magazine's 2013 list of the best young British novelists. Reader: Thalissa Teixeira Producer: Justine Willett Original Music: Kirsten Morrison Twelve flights. Twelve travellers. Twelve stories. David Szalay's new short story series. David Szalay's short-story series of lives in turmoil, each in some way touching the next. |
| Seattle To Hong Kong | 20181118 | Twelve flights. Twelve travellers. Twelve stories. In David Szalay's deeply moving short story series, twelve travellers circumnavigate the globe en route to see lovers, children, parents, brothers and sisters, or nobody at all. From London to Madrid, Dakar to Sao Paolo, Seattle to Hong Kong, and beyond, these are stories of lives in turmoil, each in some way touching the next. In today's story, on a flight back to Hong Kong, a wife is torn between love and lust. Writer: David Szalay Reader: Liz Sutherland-Lim Producer: Justine Willett Original Music: Kirsten Morrison Liz Sutherland-Lim continues David Szalay's new short story series. David Szalay's short-story series of lives in turmoil, each in some way touching the next. |
| Toronto To Seattle | 20181111 | Twelve flights. Twelve travellers. Twelve stories. In David Szalay's gripping short story series, twelve travellers circumnavigate the globe en route to see lovers, children, parents, brothers and sisters, or nobody at all. From London to Madrid, Dakar to Sao Paolo, Seattle to Hong Kong, and beyond, these are stories of lives in turmoil, each in some way touching the next. In today's story, a well-known Canadian dashes for a last-minute flight to see her new grandchild... Writer: David Szalay Reader: Barbara Barnes Producer: Justine Willett Original Music: Kirsten Morrison David Szalay's moving new short story series continues. David Szalay's short-story series of lives in turmoil, each in some way touching the next. |