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About the show

Brand new stories, from today’s best writers written exclusively for Radio 4 – the home of the Short Story Radio 4 is the world’s leading commissioner of new short stories. Expect excellent writing from the hottest names offering compelling snapshots of the way we live now, produced by the experts behind the BBC National Short Story Award and other in-house readings teams.

Latest episodes

  • The 2025 Young Writers' Award Shortlist revealed!

    September 14, 2025 · 48 min

    Lauren Layfield presents this year's special showcase of the five shortlisted stories for the 2025 BBC Young Writers' Award. Alongside the 20th anniversary of the National Short Story Award, this year's BBC Young Writers’ Award with…

  • NSSA 2024 - Ghost Kitchen by Ross Raisin

    September 20, 2024 · 35 min

    Ashley Margolis reads Ghost Kitchen by Ross Raisin, the fifth story shortlisted for the 2024 BBC National Short Story Award, followed by an interview with the author on BBC Radio 4's Front Row Podcast presented and produced by Rick Woska

  • NSSA 2024 - Nice Dog by Vee Walker

    September 20, 2024 · 34 min

    Paterson Joseph reads Nice Dog by Vee Walker, the fourth story shortlisted for the 2024 BBC National Short Story Award, followed by an interview with the author on BBC Radio 4's Front Row Podcast presented and produced by Rick Woska

  • NSSA 2024 - Pieces by Manish Chauhan

    September 18, 2024 · 35 min

    Rebekah Staton and Hasan Dixon read Pieces by Manish Chauhan, the third story shortlisted for the 2024 BBC National Short Story Award, followed by an interview with the author on BBC Radio 4's Front Row Podcast presented and produced by…

  • NSSA 2024 - The Barber of Erice by Will Boast

    September 17, 2024 · 34 min

    Mark Strong reads The Barber of Erice by Will Boast, the second shortlisted story for the 2024 BBC National Short Story Award, followed by an interview with the author on BBC Radio 4's Front Row Podcast presented and produced by Rick Woska

  • NSSA 2024 - Hamlet, a Love Story by Lucy Caldwell

    September 17, 2024 · 36 min

    Lisa Dwyer Hogg reads Hamlet, a Love Story by Lucy Caldwell, the first shortlisted story for the 2024 BBC National Short Story Award, followed by an interview with the author on BBC Radio 4's Front Row Podcast presented and produced by…

  • 2024 BBC Young Writers' Award Showcase with Katie Thistleton

    September 15, 2024 · 52 min

    Katie Thistleton presents a showcase of the five shortlisted stories for this year's BBC Young Writers' Award. Celebrating its tenth anniversary this year, the BBC Young Writers’ Award with Cambridge University is open to all writers…

  • An Affliction by Lottie Mills

    May 21, 2024 · 15 min

    A specially commissioned short story for BBC Radio 4 by the award-winning Lottie Mills. In this fantastical tale, a strange illness takes hold of those living at the Saint Francis Invalid Colony... Lottie Mills won the BBC Young Writers…