Fiction - Short Stories
Between the Tweets
Reader: Claire Knight
By Jojo Moyes. One of a series of specially commissioned short stories inspired by the social networking phenomenon, Twitter. (For non "tweeters", the title derives from Twitter's format where...
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Pretty as a Picture
Reader: Rapheal Koeb
In the pivotal moments of history the little man is inevitably written out of the history books. Whatever happened to Cleopatra's milkman, Einstein's postman, Michelangelo's model or Shakespeare's...
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Great Classic Suspense
This collection includes five of the greatest stories of American classic horror. The richest of language is used to create extraordinary atmosphere -- gloom, darkness, solitude, despair-and the...
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Thursdays
Reader: Francesca Dymond
Written by Adele Parks. Read by Francesca Dymond. As she celebrates her thirty-first birthday eating left-over shepherd's pie in the company of her whining young children and disinterested...
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Mark Twain's Niagara (BBC Radio 4: Afternoon Reading)
A classic short story by Mark Twain, originally broadcast in the ‘Afternoon Reading’ slot on BBC Radio 4 on 9 November 2010, to accompany the 'Autobiography of Mark Twain' (aired on ‘Book of...
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Confirm/Ignore
Reader: Nikesh Shukla
The third of three short story commissions on the theme of social networking. 'Confirm/Ignore', by Nikesh Shukla, is a moving story about coping with grief in the age of social media. Read by...
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Five Bloodcurdling Mysteries
Reader: Various
These five classic mysteries offer chilling darkness, drama, and intrigue. Includes: Murders in the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan Poe; Silver Blaze by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; The Secret of the Growing...
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East of the West (BBC International Short Story Award 2012 Winner)
Reader: Paul Hilton
It is fall, 2000. Frank Bascombe, fifty-five, settled in his realty business in Sea-Clift, New Jersey, has arrived at a state of optimistic pragmatism that he calls the Permanent Period of life....
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The Abyss as Viewed from Istanbul on 27th October 1962
Reader: Jimmy Chisholm
One of a series of short stories marking Istanbul's tenure as European Capital of Culture in 2010. By Maureen Freely. The Cuban Missile Crisis as viewed from the streets of Istanbul. As the world...
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BBC National Short Story Award 2010 (5 Shortlisted Titles)
Reader: Various
The 5 shortlisted titles for the BBC National Short Story Award 2010 administered in partnership with Booktrust, containing:'Tea at the Midland' by David Constantine David Constantine 2010 ...
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Swings
Reader: Kenneth Cranham
One of a series of commissioned stories that presents ghosts or ghostly happenings in the cold light of day. Will something 'unexplained' be as scary in a light that is... well, reliable to the...
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Bernice Bobs Her Hair (Bright Young Things)
Reader: Full Cast
And now the second of our stories celebrating the riotous, cocktail-swilling, 'Bright Young Things' of the interwar years. Laurel Lefkow reads F Scott Fitzgerald's classic Jazz Age tale set in...
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Meg Rosoff: The Fisherman and His Wife
Reader: Meg Rosoff
Meg Rosoff, whose prize-winning books are enjoyed by children and adults alike, gives her own very modern and hilarious twist to the classic fairy tale of The Fisherman and His Wife. Recorded in...
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The World
Reader: Karl Davies
One of a series showcasing first-time and emerging writers. A man wakes up one day to discover that he can see and hear everything that is happening in the world. Will he find a way of managing...
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The Unremarkable Heart
Reader: Shannon Cochran
In this darkly provocative short story, Karin Slaughter delves with harrowing, insightful precision into love, death, and the secrets we keep. Five and a half months ago, high school principal...
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Great Classic Love Stories
Reader: Various Narrators
The world-class writers featured in this collection are adept at conjuring the depth of passion that surrounds all stories of love and loss. The short story form is perfect for capturing the...
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Realm of the Census
Reader: Rebecca Elise
Rebecca Elise reads a new story by Louise Welsh, written to mark the national census. A lonely girl takes a low-paid job, chasing census evaders, which leads to a disturbing encounter in a dark...
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Mark Twain's The McWilliamses and the Burglar Alarm (BBC Radio 4: Afternoon Reading)
A classic short story by Mark Twain, originally broadcast in the ‘Afternoon Reading’ slot on BBC Radio 4 on 9 November 2010, to accompany the 'Autobiography of Mark Twain' (aired on ‘Book of...
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Together
Reader: Dan Stevens
The first of three short story commissions on the theme of social networking. 'Together' by Naomi Alderman walks the line between science fiction and our own near future, in a love story involving...
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Great Classic Science Fiction
Reader: Various Narrators
A solid grouping of classic science fiction short stories by various award-winning authors. Stories include: 'The Door in the Wall' by H. G. Wells, 'A Martian Odyssey' by Stanley G. Weinbaum,...
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Even Pretty Eyes Commit Crimes (BBC Short Story Award 2012)
Reader: Mike Sengelow
It is fall, 2000. Frank Bascombe, fifty-five, settled in his realty business in Sea-Clift, New Jersey, has arrived at a state of optimistic pragmatism that he calls the Permanent Period of life....
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Attendance
Reader: Robin Laing
A man comes to a life-changing decision as he observes his lover tending to a dying relative. Read by Robin Laing.
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A Silly Gigolo
Reader: Joanna Tope
A short story celebrating 70 years of nylon stockings. By Shena Mackay, read by Joanna Tope . A shy schoolgirl feels the pull of the stage after a humiliating encounter with a glamorous fellow pupil.
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Great American Stories II
Reader: Various
These treasured stories from the most influential authors of the 19th and early 20th centuries are selected for their literary importance as well as their dramatic, oral qualities. Includes 10...
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All the Dead Mothers of My Daughter's Friends
Reader: Tracy-Ann Oberman
One of a series of commissioned stories that presents ghosts or ghostly happenings in the cold light of day. Will something 'unexplained' be as scary in a light that is... well, reliable to the...
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