Short Works Episodes Available now
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Boy by Clare Watson
A mother struggles to understand her autistic son.
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Goosegrass by Emma Kane
A mother can鈥檛 help feeling left behind when her son announces his engagement.
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Joan Loves Ice Cream by Tara West
A woman in her seventies surprises her children by marrying an ice cream shop.
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Madwoman's Milk by Louise Kennedy
From the award-winning author of Trespasses, a new story set on Ireland's northwest coast.
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Mister Derek by Alice Malseed
A young woman returns to London to meet an old friend.
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Acousmatic by Manon Steffan Ros
New short fiction from Manon Steffan Ros. Read by Sara McGaughey.
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She Named Us
As a teenager, Jimbo Doyle was a bass player in a punk band destined for fame.
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Kicha and the Unicorn
Kicha and the Unicorn. New short fiction by Hanan Issa. Read by Nina Wadia.
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Love Is Mortifying by Gina Donnelly
A late-night call from a wrong number leads to a conversation with a stranger.
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Daphne by Lucy Caldwell
The starlings have disappeared from Belfast's sky.