Short Story

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.

NSSA 2024 - Ghost Kitchen by Ross Raisin
Sep 20, 2024 – 35:23
NSSA 2024 - Nice Dog by Vee Walker
Sep 20, 2024 – 33:34
NSSA 2024 - Pieces by Manish Chauhan
Sep 18, 2024 – 35:19
NSSA 2024 - The Barber of Erice by Will Boast
Sep 17, 2024 – 34:16
NSSA 2024 - Hamlet, a Love Story by Lucy Caldwell
Sep 17, 2024 – 35:52
2024 BBC Young Writers' Award Showcase with Katie Thistleton
Sep 15, 2024 – 51:48
An Affliction by Lottie Mills
May 21, 2024 – 14:40
When Love Sucks by Naomi Wood
Apr 25, 2024 – 14:26
Minor Disturbances by Cherise Saywell
Feb 8, 2024 – 14:18
Hearing Aids by Roddy Doyle
Oct 20, 2023 – 14:12

Recent Reviews

honolululistenet

BBC ..... really ?

completely unavailable?
DeMarcus Lawrence

Wow

I can’t download any thing🙅🏽‍♂️
colleen33333

BBC Short Story

Can’t download despite subscribing. Very disappointing
Short Story Crazy

Absolute Rubbish

I’m not able to download any of the episodes. The content looks great but worthless if you cannot listen to it. Please fix as soon as possible!
grania33

Podcasts will not play

I cannot listen to or down load a simple episode. I have tried everything. The rest of the podcasts I subscribe to work fine. I went to the BBC page and noticed it mentioned "UK ONLY" under the description of the podcast. I am unable to download from there as well. Since I live in the US, I am guessing this podcast is UK only. If this is the case, I would appreciate iTunes putting a warning on this podcast that states it is for UK listeners only and will not work in any other country. It's a shame because the material looks very good...just can't listen if you are out of the UK, I guess.
Linn12345678928

Podcast won’t play (2)

I agree with the previous reviewer. I would really like to listen but a glitch prevents the podcast from downloading!
pumpkin pie

“Temporarily Unavailable”

I’d love to be able to review this pod, but not a single episode is available. There is always a download error and an “episode temporary unavailable” message every single time. These story titles and descriptions sound great, but the world will never know unless something on the back end is fixed.
Here to learn1298

Podcasts won't play

I'm sure the content is great, but I've been unable to stream any of the podcast's content. I keep receiving an error message saying the episodes are temporarily unavailable. BBC--please address the glitch.