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Shorts: Scottish Shorts: Episode 1: No Numbers, by Pippa Goldschmidt

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Episode 1: No Numbers, by Pippa Goldschmidt

No Numbers, by Pippa Goldschmidt

BBC Radio 4 - Shorts, Scottish Shorts, No Numbers, by Pippa Goldschmidt

A woman considers the role of numbers in her life.

4 Extra Debut. A woman considers the role of numbers in her life as she sits by the bed of her dying grandmother.

SHORTS: Scottish Shorts is one of a returning series of short readings featuring new writing from first time or emerging writers. 

A woman considers the role of numbers in her life as she sits by the bed of her dying grandmother. Francesca Dymond reads a lyrical exploration of death, permanence and mathematics, written by Pippa Goldschmidt.
Produced by Eilidh McCreadie.

Pippa Goldschmidt is based in Edinburgh and came to creative writing from a previous career as an astronomer. She is the author of Dundee International Book Prize finalist, 'The Falling Sky'.

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