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New Writing from Africa

Jagged Edges of a Disappearing Woman

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Ndinda Kioko’s tale of a man barely able to recognise himself on regaining consciousness. Read by Cornelius Macarthy. From March 2015. Show more

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New Irish Writing

Time Stands Still

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

By Kevin Maher. A middle-aged man reflects on the joy his glamorous new girlfriend has brought him since his terrible bike crash. Read by Mikel Murfi. Show more

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Series 13

Episode 1: Paint Fumes

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

By Kirstin Innes. 4 Extra Debut. A young footballer from an oppressive home seeks escape through Argentina's urban art scene. Read by Simon Donaldson. From February 2014. Show more

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Series 13

Episode 4: Bethlehem House

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

By Merryn Glover. A return to a childhood location brings back painful memories for an ex-pat. Read by Ann Louise Ross. From February 2014. Show more

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Writing West

Episode 3: Underworld

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

By Richard House. Buzz returns home to Birmingham, haunted by images of his time volunteering in a Laos hospital. A Midlands reimagining of The Odyssey, read by Don Gilet. Show more

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Scottish Shorts

Episode 1: No Numbers, by Pippa Goldschmidt

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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

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Episode 2: Spring, by Kirstin Zhang

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

A family struggle with hardship in Imperial Japan. A tale of war through the hopeful eyes of a child. Read by Claire Knight. Show more

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