A story of twin sisters and midnight feasts from Irish writer-performer Eva O'Connor. Show more

Fiery flash fiction for radio about magic bars, mojitos and house fires. By playwright Marietta Kirkbride. Read by Oliver Bardell. Show more

At a dinner party, a mother, adjusting to her daughter leaving home, meets a teenager who is just as lost as she is. A new short story by Ruth Thomas, read by Alexandra Mathie. Show more

As she prepares to buy her first house, Heather plans her colour scheme with a perfectionist's eye. Read by Hattie Morahan. Show more

In Julianne Pachico's specially commissioned short story, a Colombian summer's evening takes an unexpected turn. The reader is Joseph Balderrama. Show more

4 Extra Debut. A continuity announcer veers drastically off course while reading The Shipping Forecast. Written and read by Eley Williams. Show more

A man who grew up with birdsong misses it badly as an adult in the city. So he sets off on a journey. Read by Joe Sim. Show more

When Annie skives off school, she usually hides in the cathedral. But someone else is eyeing her spot. Read by Bryony Hannah. Show more

Kathy considers all the possessions and events that have made up her life as she moves into her new home. Read by Jane Brennan. Show more

By Carys Bray. Pearl makes a throwaway comment that leads Edna to reflect on a past holiday and the essential unknowability of other people. Read by Susan Jameson. Show more

A young girl growing up in a wealthy family finds comfort in her shabbiest possessions in a story by Molly McGrann, inspired by the Frank Ocean track. Read by Camille Marmie. Show more

By Federica Lugaresi. Events after a concert on London's South Bank transport Gustav back to the Prague of his youth. Read by Jonathan Coy. Show more

A retired bicycle repairman is slowly inveigled into helping the son of a former friend deal with a difficult loss. Short story by Linda Cracknell, read by Paul Young. Show more

An original short work for radio by the playwright and film-maker Matt Grinter about fatherhood, raising daughters and playing the drums. Show more

A man revisits the location of a traumatic incident from his childhood. Short story by Emma Flint, author of acclaimed debut novel Little Deaths. Read by Simon Donaldson. Show more

Short story by Dermot Bolger. A widow is shocked to discover that a mysterious woman has been visiting her husband's grave and claiming to be his wife. Read by Ruth McCabe. Show more

Maxine Beneba Clarke's specially written short story is about the fallout from a devastating hurricane. Read by Damian Lynch. Show more

By Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Jhumpa Lahiri. A teenage girl in a remote Italian village wonders why her life is so different from those who holiday there. Read by Deeivya Meir. Show more

Written by Alison MacLeod. Creative non-fiction in which the controversial artist Eric Gill dreams about his work and life. Show more

By Danny Denton. Bee spends her evening in the car, dropping off and picking up various family members, while her own thoughts inevitably circle back to an unspoken secret. Show more