The second in this year's BBC National Short Story Award with Cambridge University. Two strangers are thrown together, in a world shattered by disaster. Read by Matthew Needham. Show more
The first in this year's BBC National Short Story Award with Cambridge University. A tense family holiday is interrupted by the arrival of Blue. Read by Tuppence Middleton. Show more
The third in this year's BBC National Short Story Award with Cambridge University. A woman seeks escape through a mysterious organisation known only as 'W'. Read by Maxine Peake. Show more
The fourth in this year's BBC National Short Story Award with Cambridge University. Part visceral prose-poem, part picaresque murder mystery. Read by Nicholas Pinnock. Show more
The fifth in this year's BBC National Short Story Award with Cambridge University. Texan man Ready drives through a divided US to see his dying brother. Read by Joseph Balderrama. Show more