The Hitchhiker

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 24^th Feb 2017, 15:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 24^th Feb 2017, 15:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Short story by Simon Van Booy. Ben is hitching from Devon to Scotland, and as darkness looms, a car stops for him. The driver is a young woman called Diane. Read by Carl Prekopp. Show more

Short Works

BBC National Short Story Award 2018

Dear Herbert

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 20^th Sep 2018, 22:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 3^rd May 2020, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Five commissioned short stories to celebrate the BBC National Short Story Award. In Dear Herbert by Simon Van Booy, an uncle wants his nephew to visit him more often. His ploy? Show more