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Short stories or abridged books, often from new writers

logo for Afternoon Reading - 1989: Writing on the Wall
Afternoon Reading - 1989: Writing on the Wall

Anne McElvoy introduces extracts from the work of three writers associated with East Germany's literary scene

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logo for Afternoon Reading - 80 Not Out
Afternoon Reading - 80 Not Out

Series of five stories read by distinguished actors who are now in their eighties

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logo for Afternoon Reading - A Friend of the Family
Afternoon Reading - A Friend of the Family

Three new stories reflecting some of the unexpected ways in which modern families work

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logo for Afternoon Reading - A Georgian Trilogy
Afternoon Reading - A Georgian Trilogy

Series of specially-commissioned stories by James Hopkin, inspired by his travels in Georgia in autumn 2008

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logo for Afternoon Reading - A Glimpse of Stocking
Afternoon Reading - A Glimpse of Stocking

Series of stories celebrating 70 years of nylon stockings

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logo for Afternoon Reading - A Little More Love in the Afternoon
Afternoon Reading - A Little More Love in the Afternoon

Series of three short stories by leading romantic novelists inspired by the four word brief, ''love in the afternoon'

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Abroad
Afternoon Reading - Abroad

Series of three edgy tales of people abroad, by Virginia Gilbert

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Agatha Christie's Mysterious Mr Quin
Afternoon Reading - Agatha Christie's Mysterious Mr Quin

Martin Jarvis reads three stories written by Agatha Christie in the 1920s, featuring a highly unusual detective team: Mr Satterthwaite, a bachelor in his 60s, and the mysterious Mr Harley Quin

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Agatha Christie's Mysterious Mr Quin
Afternoon Reading - Agatha Christie's Mysterious Mr Quin

Martin Jarvis reads three stories written by Agatha Christie in the 1920s, featuring a highly unusual detective team: Mr Satterthwaite, a bachelor in his 60s, and the mysterious Mr Harley Quin

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Alan Howard Reads
Afternoon Reading - Alan Howard Reads

The popular veteran actor reads a series of specially commissioned short stories

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Alan Sillitoe Short Stories
Afternoon Reading - Alan Sillitoe Short Stories

Philip Jackson reads a selection of stories by the best-selling author

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logo for Afternoon Reading - An Audience with Dan Leno
Afternoon Reading - An Audience with Dan Leno

The life and times of the great Victorian comedian Dan Leno, written and performed by Tony Lidington

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logo for Afternoon Reading - An Audience with Max Wall
Afternoon Reading - An Audience with Max Wall

Tony Lidington plays the entertainer Max Wall in this series of shows recorded before an invited audience at the Concert Artistes' Association in Covent Garden

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logo for Afternoon Reading - An Elegy for Easterly
Afternoon Reading - An Elegy for Easterly

Series of three stories from Zimbabwean writer Petina Gappah's debut collection, An Elegy for Easterly, which won the Guardian First Book Award for 2009

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logo for Afternoon Reading - An Important Passenger
Afternoon Reading - An Important Passenger

Series of crime stories celebrating and inspired by the 75th anniversary of the publication of Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express

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logo for Afternoon Reading - An Italian Bestiary
Afternoon Reading - An Italian Bestiary

Stories by Julia Blackburn about life and survival for the animals and people of Liguria in Northern Italy, where she has made her home

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Anger
Afternoon Reading - Anger

Stories about rage and its different manifestations

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Arthur Miller Stories
Afternoon Reading - Arthur Miller Stories

Three classic short stories by Arthur Miller

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Bath Festival Stories by Candlelight
Afternoon Reading - Bath Festival Stories by Candlelight

Series of stories with a supernatural theme, commissioned for the Bath Literary Festival

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Be Prepared
Afternoon Reading - Be Prepared

To mark the centenary of the Scouting movement, a series of stories inspired by their famous motto

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Bears of England
Afternoon Reading - Bears of England

Series of eccentric stories by Mick Jackson, which mix fantasy with folk tale and myth with history. Read by Ian Holm

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Berlin
Afternoon Reading - Berlin

Writing by five different authors about the city of Berlin, which throughout its turbulent modern history has remained a centre of culture and a magnet for writers

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Big Charlie
Afternoon Reading - Big Charlie

By JH Williams. The true story of the transportation of an elephant between two Butlins camps in the 1950s, abridged and read by Tony Lidington

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Birds and Beasts
Afternoon Reading - Birds and Beasts

Five specially commissioned stories with an animal theme

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Blake's Doors of Perception
Afternoon Reading - Blake's Doors of Perception

Short stories marking the 250th anniversary of William Blake's birth, each inspired by a quote from the great poet

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Bright Young Things
Afternoon Reading - Bright Young Things

Series of three classic short stories celebrating the riotous, witty, cocktail-swilling party people of the 1920s, dubbed by Evelyn Waugh the 'Bright Young Things'

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Caravan Club
Afternoon Reading - Caravan Club

Series of short stories to mark the 100th anniversary of a British institution

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Cassandra's Good Food Guide
Afternoon Reading - Cassandra's Good Food Guide

Roger Lloyd Pack reads personal tales about eating and drinking from the cantankerous and comically opinionated Fleet Street legend Bill Connor, who wrote under the name Cassandra

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Casual Cruelty
Afternoon Reading - Casual Cruelty

Series of short stories by the American author Shirley Jackson, who wrote in a style of 'creeping unease' from the 1940s until her death in 1965

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Chattering
Afternoon Reading - Chattering

A selection of short stories from Louise Stern's debut collection

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Cheating at Canasta
Afternoon Reading - Cheating at Canasta

William Trevor reads five stories from his new collection

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Cheltenham Festival Readings
Afternoon Reading - Cheltenham Festival Readings

Five readings from the Cheltenham Literature Festival

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Cheltenham Festival: Stories on Stage
Afternoon Reading - Cheltenham Festival: Stories on Stage

Three best-selling writers take to the stage at the Cheltenham Literature Festival in an event showcasing the art of the short story

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Cheltenham Literature Festival Stories: Booker 40 Selection
Afternoon Reading - Cheltenham Literature Festival Stories: Booker 40 Selection

Five readings from the stage of the Cheltenham Literature Festival by Man Booker winners to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the prize

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logo for Afternoon Reading - City Of Two Continents
Afternoon Reading - City Of Two Continents

Series of short stories by leading writers with Turkish connections, marking Istanbul's year-long tenure as European Capital of Culture in 2010

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Classical Assassins
Afternoon Reading - Classical Assassins

Short monologues by Jonathan Lennie, based on historical facts and conjecture, about deaths of great composers

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Clothes in the Wardrobe
Afternoon Reading - Clothes in the Wardrobe

Jasmine Hyde reads Alice Thomas Ellis' darkly comic novel about love, marriage - and the possessiveness of mothers

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Come Away, Come Away!
Afternoon Reading - Come Away, Come Away!

To mark the 150th anniversary of JM Barrie's birth, three leading writers for young people contribute new stories inspired by chapter titles from Peter Pan

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Comic Fringes
Afternoon Reading - Comic Fringes

Series of short stories written and performed by leading new comedians at The Pleasance Theatre in Edinburgh as part of the Festival Fringe

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Comic Fringes
Afternoon Reading - Comic Fringes

Series of short stories written and performed by comedians at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Countryman's Cooking
Afternoon Reading - Countryman's Cooking

Leslie Phillips reads from WMW Fowler's definitive cookery manual for men

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Creative Writing Groups 2008
Afternoon Reading - Creative Writing Groups 2008

Readings highlighting the best work from over 250 Creative Writing Groups in the North of England

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Cribbins at Christmas
Afternoon Reading - Cribbins at Christmas

Four readings by Bernard Cribbins

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Cupid Strikes
Afternoon Reading - Cupid Strikes

Stories exploring the reality behind St Valentine's Day

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Danish Noir
Afternoon Reading - Danish Noir

By Heidi Amsinck. Strange things happen when Henrik Borg sleeps on the train from Copenhagen and wakes not in Helsingor but in a mysterious, disused railway siding

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Defining Moments
Afternoon Reading - Defining Moments

Series of short stories by new Irish writers

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Difference and Desire: Readings from the Bath Festival
Afternoon Reading - Difference and Desire: Readings from the Bath Festival

Five stories on the themes of difference and desire, from the 2007 Bath Literary Festival

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Dilemmas of Modern Martyrs
Afternoon Reading - Dilemmas of Modern Martyrs

Stories by Morven Crumlish

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Elvis In Prestwick
Afternoon Reading - Elvis In Prestwick

Series of stories celebrating 50 years since Elvis Presley's only trip to Britain, a brief stopover at a small Scottish airport on his return from military service in Germany

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logo for Afternoon Reading - EM Forster Short Stories
Afternoon Reading - EM Forster Short Stories

Series of three short stories by EM Forster

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Empath Man
Afternoon Reading - Empath Man

Series of three stories written and read by poet Matt Harvey featuring Empath Man, the 21st-century answer to Superman

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Excused Games
Afternoon Reading - Excused Games

Series of short stories by leading writers, performed by star readers, in which sports and games have some surprising effects on both children and adults

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Flash!
Afternoon Reading - Flash!

Less is more in a series of 'flash fiction' by Tania Hershman, prize-winning exponent of this burgeoning literary form

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Follow the Instructions
Afternoon Reading - Follow the Instructions

Specially commissioned stories exploring the ways in which we interact with technology and machines

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logo for Afternoon Reading - For the Love of a Child
Afternoon Reading - For the Love of a Child

Three stories about relationships between adults and children, drawn from real-life

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Foster
Afternoon Reading - Foster

Evanna Lynch reads from Claire Keegan haunting story of childhood, loss and love, abridged by Neville Teller

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Granta Stories
Afternoon Reading - Granta Stories

Pieces from the archives of the UK's most prestigious literary magazine as Granta celebrates its 100th edition

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Hay-on-Wye Stories 2008
Afternoon Reading - Hay-on-Wye Stories 2008

Stories from the renowned literary festival, read by the authors before an audience

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logo for Afternoon Reading - I Got The Dog
Afternoon Reading - I Got The Dog

Susie Maguire's trilogy of comic stories about the fallout from a break-up

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logo for Afternoon Reading - I Was There Too!
Afternoon Reading - I Was There Too!

Series of three stories about great historical moments, told from the perspective of unexpected and overlooked witnesses

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logo for Afternoon Reading - I Was There Too!
Afternoon Reading - I Was There Too!

Series of three stories about great historical moments, told from the perspective of unexpected and overlooked witnesses

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logo for Afternoon Reading - If I Loved You, I Would Tell You This
Afternoon Reading - If I Loved You, I Would Tell You This

Series of stories from the debut collection by US author Robin Black

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logo for Afternoon Reading - In Bookshops Now
Afternoon Reading - In Bookshops Now

Series featuring new and classic stories from collections all currently available and in print

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logo for Afternoon Reading - In-Flight Entertainment
Afternoon Reading - In-Flight Entertainment

Series of short stories taken from Helen Simpson's new collection

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logo for Afternoon Reading - In Her Element
Afternoon Reading - In Her Element

Series of three readings by women writers that describe their personal connections with the Welsh landscape

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Jennings' Little Hut
Afternoon Reading - Jennings' Little Hut

Mark Williams reads one of Anthony Buckeridge's classic school stories, abridged by Roy Apps

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logo for Afternoon Reading - John B Keane Readings
Afternoon Reading - John B Keane Readings

Five readings from the work of the late Irish novelist and essayist John B Keane

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Jura: Writers in Residence
Afternoon Reading - Jura: Writers in Residence

Kathleen Jamie introduces work by leading writers inspired by the Isle of Jura, all of whom have taken up a residency on the idyllic Scottish island

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Just William: Pursuin' Happiness
Afternoon Reading - Just William: Pursuin' Happiness

Series of classic stories by Richmal Crompton, read by Martin Jarvis

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Liverpool Locations
Afternoon Reading - Liverpool Locations

Stories by writers with a Liverpool connection, inspired by the city's famous and forgotten places as it marks its year as European Capital Of Culture

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Lost and Found
Afternoon Reading - Lost and Found

Series of three short stories by major writers which have only recently come to light

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Lost in the Lanes
Afternoon Reading - Lost in the Lanes

Series of short stories written by writers new to radio, all set in and around the Lanes of Brighton

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Love in the Afternoon
Afternoon Reading - Love in the Afternoon

Series of love stories by bestselling romantic novelists

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Love of the World
Afternoon Reading - Love of the World

Jim Norton reads from John McGahern's story, abridged by Neville Teller

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Lyrical Ballads
Afternoon Reading - Lyrical Ballads

A selection of poems from Wordsworth and Coleridge's 1798 collaboration which marked the beginning of the English Romantic poetry movement

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Made in Bristol
Afternoon Reading - Made in Bristol

Series of short stories by Bristol-based writers

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Made in England
Afternoon Reading - Made in England

A series of five essays and poems written and read by major writers on the theme 'made in England'

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Midsummer Tales
Afternoon Reading - Midsummer Tales

Series of three new short stories exploring the magical light and white nights of far northern summers

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logo for Afternoon Reading - More Actors' Words
Afternoon Reading - More Actors' Words

Series of three stories written and read by actors

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logo for Afternoon Reading - More from the Magic Roundabout
Afternoon Reading - More from the Magic Roundabout

Series of short stories based on the vintage children's TV series, written by Eric Thompson and read by Emma Thompson

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logo for Afternoon Reading - More Love in the Afternoon
Afternoon Reading - More Love in the Afternoon

Series of new short stories by leading romantic novelists

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Mothers and Sons
Afternoon Reading - Mothers and Sons

Stories by Colm Toibin

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Mud: Stories of Sex and Love
Afternoon Reading - Mud: Stories of Sex and Love

Series of three stories from a new collection by Michele Roberts

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Murder She Thought - Series 1
Afternoon Reading - Murder She Thought - Series 1

Series of compelling crime stories by women writers

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Murder She Thought - Series 2
Afternoon Reading - Murder She Thought - Series 2

Series of compelling crime stories by women writers

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logo for Afternoon Reading - North African Short Stories
Afternoon Reading - North African Short Stories

Stories translated from Arabic for the London-based magazine Banipal, offering insights into social and cultural life in contemporary North Africa

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Once Seen
Afternoon Reading - Once Seen

Series of three stories inspired by a very modern small-ads phenomenon

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logo for Afternoon Reading - One More Year
Afternoon Reading - One More Year

Series of stories from the debut collection by Sana Krasikov, exploring the experiences of characters who leave the former Soviet Union for a new life in America

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Ones to Watch (Volume 2)
Afternoon Reading - Ones to Watch (Volume 2)

A talent showcase of unpublished work from new writers

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Opening Lines
Afternoon Reading - Opening Lines

Series showcasing cutting-edge contemporary writing

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Opening Lines
Afternoon Reading - Opening Lines

Series showcasing first-time and emerging writers

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Opening Lines
Afternoon Reading - Opening Lines

Series showcasing first-time and emerging writers

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Overheard
Afternoon Reading - Overheard

Series of specially commissioned short stories based on snatches of overheard conversation

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Parlez-vous British?
Afternoon Reading - Parlez-vous British?

New and classic tales that reveal the best and worst aspects of the British abroad

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Pavilion Pieces
Afternoon Reading - Pavilion Pieces

Series of short stories by new writers

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Penelope's People
Afternoon Reading - Penelope's People

Series of three monologues performed by Penelope Keith, presenting resourceful characters responding very differently to big changes in their lives

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Perspectives
Afternoon Reading - Perspectives

Series of stories about people approaching something familiar from a different point of view

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Pier Shorts
Afternoon Reading - Pier Shorts

Stories by new writers inspired by Brighton's Palace Pier

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Platform 3
Afternoon Reading - Platform 3

Series of stories inspired by railway stations

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Points of Entry
Afternoon Reading - Points of Entry

Series of readings that reflect the experience of immigrants to the UK over the past 60 years

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Portraits of East Anglia
Afternoon Reading - Portraits of East Anglia

Stories by local authors, inspired by paintings of the East Anglian landscape. Recorded in front of an audience in Halesworth, Suffolk, the readings are introduced by Neil Innes

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Readings From Bath
Afternoon Reading - Readings From Bath

Series of three stories by Bath writers from the stage of the city's Literature Festival

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Red Herrings
Afternoon Reading - Red Herrings

That most effective weapon in the crime writer's arsenal, the red herring, inspires these new stories by leading exponents of the genre. With a guaranteed twist in the tale!

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Red Herrings
Afternoon Reading - Red Herrings

That most effective weapon in the crime writer's arsenal, the red herring, inspires these new stories by leading exponents of the genre. With a guaranteed twist in the tale!

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Red Mountain, Yellow River
Afternoon Reading - Red Mountain, Yellow River

Short stories by writers from the Chinese diaspora about life in modern China

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Remember Me
Afternoon Reading - Remember Me

Holly Aird reads a specially commissioned psychological suspense thriller by Nicci French

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Rhys Davies Award Winners
Afternoon Reading - Rhys Davies Award Winners

Series of three stories from the Welsh short story competition

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Scene of the Crime
Afternoon Reading - Scene of the Crime

Stories by leading crime writers

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Scottish Shorts
Afternoon Reading - Scottish Shorts

Stories showcasing the best new writing from Scotland

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Sentences
Afternoon Reading - Sentences

Five stories by men and women who have lived, worked and served in prison

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logo for Afternoon Reading - SOS: Save Our Souls
Afternoon Reading - SOS: Save Our Souls

Five stories to mark the 100th anniversary of the international distress call

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Sputnik
Afternoon Reading - Sputnik

A selection of stories celebrating the Russian satellite which started the space race in 1957

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Spy Stories
Afternoon Reading - Spy Stories

Classic tales of deception and betrayal

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Stories from the Bath Literature Festival
Afternoon Reading - Stories from the Bath Literature Festival

Readings from the prestigious West Country event

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Stories with Latitude
Afternoon Reading - Stories with Latitude

Five stories recorded on stage at the 2007 Latitude Festival in Suffolk

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Stories with Latitude
Afternoon Reading - Stories with Latitude

Readings recorded on stage at the Latitude Festival in Suffolk

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Stories with Latitude
Afternoon Reading - Stories with Latitude

Readings recorded on stage at the Latitude Festival in Suffolk

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Strange Things Done in the Midnight Sun
Afternoon Reading - Strange Things Done in the Midnight Sun

Series of famous narrative poems

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Sunshine and Showers
Afternoon Reading - Sunshine and Showers

Stories exploring the nature of our relationship with the British weather

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Tales From Tate Modern
Afternoon Reading - Tales From Tate Modern

Series of specially-commissioned stories to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the opening of Tate Modern

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Tales From The Low Countries
Afternoon Reading - Tales From The Low Countries

Series of evocative new stories set in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Tapertime
Afternoon Reading - Tapertime

Series of five specially-commissioned short stories that take dusk as a central theme or feature

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Telling the World
Afternoon Reading - Telling the World

Series of stories from cultures and folklore around the world

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logo for Afternoon Reading - The A-Z of Dr Johnson: Johnson's Miscellany
Afternoon Reading - The A-Z of Dr Johnson: Johnson's Miscellany

Series of readings featuring extracts from Samuel Johnson's major works, read by Michael Pennington and introduced by Johnson's biographer and Professor of English at King's College, David Nokes

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logo for Afternoon Reading - The Adventures of Mr Thake
Afternoon Reading - The Adventures of Mr Thake

Leslie Phillips reads the letters, out of print since the 1930s, sent to the columnist Beachcomber from the calamitous travels abroad of fictional upper-class twit, Oswald Bletisloe Hattersley Thake

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logo for Afternoon Reading - The Big Chill
Afternoon Reading - The Big Chill

Specially commissioned stories exploring the darker side of life

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logo for Afternoon Reading - The Burying of Joe Bloggs
Afternoon Reading - The Burying of Joe Bloggs

Series of three stories by Frances Fyfield examining the life of the deceased Joe Bloggs from the perspectives of those who knew - or thought they knew - him best

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logo for Afternoon Reading - The Closed Door
Afternoon Reading - The Closed Door

Series of stories by Dorothy Whipple

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logo for Afternoon Reading - The Curiosities of the Egyptian Hall
Afternoon Reading - The Curiosities of the Egyptian Hall

Series of three stories inspired by the Victorian venue in Piccadilly in London, famed as the home of magic, spectacle, freak shows and pseudo-scientific demonstrations

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logo for Afternoon Reading - The Diaries of Edith Appleton
Afternoon Reading - The Diaries of Edith Appleton

Series of three readings featuring extracts from the diaries of Edith Appleton, a nurse working close to the front line during the First World War

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logo for Afternoon Reading - The Fantastic Book of Everybody's Secrets
Afternoon Reading - The Fantastic Book of Everybody's Secrets

Series of chilling tales from crime writer Sophie Hannah's first short story collection

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logo for Afternoon Reading - The First Person
Afternoon Reading - The First Person

Series of three quirky short stories by Ali Smith

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logo for Afternoon Reading - The Foods of Love and Hate
Afternoon Reading - The Foods of Love and Hate

Stories with a gastronomic flavour

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logo for Afternoon Reading - The Further Adventures of the First King of Mars
Afternoon Reading - The Further Adventures of the First King of Mars

Peter Capaldi reads from Nick Walker's comic sci-fi adventure

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logo for Afternoon Reading - The Greengrocer's Apostrophe
Afternoon Reading - The Greengrocer's Apostrophe

Comic tales inspired by those hand-written signs offering "Apple's and Banana's" which can be found in every town in Britain

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logo for Afternoon Reading - The Hair of the Dog
Afternoon Reading - The Hair of the Dog

Short story by Jane Gardam. Humour and tenderness colour Eleanor's reflections on her daughter Rosie's wedding 25 years before. Abridged by Jules Wilkinson.

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logo for Afternoon Reading - The Heart of Saturday Night
Afternoon Reading - The Heart of Saturday Night

Series of three stories inspired by the unique music of Tom Waits

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logo for Afternoon Reading - The National Short Story Award 2008
Afternoon Reading - The National Short Story Award 2008

Readings of the stories short-listed for this year's BBC National Short Story Award. The stories are read by a selection of the nation's leading acting talent.

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logo for Afternoon Reading - The Other Garden and Collected Stories by Francis Wyndham
Afternoon Reading - The Other Garden and Collected Stories by Francis Wyndham

Stories by short fiction writer Francis Wyndham, recalling England in the 1940s

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logo for Afternoon Reading - The Reading Group Stories
Afternoon Reading - The Reading Group Stories

Stories commissioned by readers' groups in the West Midlands, recorded at the Birmingham Book Festival

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logo for Afternoon Reading - The Treasure Chest
Afternoon Reading - The Treasure Chest

Series of three comic mysteries by 19th century German author Johann Peter Hebel, read by Mark Williams

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logo for Afternoon Reading - The Uncommon Reader
Afternoon Reading - The Uncommon Reader

Alan Bennett reads from his book about a monarch for whom literature is an all-consuming interest

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logo for Afternoon Reading - The Victorian Clown: The Circus Memories of James Frowde
Afternoon Reading - The Victorian Clown: The Circus Memories of James Frowde

Tales of Victorian circus life read by Tony Lidington

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logo for Afternoon Reading - The Writing Life
Afternoon Reading - The Writing Life

Novelist AL Kennedy, who spices up the isolation of the day job with a sideline in stand-up comedy, presents three despatches from the sharp end of the writing life

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Three Short Stories by E Nesbit
Afternoon Reading - Three Short Stories by E Nesbit

A series of stories for adults by the author of The Railway Children

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Three Stories By Giovanni Verga
Afternoon Reading - Three Stories By Giovanni Verga

Series of stories about farming folk by the Sicilian writer of the 1870s, laced with dry humour

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Three Stories by Haruki Murakami
Afternoon Reading - Three Stories by Haruki Murakami

Series of three short stories by the Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami, taken from his collection Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Three Stories by Mark Twain
Afternoon Reading - Three Stories by Mark Twain

Series of Mark Twain's classic short stories

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Three Women in a Motorhome
Afternoon Reading - Three Women in a Motorhome

Series of stories by Sue Teddern about three women who take a short but eventful trip in a mobile home, written to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Jerome K Jerome

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Too Much Happiness
Afternoon Reading - Too Much Happiness

Series of short stories from the new collection by Canadian author Alice Munro

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Travelling Light
Afternoon Reading - Travelling Light

Three tales by Tove Jansson, each focusing on a journey

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Treasure Island
Afternoon Reading - Treasure Island

John le Carre reads Robert Louis Stevenson's classic adventure story, abridged by Katrin Williams

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Unaccustomed Earth
Afternoon Reading - Unaccustomed Earth

Stories from a brilliant new collection by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri exploring the dark secrets of family life, all linked by the Bengali immigrant experience

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Urban Welsh
Afternoon Reading - Urban Welsh

Stories by Welsh writers

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Vanilla Bright Like Eminem
Afternoon Reading - Vanilla Bright Like Eminem

Richard Schiff reads a short story by Michael Faber, abridged by Richard Hamilton. A husband and father is close to experiencing the happiest moment of his life.

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Walk the Blue Fields
Afternoon Reading - Walk the Blue Fields

A selection of stories from Claire Keegan's collection

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Wayfarers All: A Hundred Years of The Wind in the Willows
Afternoon Reading - Wayfarers All: A Hundred Years of The Wind in the Willows

Five short stories inspired by the main characters in The Wind in the Willows, to mark the 100th anniversary of the publication of Kenneth Grahame's children's classic

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logo for Afternoon Reading - We Are Stardust, We Are Golden
Afternoon Reading - We Are Stardust, We Are Golden

Series of stories celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Woodstock Festival

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Welsh Accent
Afternoon Reading - Welsh Accent

Series of three stories set in different parts of Wales to showcase the many voices of the nation

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Welsh International
Afternoon Reading - Welsh International

Series of Welsh stories

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Welsh Rarebits
Afternoon Reading - Welsh Rarebits

Series of three new short stories from Wales by established and lesser-known authors

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logo for Afternoon Reading - What I Learned from the Metaphysical Poets
Afternoon Reading - What I Learned from the Metaphysical Poets

Short stories inspired by the poetry of John Donne, George Herbert and Andrew Marvell

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Why, Robot?
Afternoon Reading - Why, Robot?

Series of stories inspired by Issac Asimov's three laws of robotics

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Will You Love Me Tomorrow?
Afternoon Reading - Will You Love Me Tomorrow?

Offbeat love stories from a variety of writers

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Winnie the Pooh
Afternoon Reading - Winnie the Pooh

Series of three extracts from AA Milne's children's classic, read by Alan Bennett

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Wireless Connections
Afternoon Reading - Wireless Connections

Short stories exploring the phenomenon of personal broadcasting

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Women at War
Afternoon Reading - Women at War

Series of short stories by and about women, written during the Second World War

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Wrestling Angels
Afternoon Reading - Wrestling Angels

Biblical tales with a modern twist by Fraser Grace

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logo for Afternoon Reading - Young Turks
Afternoon Reading - Young Turks

Series of short stories marking Istanbul's tenure as European City of Culture

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