BBC Radio 4

Short Story is a fiction podcast hosted by BBC Radio 4. It has 11 episodes, with the latest published September 2025.

Brand new stories, from today’s best writers written exclusively for Radio 4 – the home of the Short StoryRadio 4 is the world’s leading commissioner of new short stories. Expect excellent writing from the hottest names offering compelling snapshots of the way we live now, produced by the experts behind the BBC National Short Story Award and other in-house readings teams.

fiction ·en ·11 episodes