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Editor's Pick, Fiction, Story Sunday
BEEDI BOY
A mountain sunrise, a local cigarette, and a romantic’s battle with addiction in India.
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Arts & Culture, Fiction, London, Story Sunday
Lost and Found
“It was eight o’clock and I was still drunk.” Today’s #StorySunday is “Lost and Found” by Charles Adey.
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Editor's Pick, Fiction, London, Story Sunday
Seagulls
He’d said I was part-seagull, and he was too.
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Joined onto the past like a man’s arm to his shoulder
Your cousin asks you to ‘say something’ at the christening of her daughter and it genuinely is an honour to be asked and really-all-confusing because in your mind your cousin ...
Techy Tourist Ideas for Travellers in London, Britain’s Smartest City
For many years, London has claimed the title of Europe’s smartest city. That means it leads in metrics like internet availability, 5G proliferation and other techie features that result in ...
#TuesdayTales, Arts & Culture, Editor's Pick, Fiction
Catch
A touching semi-autobiographical narrative of a father-son bond, childhood in 1970s London, and the enduring impact of shared moments.
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Arts & Culture, Fiction, LunchBreak Fiction
Friday Night down the Gold Star
Join Isla and Louis for a Friday night down the Gold Star, where the pulse of London’s gentrification meets the heartbeat of traditional pubs. A compelling narrative unraveling the challenges ...
The Breach of Zero’s Perfect Circle
“She let his words gather then cracked them open like fruit.” Hospitals, daughters, relationships: how one woman struggles through it all.
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Reunion
“I would gaze up at the stars and sink into my dreams like honey.” A quiet tale of relationships, alcohol, and (mis)communication.
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Postpartum
“The boy’s eyes opened, as a wail escaped his pale lips. He must eat.” Today’s #StorySunday is “Postpartum” by Polly Goss.
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#TuesdayTales, Editor's Pick, Fiction
A Gamble If You Don’t
When the answer to whether or not you want to have kids is ‘maybe.’
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Editor's Pick, Fiction, Story Sunday
THE OLD STREETS OF XAMAR
Two friends meet again in the face of tragedy
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Editor's Pick, Fiction, Story Sunday
FELLOW PASSENGERS
Fellow passengers connect
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Editor's Pick, Fiction, Story Sunday
TULIPS
Do you want kids?
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EXHIBITION REVIEW: JEAN DUBUFFET: BRUTAL BEAUTY
A major London exhibition of the works of Jean Dubuffet reviewed.
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FOR DAD, IF YOU COULD SEE THE STATE I’M IN | LITRO LAB PODCAST
A son writes an honest letter to his dad from a very rainy London. This is a lyrical piece that invites us to think of longing and nostalgia. In those ...
The Goal
A young man tries to adjust to his new life in London.
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Book Review: London Undercurrents, by Joolz Sparkes and Hilaire
Sparkes and Hilaire have divided in two the work of unearthing and voicing by location, with Sparkes taking North and Hilaire the South of London, demarcated by the river that ...
Love and Justice: Consent at the Harold Pinter Theatre
Nina Raine’s play – about lawyers and their private lives – has just transferred from the National Theatre to the West End under the direction of Roger Michell. ...
Master of Confrontation: Not Talking at the Arcola Theatre
In 2005, Mike Bartlett’s formally experimental Not Talking found a home on BBC Radio 3 after being rejected from multiple theatres. In 2018 – amazingly – it is being performed ...