Story Radio Podcast
Episodes
Ava Glass talks about her spy novel The Hiding Season
31 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ava Glass: The Hiding SeasonThis week on Story Radio, Tabitha Potts and Martin Nathan talk to Ava Glass (shortlisted for the CWA Steel Dagger and dubb...
Interview with Lottie Moggach about her novel Mrs Pearcey
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Story Radio, we are delighted to welcome Lottie Moggach to discuss her gripping new novel, Mrs Pearcey (published by Phoenix Books ...
Interview with Sally Page author of Six Little Words
01 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We speak to Sally Page, best-selling author, about her new novel Six Little Words. Six Little Words follows two strangers embarking together on a Shak...
Interview with Dr Miles Leeson editor of Poems from an Attic by Iris Murdoch
01 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Long hidden in an attic, vivid and revelatory poems shine a new light on the life and loves of Iris Murdoch.In the dusty attic of Iris Murdoch’s Oxf...
Interview with Mathew Gostelow editor of Silent Screams and reading by Terry Holland
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Story Radio interviews Mathew Gostelow, the editor of Silent Screams: An Anthology of Quiet Horror, about trends in the horror genre, the meaning of '...
Funnybillies by Daniel Jeffreys
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A man who is the main carer for his stubborn and independent elderly mother experiences increasingly eerie encounters with mysterious creatures in the...
The Misappropriation of Clouds by Amy Waddell
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
August 6, 2025 marked eighty years since the nuclear bomb was dropped on Hiroshima."The Misappropriation of Clouds" is a fictional short story based o...
Poppet by Tabitha Potts
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Poppet is the story of a young girl growing up in a hippy commune in rural England in 1976. She resents her mother, their social worker and most of al...
Story Radio Writers' Salon on the theme of Libraries
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our Writers' salon on the theme of libraries explores characters as diverse as saints, memories, universities, the necessity of writing novels, dystop...
Secrets of the Thames
01 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Story Radio visited a fascinating exhibition about mudlarking on the Thames and interviewed some of the mudlarks and other people invo...
Story Radio Writers' Salon on the theme of Love
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A Story Radio Salon on the theme of Love, with readings from works in progress by some of our regular writer guests.Kristin Burniston is a gradua...
Not Yet by Joanna Hershon
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Not Yet is the story of Gabrielle, a woman traveling to the absurdly picturesque coastline of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula with her son, their f...
Let The Good Times Roll by Duncan Robert Illing
01 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Let The Good Times Roll.Larry has been a circus clown for over thirty years. Now, with the threat of closure, he stands to lose everything.About Dunca...
Medieval Women: In Their Own Words interview with Dr Eleanor Jackson and Julian Harrison
01 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Martin Nathan and Tabitha Potts interview Lead Curator Dr Eleanor Jackson and Julian Harrison, about the British Library's latest bloc...
Story Radio Writers Salon on the theme of Food
01 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our second live recording of six writers reading their work in the intimate surroundings of the Colony Room Green bar. There will be occasional drink ...
Interview with Hanna Nordenhök about her novel Caesaria
01 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 19th-century Sweden, Caesaria is kept in a doctor's mansion as a trophy: she is the first baby to be born alive from one of his c-sections. ...
At the Watts Memorial EC1 by Simon Roberts
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
'At the Watts Memorial EC1' is a haunting recreation of some of the true stories told on the famous memorial in Postman's Park. The memorial comm...
Story Radio Writers Salon
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Writers Salon: Bohemia Theme – Brought to You from the Colony Room Green, London Welcome to the first-ever Writers Salon, hosted at the Colony...
Dolls are for Babies by Lana Citron
31 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A young girl goes for a walk in the country with life-changing consequences. This short story by Lana Citron was originally published in US mag...
Interview with Daisy Goodwin the author of Diva
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We interview Daisy Goodwin, novelist and screenwriter, about her latest novel, Diva (Head of Zeus March 2024), inspired by the life of the brilli...
Close to Revelation and Check Your Tire Pressure
30 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This month we have two auto-fiction stories about parents and children. Our first auto-fiction piece, "Close to Revelation" written by Janet Law...
Interview with Katie Willis about The Quiet Act of Loving Bones
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Story Radio interviews Katie Willis, author of The Quiet Act of Loving Bones, published by Joan Publishing. We discuss bones, inspiration, the co...
Anne by Kristin Burniston
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Eleven-and-a-half months ago, Mary didn’t know she had sisters. Now, at her home in Hove on England’s South Coast, they meet to scatter their...
Interview with Miki Lentin about Winter Sun
31 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Martin Nathan and Tabitha Potts interview writer Miki Lentin about his new novel Winter Sun, published by Afsana Press in 2024. A nine-day winte...
Outing by Simon Roberts
01 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A student goes on a day trip to the seaside with his mum, and ends up learning a great deal more about himself - and her. This story was writte...
Jane Labous Past Participle Interview
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to an interview with Jane Labous and hear her reading from her new novel, Past Participle, published by Afsana Press. Dakar, Senegal, 19...
Fantasy: Realms of Imagination interview with Matthew Sangster and Tanya Kirk of the British Library
01 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tabitha Potts and Martin Nathan interview the lead curator and guest curator of the British Library’s blockbuster exhibition, Fantasy: Realms o...
The Watchers by Kae Hart
01 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A young woman watches over her little sister in a polluted dystopian world where her scientific knowledge is her only weapon. The story was writ...
Dust and Oranges by Nicholas Batura
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This Halloween, rather than encountering ghosts and ghouls, we explore the horrors of war. A little girl sneaks out of her family home to buy a b...
Dirty Chicken and Rice by Simon Roberts
30 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this darkly comic and moving story, two young flatmates prepare and eat their favourite comfort food, dirty chicken and rice, at a time when t...
The Book of Beginnings: interview with Sally Page
31 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Story Radio team interview Sally Page, best-selling author of The Keeper of Stories, whose new novel The Book of Beginnings has just been pub...
Waking the Dead: Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park
31 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This month we are featuring short stories and flash fiction written at a creative writing workshop in Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park. The stories ar...
Pure at Heart by Patricia Furstenberg
30 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A young girl is fascinated by the story of a magical being hidden in the forest outside her home, and goes out at night to look for her. Written...
Interview with Tracey Rose Peyton author of Night Wherever We Go
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Martin Nathan and Tabitha Potts interview Tracey Rose Peyton about her beautiful and heart-breaking debut novel, Night Wherever We Go, published ...
Dogs by S P Murphy
30 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A woman at home with her baby during lockdown hears the unsettling sound of dogs fighting in the street. It isn't long before she is in danger he...
Interview with author Ava Glass and reading from The Chase
31 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Martin Natha interviews spy insider turned author Ava Glass about her debut novel, The Chase, published by Penguin. Listen to this podcast to fi...
Interview with Helen Fields author of The Institution
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Martin Nathan and Tabitha Potts speak to best-selling crime novelist Helen Fields, criminal law barrister turned writer, about he...
A terrible thing has happened by Elinora Westfall
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It is March 1941 during the Second World War, and a young evacuee, Tabitha, is fascinated by the stories about a famous author who lives nearby. ...
Life in the dressing room of the theatre
01 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This short story is about a young woman whose heart is stolen by a mysterious magician. The story is written and read by Elinora Westfall. Infl...
Interview with Greg Mosse and Kate Mosse
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tabitha Potts and Martin Nathan interview best-selling novelist and short story writer Kate Mosse and playwright and debut novelist Greg Mosse, w...
Interview with Amanda Owen, the Yorkshire Shepherdess
01 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Martin Nathan interviews Amanda Owen, the Yorkshire Shepherdess, about what writing means to her, and she reads an extract from ...
Eventide by Kae Hart
30 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A young woman spends time with her younger sister Anya in a deserted playground, while wrestling with her inner demons. The story was written by...
Killing the Serpent by Doug Jacquier
31 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A young Australian boy learns some difficult lessons about temptation and faith when he meets another boy from a local religious cult. This stor...
The Glass Wall by Goran Baba Ali
01 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Goran Baba Ali, author of The Glass Wall, talks to Martin Nathan, Tabitha Potts and Miki Lentin about his novel and reads a brief extract. The G...
Waiting for Pilar by Declan Geraghty
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this short story, a man waits in an anonymous hotel room in Madrid drinking beer and watching television while he waits for his lover, Pilar, ...
Miki Lentin talks about his collection, Inner Core
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Martin Nathan, Tabitha Potts and Goran Baba Ali talk to Miki Lentin about his short story collection, Inner Core, recently published by Afsana Pr...
Efflorescence by Miki Lentin
30 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Efflorescence, a short story by Miki Lentin takes us into that time when a man bumps into a friend unexpectedly while on an evening walk, with...
A Mean Spirit by Joan Treacy
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A group of mourners attend a funeral and a wake for a shopkeeper and we learn more about his past and relationships. This short story was writte...
Interview with Lindsay Gillespie and A Summoning Spell by Lindsay Gillespie
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This month Martin Nathan interviews Lindsay Gillespie who was a finalist in the Costa Short Story prize this year with her story Pholas Dactylus....
The Necropolis Railway by Tabitha Potts
02 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A clerk goes to a funeral and meets a mysterious young woman in this short story set on the famous Victorian 'Ghost Train'. This story was writt...
Rat Trap by Rebecca Lee
01 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A young female writer is commissioned to write a post about a lethal rat trap for a content mill. This story was written by Rebecca Lee. She liv...
Underground Places by Marie O'Shea
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The scene is a retrospective exhibition of the work of a famous male artist. As the young female curator is interviewed by a journalist, we start...
Stray Dogs and Cowboys by Steve Wade
30 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
An Irish farmer, Liam Og, decides to leave his farm to his unknown American nephew. This short story was written and read by Steve Wade. Steve ...
Salvage by Martin Nathan
31 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
SALVAGE is set in Tide Mills, an abandoned village near Newhaven on the Sussex coast. The traces of the mill and the childrens’ home can stil...
Loverman by Lindsay Gillespie
31 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Livingstone Franklin, a hospital cleaner, has a side hustle as a soul singer - and a crush on a beautiful colleague. This story is written by L...
Maddy by Sheila Kinsella
30 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this month's short story, rebellious Maddy's reunion with her much older and more conventional sister goes disastrously wrong. About the writ...
Jacqueline by Tatum Anderson
12 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A young woman leaves Jamaica for the UK, hoping to emulate her cousin Jacqueline by working as a nurse. When she arrives, nothing is quite as she...
Ride the Peter Pan by Allison Whittenberg
30 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A young woman travels from her old life to her new, from the North to the South, on a Greyhound bus. Content warning: this story mentions rape. ...
Knish by Martin Nathan and The Prison Poem by Rebecca Ruth Gould
31 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We have two shorter stories this month, Knish by Martin Nathan and The Prison Poem by Rebecca Ruth Gould. Knish by Martin Nathan The knish is...
The Friends by Maggie Iribarne
01 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A party, a prank, and a dear friend passed away: "The Friends" by Maggie Nerz Iribarne celebrates and mourns a friendship through awkward laughte...
The Bowl by Miki Lentin
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Two friends shoot some pool on a Saturday night in Dublin. There's not much else to do. But what happens when one friend wants something differen...
Left Watching by R D Mouton
01 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Four men, friends since childhood, walk into a wood, where they find a pile of bones. This strange discovery will change their lives forever. R...
The Death of Brutus
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The narrator is a health care aide who cares for a disabled woman (Betty) as best as possible and tends to her many hamsters, including Brutus, w...
St Esteban of the Children by E E King
31 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Esteban, finder of lost things, awakes in his grave on November second to return home to his family for Dia De Los Muertos. But he overstays his ...
The Edge by Martin Nathan
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Edge is part of a series of location-based pieces exploring the stories and power of landscape. They use GPS location to trigger various sec...
A Chicken that Shares our Values by Daniel Jeffreys
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A Chicken that Shares our Values looks at the bipolar experience, how a simple phrase or marketing slogan can plunge us into the super-charged, ...
Call Bird by Tabitha Potts
31 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this short story, two city-dwellers move to a remote house in the countryside and are unsettled by their experiences in their new home. Writ...
BFFs by Marianne Rogoff
30 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In 'BFFs' by Marianne Rogoff, a woman in mid-life contemplates whether or not she's ready for any new relationships while on a road trip. MARIAN...
Final Unveil and A Summoning Spell
16 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We have two shorter pieces exploring grief and loss as part of the Waterloo Festival. “Final Unveil” is written and read by Saskia Butler,...
The Invisibles by Tatum Anderson
31 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tatum Anderson is a journalist and writer from London and The Invisibles tells of her time as an inpatient at St Thomas's Hospital. She has just...
Persepolis by Miki Lentin
15 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Persepolis by Miki Lentin tells the story of a meeting between a volunteer Tony and a refugee Ali at a refugee support centre in Waterloo. Und...
The Vulnerable by Martin Nathan
01 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
An encounter with a girl begging on the street proves hard to escape from in this short story written and produced by Martin Nathan and read by S...
Mock Crab by Martin Nathan
31 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The hidden tensions of a family holiday in Europe and a child's birthday party are explored in this short story by Martin Nathan, read by Luke Bl...
Meringues by Miki Lentin
01 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What does it mean to do good in today’s society? A short story, Meringues, by Miki Lentin explores what happens when a newly arrived refugee fr...
Crow Girl by Tabitha Potts
01 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Crow Girl is a 'folk horror' tale of a young girl found abandoned in a hedgerow and brought up in a remote village. She has a hard and loveless l...