Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Treats, By Natalie Smith | 20140615 | 20220813 (R4) | ~Writing Lives is a series of short stories by writers new to Radio 4 and based on personal experience. In 'Treats' by Natalie Smith, a 21 year old woman is leaving home in Manchester for a new job in Southampton in the early Eighties. As the bus moves out of the city, she opens a letter that makes her re-evaluate her past. Natalie Smith is a South-West based playwright and short story writer. This is her first commission for BBC Radio 4. Read by Christine Bottomley Producer: Paul Dodgson A Pier production for BBC Radio 4. As a daughter leaves her childhood home, a letter arrives making her re-evaluate her past. ~Writing Lives is a series of short stories by writers new to Radio 4 and based on personal experience. In 'Treats' by Natalie Smith, a 21 year old woman is leaving home in Manchester for a new job in Southampton in the early Eighties. As the bus moves out of the city, she opens a letter that makes her re-evaluate her past. Natalie Smith is a South-West based playwright and short story writer. This is her first commission for BBC Radio 4. Read by Christine Bottomley Producer: Paul Dodgson A Pier production for BBC Radio 4. As a daughter leaves her childhood home, a letter arrives making her re-evaluate her past. |
| 02 | Swimming Lessons | 20140622 | 20220820 (R4) | ~Writing Lives is a series of short stories by writers new to Radio 4 and based on personal experience. In the countryside beyond Moscow, during the time of perestroika, a young Englishwoman learns about life and love in the new Russia. Then late one night, her and a companion slip into a river and drift downstream. Victoria Field is a Kent-based writer and poetry therapist. This is her first commission for BBC Radio 4. Read by Jane Whittenshaw Producer: Paul Dodgson A Pier production for BBC Radio 4. An Englishwoman learns about life and love in the new Russia. ~Writing Lives is a series of short stories by writers new to Radio 4 and based on personal experience. In the countryside beyond Moscow, during the time of perestroika, a young Englishwoman learns about life and love in the new Russia. Then late one night, her and a companion slip into a river and drift downstream. Victoria Field is a Kent-based writer and poetry therapist. This is her first commission for BBC Radio 4. Read by Jane Whittenshaw Producer: Paul Dodgson A Pier production for BBC Radio 4. An Englishwoman learns about life and love in the new Russia. |
| 03 | Slum Songs In The Sun, By Jane Campion Hoye | 20140629 | 20160826 (R4) | ~Writing Lives is a series of short stories by writers new to Radio 4 and based on personal experience. In Slum Songs in the Sun by Jane Campion Hoye, when a woman volunteers at a school in a slum in Kenya she meets a girl who makes her confront an impossible dream. Jane Campion Hoye is a Midlands-based writer and performer. This is her first commission for BBC Radio 4. Read by Sally Orrock Producer: Paul Dodgson A Pier production for BBC Radio 4. A woman volunteers at a school in Kenya and is made to confront an impossible dream. ~Writing Lives is a series of short stories by writers new to Radio 4 and based on personal experience. In Slum Songs in the Sun by Jane Campion Hoye, when a woman volunteers at a school in a slum in Kenya she meets a girl who makes her confront an impossible dream. Jane Campion Hoye is a Midlands-based writer and performer. This is her first commission for BBC Radio 4. Read by Sally Orrock Producer: Paul Dodgson A Pier production for BBC Radio 4. A woman volunteers at a school in Kenya and is made to confront an impossible dream. |