Short Works - Apologia: a lone astronaut, on watching the world end by Jessie Greengrass

.sc-c-sounds-nav { position: relative; } .sc-c-sounds-nav__menu-button { display: none; } .sc-c-sounds-nav__items { max-height: 500px; visibility: visible; position: static; } .sc-c-sounds-nav__overlay { display: none; } @media screen and (max-width: 659px) { .sc-c-sounds-nav__wrapper { padding-bottom: 0px; } .sc-c-sounds-nav__wordmark-link { padding-bottom: 18px; } }

Sounds home page

主播大秀
Music
Podcasts
My Sounds

Short Works - Apologia: a lone astronaut, on watching the world end by Jessie Greengrass - 主播大秀 Sounds

Short Works

Apologia: a lone astronaut, on watching the world end by Jessie GreengrassApologia: a lone astronaut, on watching the world end by Jessie Greengrass

Released On: 06 May 2022

Available for over a year

A haunting meditation on loneliness and loss from the depths of space.

More episodes

Programme Website

Coming Up Next

听
now playing
Short Works
Apologia: a lone astronaut, on watching the world end by Jessie Greengrass
A haunting meditation on loneliness and loss from the depths of space.
14 mins
Short Works
Are We Dancers
A mysterious noise forces two disparate neighbours together. Written by Abby Oliveira.
14 mins
Short Works
Mother
By Heidi Amsinck. A man takes a job in a very unusual bakery in Copenhagen.
14 mins
Short Works
Wrecking Ball Swing
Wrecking Ball Swing by Trezza Azzopardi.
14 mins
Short Works
Her Voice
A long-suffering secondary school drama teacher holds auditions for the end of year show.
14 mins
Short Works
Enjoy the Show
A story about drunken priests, stone walls and living saints.
14 mins
Short Works
Straight Fire by Gurnaik Johal
A stag night with a difference in a new story by award-winning Gurnaik Johal.
14 mins
Short Works
Un H么tel Tranquille
A family holiday to France takes an unexpected detour. Written by Olivia Fitzsimons.
14 mins
Short Works
Further Tests by Naomi Paulus
New short fiction from Rhys Davies Prize winner Naomi Paulus, read by Lowri Izzard.
14 mins
Short Works
Last Time by Rebecca Watson
A powerful new story for radio by the author of 2021 breakthrough novel, little scratch
14 mins
Short Works
Waiting for Joseph
In the glens of Antrim in Northern Ireland, a stubborn recluse waits for her great-nephew.
14 mins
Short Works
Angels on Regent Street by Christine Dwyer Hickey
A festive story about the angels we do and don't see throughout our lives.
14 mins
Short Works
The Wood at Midwinter by Susanna Clarke
A specially commissioned wintry short story by Susanna Clarke, the award-winning writer.
14 mins
Short Works
Lost and Found
A heartwarming story set on a cold Hogmanay in Aberdeen, written by Gillian Shearer.
14 mins
Short Works
After the Romans
A fabular vision of the Dark Ages. New short fiction by Jo Lloyd, read by Jacob Ifan.
14 mins
Short Works
Says Himself by Sue Divin
A mother plans to help her son through a stressful week by sticking to their routine.
14 mins
Short Works
Wasteland Girls by Anna Bailey
Wasteland Girls: a new short story from NSSA-shortlisted writer Anna Bailey.
14 mins
Short Works
Series 1
The Beautiful Girl
An original short work for radio by Australian writer Sophie Townsend.
15 mins
Short Works
Series 1
Hold Me in Your Light
Hold Me in Your Light. Written and performed by World Slam Poetry Champion Harry Baker.
15 mins
Short Works
Series 1
Clearing the Bones
By acclaimed US writer Celeste Ng. A woman questions her sister's romantic choices.
15 mins
Short Works
Series 1
Lease on Life by Laurie Penny
The things you'll do for a flat in Zone 2. A short story for radio by Laurie Penny.
15 mins
Short Works
Series 1
Chuma by Lesley Nneka Arimah
In Lesley Nneka Arimah's specially commissioned short story something precious is lost.
15 mins
Short Works
Series 1
The Astonishing Good Fortune of Marigold Castor by Lionel Shriver
Two fame-hungry young film-makers try make it in London.
15 mins
Short Works
Series 1
Craters by Chris Power
A young Australian woman in Cambodia fears she might be out of her depth.
15 mins
Short Works
Series 1
A Century of Results
It is the summer of 1999 and expectation is riding high on GCSE results day.
15 mins
Short Works
In Loco Parentis by Jan Carson
A magical story about a doting auntie, face-painting and the importance of wet wipes.
14 mins
Short Works
The Woodwose Wedding by Electra Rhodes
When loggers threaten their forest home, Trefor and Alan resort to unconventional means.
14 mins
Short Works
MENopause by Karen Quinn
A young manager of a bowling alley struggles to relate to his menopausal employee.
14 mins
Short Works
Daisy Daisy
New short fiction by Julie Ma. Read by Ruth Jones.
14 mins
Short Works
The Suit by Colin Carberry
Following her wedding, a woman promises to buy her father a new suit.
14 mins
Short Works
Gwen's Silver Fox
Gwen's Silver Fox. New short fiction by John Sam Jones. Read by Richard Elfyn.
14 mins
听

Cymraeg
Gaeilge
骋脿颈诲丑濒颈驳

Contacts, Privacy and Information
Help with Signing In
Newsletter