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The Guardian UK Culture Podcast

The Guardian's UK Culture podcast features the best of our original writing, drama, reviews and news. Our latest series is Adulting, the Guardian's first foray into original podcast content

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Short stories podcast: Coming soon

Short stories podcast: Coming soon

Lisa Allardice introduces the Guardian’s forthcoming series of short stories podcasts

26 Nov 2010

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Yiyun Li reads 'Three People' by William Trevor

Yiyun Li reads 'Three People' by William Trevor

Yiyun Li reads William Trevor’s ‘Three People’, a short story which moved her to write a story in reply, ‘Gold Boy, Emer... Read more

30 Dec 2012

45mins

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Short story podcast: Philip Pullman reads 'The Beauties' by Anton Chekhov

Short story podcast: Philip Pullman reads 'The Beauties' by Anton Chekhov

Philip Pullman opens our podcast series of authors reading their favourite short stories with Chekhov’s ‘masterpiece of ... Read more

8 Dec 2010

22mins

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Adulting: the Guardian's first original podcast drama - ep1

Adulting: the Guardian's first original podcast drama - ep1

Ten years after university, a group of friends gather for a wedding in the Lake District. But all is not as it seems...

24 Nov 2017

9mins

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Short story podcast: Tessa Hadley reads 'The Jungle' by Elizabeth Bowen

Short story podcast: Tessa Hadley reads 'The Jungle' by Elizabeth Bowen

Tessa Hadley reads a story from one of her ‘writing family’, Elizabeth Bowen’s ‘The Jungle’

19 Dec 2010

41mins

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Podcasts that thrill and make you laugh - the British Podcast Awards

Podcasts that thrill and make you laugh - the British Podcast Awards

Rhianna Dhillon reveals the nominees for best comedy and true crime podcasts at this year’s British Podcast Awards

15 May 2018

46mins

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Sofia Coppola on the film that launched her – The Start podcast

Sofia Coppola on the film that launched her – The Start podcast

Our new culture podcast, The Start, brings major artists to the mic to reveal how they began their careers. In this firs... Read more

25 Jan 2018

15mins

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Short story podcast: Ali Smith reads A Conversation With My Father by Grace Paley

Short story podcast: Ali Smith reads A Conversation With My Father by Grace Paley

Ali Smith reads a ‘breathtaking, breathgiving’ look at an argument between an elderly father and his writer daughterIn t... Read more

21 Dec 2010

11mins

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AS Byatt reads 'At Hiruharama' by Penelope Fitzgerald

AS Byatt reads 'At Hiruharama' by Penelope Fitzgerald

Penelope Fitzgerald looks at the world anew in her short story ‘At Hiruharama’, says AS Byatt

29 Dec 2012

25mins

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Adulting: the Guardian's original podcast drama - ep2

Adulting: the Guardian's original podcast drama - ep2

Charlotte arrives at the wedding venue, and makes an unexpected discovery

24 Nov 2017

11mins

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Adulting: the Guardian's original podcast drama - ep5

Adulting: the Guardian's original podcast drama - ep5

A series of answerphone messages reveal what really happened in 2007

24 Nov 2017

12mins

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Podcasts for the soul - The British Podcast Awards

Podcasts for the soul - The British Podcast Awards

Rhianna Dhillon explores this year’s nominees for the best family, fiction and most original podcast

16 May 2018

37mins

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Adulting: the Guardian's original podcast drama - ep4

Adulting: the Guardian's original podcast drama - ep4

Can Daniel discover the truth before it’s too late?

24 Nov 2017

12mins

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Adulting: the Guardian's original podcast drama - ep3

Adulting: the Guardian's original podcast drama - ep3

Charlotte uncovers a decade of deceit in the third episode of our audio drama podcast

24 Nov 2017

11mins

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Adulting: the Guardian's original podcast drama - ep6

Adulting: the Guardian's original podcast drama - ep6

Events come to a head in the final episode of our audio drama series. Will the wedding even take place?

24 Nov 2017

12mins

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Ten years of Cafe Oto – The Story podcast

Ten years of Cafe Oto – The Story podcast

Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the world-renowned experimental music venue, musicians, staff and volunteers tell th... Read more

1 May 2018

27mins

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Margaret Drabble reads 'The Doll's House' by Katherine Mansfield

Margaret Drabble reads 'The Doll's House' by Katherine Mansfield

Margaret Drabble reads Katherine Mansfield’s ‘memorable, painful’ The Doll’s House – the first adult short story she eve... Read more

15 Dec 2010

23mins

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