Season Three

10 episodes — original fiction, read aloud.

• 01
  The Desert Dilemma

  Based on a diary kept during a trip to Morocco over fifty years ago, The Desert Dilemma is a story shaped by a journey that had a profound effect on one young man's understanding of the world.
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• 02
  The Ministry of Possibilities

  In a world run by AI, Ava works in the Ministry of Possibilities — and her world is about to change. A journey into a dark new future, where the question is not just what is possible, but what it means to be human.
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• 03
  The Unexpected Guest

  When John and Simon receive an urgent call at 3 AM, their first fostering experience becomes a baptism by fire. Ten-year-old Robbo needs help — and one night of compassion becomes a lifeline for a child who desperately needs it.
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• 04
  Gibbet Hill

  When Grace confronts estate agent Scarlett at a remote Yorkshire cottage, she is certain she has found her husband's mistress — Bob has been talking about the beautiful auburn-haired Scarlett in his sleep. But Scarlett's revelation turns everything upside down.
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• 05
  John Paul Docherty and the Christmas Gratuity

  John Paul is back, this time as a paperboy collecting his Christmas tips. All is going well until the last house on his round.
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• 06
  The Case of the Frosted Lips

  Sherlock Holmes returns. When Mr Clements is found dead under mysterious circumstances, Holmes and Watson are drawn into an investigation where nothing — and no one — is quite what it seems.
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• 07
  Swipe Right

  When John's latest dating disaster sends him spiralling, his flatmate Gary creates an embellished online profile that transforms a warehouse manager into a session musician at Abbey Road. The plan works brilliantly — until John meets Amanda, a doctor who seems perfect, and honesty becomes the only option left.
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• 08
  The Café

  Every year, Zoe makes the same journey to a small seaside café on the North East coast. Every year, she orders a flat white, takes a seat by the window, and waits. It's been ten years since the night everything fell apart — ten years of silence, regret, and unanswered questions.
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• 09
  The Red Telephone Box

  He had the number on the back of his hand — she had written it there herself, under the orange glow of a streetlamp. All he had to do was make the call.
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• 10
  The Last Cadenza

  Henry Preston is principal violinist with the Northern Sinfonia — first chair, a man who has spent his life in pursuit of perfection. Then a routine appointment changes everything. When the music he has devoted his life to begins to betray him, into that unravelling walks Don, his least promising student, with a violin, an attitude, and no interest whatsoever in doing things Henry's way.
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