Underground: Tales for London

Underground: Tales for London

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Underground: Tales for London episodes

  • Worm on a hook - Tyler Keevil

    The second episode of 'Underground: Tales for London' is a funny, wince-inducing family caper along the central line. A careless father walks his toddler into a pillar while rushing for a train, then faces embarrassment and desperation as they try valiantly to find a hospital.


    Tyler Keevil is the award-winning author of three novels and lectures in creative writing at Cardiff University. His latest novel, No Good Brother, is available now.


    Underground: Tales for London features original short stories by London-loving authors from across the world. Each story, written by a Borough Press author, will be available to Evening Standard readers as a free podcast, from standard.co.uk


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    32 min
  • The Piccadilly Predicament - Lionel Shriver

    Lionel Shriver, author of We Need to Talk About Kevin and The Mandibles, is the first author to feature in our new series, Tales for London. Her story, The Piccadilly Predicament, is about a young woman who has a spot of bother on her way to Heathrow airport.


    Underground: Tales for London features original short stories by London-loving authors from across the world. Each story, written by a Borough Press author, will be available to Evening Standard readers as a free podcast, from standard.co.uk


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    29 min

About Underground: Tales for London

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This collection of short stories distills the sweat and tears of the daily commute, along with the occasional magic of a Tube journey: where lives intersect and overlap, small kindnesses are…