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Magic Spuds & Green Welts by Colin Walsh

Mark so wants to win a medal at Sports Day. But is a magic potato really all it takes to bring home gold? Read by Liam O鈥橞rien.

Mark is determined to win a medal at his school's Sports Day. Almost as much as his father Tony.

But is a magic potato really all it takes to bring home gold?

An original short story by Colin Walsh specially commissioned by 麻豆社 Radio 4.

Read by Liam O'Brien

Colin Walsh grew up in Galway. In 2017, he won the RTE Francis MacManus Short Story Award, was a prizewinner in the Bridport Short Story Prize and was shortlisted for the Bath Short Story Award and the Aesthetica Creative Writing Award.

In 2018, he won the Doolin Writer鈥檚 Weekend Flash Fiction competition. His stories have been published in the journal.ie and various anthologies.

Producer: Michael Shannon

First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in November 2018.

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14 minutes

Last on

Fri 14 Oct 2022 03:45
麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

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  • Fri 9 Nov 2018 15:45
    麻豆社 Radio 4
  • Sun 11 Nov 2018 00:30
    麻豆社 Radio 4
  • Thu 13 Oct 2022 10:45
    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 13 Oct 2022 15:45
    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 14 Oct 2022 03:45
    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra