No short story cuts on Radio 4

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   Name: Tania Hershman / The Short Review on Jul 18, 2011

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   Name: Teresa Stenson on Jul 18, 2011

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   Name: Lyn Marven on Jul 18, 2011

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   Name: Judith Arnopp on Jul 18, 2011

   Comments: it is immensely difficult for writers to have their work heard and the short story broadcasts provide an excellent method for them to be heard. The stories serve both writer and audience and provide a short period of enjoyment in an increasingly miserable world. A misery that cutting the short stories will add to.

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   Name: Sarah Hilary on Jul 18, 2011

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   Name: Euan Monaghan on Jul 18, 2011

   Comments: As the editor of Structo, a young British literary magazine, I know how important the short story is for readers and authors alike. To lose one of its most prominent forums would be a great shame.

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   Name: Jessica Patient on Jul 18, 2011

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   Name: Anne-Elisabeth Moutet on Jul 18, 2011

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   Name: Kath Lloyd on Jul 18, 2011

   Comments: Please keep regular short stories on Radio 4.

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    Name: Calum Kerr on Jul 18, 2011

    Comments: The short story is an incredibly important form. It has been sidelined for too long and is only now being respected as it should. This is not the time to take away one of the best and highest profile slots for this art form.

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    Name: Patty Wonderly on Jul 18, 2011

    Comments: When a writer works to create something worth reading, it should not be cut.

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    Name: Jen Hamilton-Emery on Jul 18, 2011

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    Name: Jan Jones on Jul 18, 2011

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    Name: Theresa Cutts on Jul 18, 2011

    Comments: This would be a travesty. The current system should be maintained.

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    Name: Huw Parker on Jul 18, 2011

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    Name: LJ Hutchins on Jul 18, 2011

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    Name: Chrissie Gittins on Jul 18, 2011

    Comments: The short story slot has already been cut down from 5 days to 3 days. How expensive can it be to produce these 15 minute slots? The fees to writers per minute are much less than for radio drama. Please reconsider and continue to support the short story and provide a significant and much appreciated outlet.

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    Name: Vicky Grut on Jul 18, 2011

    Comments: There are some wonderful stories being written but they needs outlets! Will really miss this feature of radio 4.

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    Name: Stuart Evers on Jul 18, 2011

    Comments: As a lover of short fiction, even more than as a writer in the genre, this is a terrible, unfair and depressing announcement. Short stories need a place to breathe, to be given the import they deserve. To constrict them in this way is wrong-headed and downright insulting - particularly for those who love to listen to them. Please reverse this decision immediately.

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    Name: Oscar Windsor-Smith on Jul 18, 2011

    Comments: Short stories are backbone in the living body of literature. At present that body is thriving. Reduce your support and risk reversing years of hard-won gains. Please rethink, Gwyneth.

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    Name: Alison MacLeod on Jul 18, 2011

    Comments: After five years of inspired efforts by a few key literary organisations, including the BBC, the short story is truly beginning to thrive in the UK and to become its own distinctive force. I urge Radio 4 not to cut back on its story programming and not to send out such a negative message about the value of the short story. I also urge Radio 4 to retain its current number of short story 'slots' for the sake of UK writers, many of whom, like myself, have relied on the BBC's interest in short fiction at crucial stages of their careers. With the proposed 'stripping back' of investment in this vital literary form, the whole literary landscape in the UK will suffer, and culturally (and in human terms) we shall all be poorer for it.

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    Name: Sarah Duncan on Jul 18, 2011

    Comments: Why make this decision? The short story is appreciated by listeners, supports writers - often at the start of their careers - and encourages the short story writing form. Radio 4 is one of the last outlets available. Plus it's cheap radio.

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    Name: Isobel Dixon/Blake Friedmann Literary Agency on Jul 18, 2011

    Comments: If these cuts go ahead, they will impoverish both writers and audiences.

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    Name: David Hayden on Jul 18, 2011

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    Name: Vasiliki Scurfield on Jul 18, 2011

    Comments: Please don't cut this.

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    Name: Martyn P Jackson on Jul 18, 2011

    Comments: Most new writers get their starts by writing short stories, The vast majority of established writers will have begun their careers by writing short stories. If new writers are to be encouraged, which is part of Radio 4's remit, it is essential that the current ammount of broadcast time devoted to this form is maintained, not cut. Martyn P Jackson Member of BBC Regional Advisory Council, North East & Cumbria 2005 - 2008

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    Name: Imogen Matthews on Jul 18, 2011

    Comments: Please don't cut off this hugely important resource to writers and listeners.

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    Name: Tony Williams on Jul 18, 2011

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    Name: Geoffrey Hands on Jul 18, 2011

    Comments: Short stories keep contemporary literature fresh and relevant. They also give a voice to so many authors.

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    Name: Angela Jariwala on Jul 18, 2011

    Comments: Short stories provide a fantastic source of escape to the listener, to cut down to once a week is really quite tragic. Also, consider those less able people with learning difficulties who are unable to read and rely on their auditory skills to enjoy their literary passion.

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    Name: Elizabeth Buchan on Jul 18, 2011

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    Name: Frances Kay on Jul 18, 2011

    Comments: As a writer, I cherish the BBC's attitude to new and original writing. Surely budget cuts could be made in other areas. Short stories do not need huge budgets. Please reconsider.

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    Name: Margaret Kaine on Jul 18, 2011

    Comments: How can you even think of reducing what is for many people an literary oasis in their day.

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    Name: Dr Carrie Etter on Jul 18, 2011

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    Name: Anonymous on Jul 18, 2011

    Comments: Please don't become yet another contributor to the decline of the short story!

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    Name: Amy Mackelden on Jul 18, 2011

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    Name: Vanessa Harbour on Jul 18, 2011

    Comments: Please maintain the level of short stories as it is. Radio Four is one of the few arenas that people can hear short stories. Radio Four gives aspiring writers a chance to listen and learn. Dr Vanessa Harbour

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    Name: Susan Giles on Jul 18, 2011

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    Name: Katherine Mccreanney on Jul 18, 2011

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    Name: Hannah McGill on Jul 18, 2011

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    Name: Kathy Wainwright on Jul 18, 2011

    Comments: Please do not reduce the amount of short stories on radio 4. They are very enjoyable and the short story markets are reducing rapidly.

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    Name: Geoff Lynas on Jul 18, 2011

    Comments: A retrograde step for very little gain, if any.

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    Name: Silvia Barlaam on Jul 18, 2011

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    Name: Anonymous on Jul 18, 2011

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    Name: Anonymous on Jul 18, 2011

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    Name: BRIAN REYNOLDS on Jul 18, 2011

    Comments: This is an important service for aspiring and experienced writers which should be continued.

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    Name: Robin Greene on Jul 18, 2011

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    Name: Brittany McComas on Jul 18, 2011

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    Name: Maggie Cobbett on Jul 18, 2011

    Comments: We need far more short stories broadcast, not fewer. They bring pleasure to millions of listeners, including those whose visual handicaps debar them from the printed page.

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    Name: Amy Ekins on Jul 18, 2011

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