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Radio National Fictions is the ABC's place for creative audio fiction from Australia's best writers and emerging creators. We deal in the hilarious, the gritty and sometimes the dystopian. Think of it as movies for your ears.

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    • Jun 10, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 22m AVG DURATION
    • 104 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Radio National Fictions

    Untrue Romance - The Last Kiss

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2021 19:45


    In our final episode of Untrue Romance, we bring you an ending, and maybe a beginning.

    Untrue Romance - The Last Kiss

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2021 19:45


    In our final episode of Untrue Romance, we bring you an ending, and maybe a beginning.

    Untrue Romance - Pina Coladas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2021 20:51


    Who doesn't love pina coladas, and getting caught in the rain?

    Untrue Romance - Pina Coladas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2021 20:51


    Who doesn't love pina coladas, and getting caught in the rain?

    Untrue Romance - Looking Back to Look Forward

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2021 38:21


    In this episode of Untrue Romance, we're  looking back at past loves. Potentially tricky, sometimes awkward, but if you don’t look back, you’ll never go forward, or that’s what they say. 

    Untrue Romance - Looking Back to Look Forward

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2021 38:21


    In this episode of Untrue Romance, we're  looking back at past loves. Potentially tricky, sometimes awkward, but if you don't look back, you'll never go forward, or that's what they say. 

    Untrue Romance - Love, Out of This World

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021 24:15


    Romance from worlds unexplored, unexpected and unknown

    Untrue Romance - Love, Out of This World

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021 24:15


    Romance from worlds unexplored, unexpected and unknown

    Untrue Romance - Crushes

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2021 23:00


    We've all been there, haven't we? That thrill of a new crush… that delicious moment where we don't know which way it might go for us.

    Untrue Romance - Crushes

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2021 23:00


    We’ve all been there, haven’t we? That thrill of a new crush… that delicious moment where we don’t know which way it might go for us.

    Untrue Romance - The Telephone

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2021 24:59


    Has the smart phone destroyed romance?

    Untrue Romance - The Telephone

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2021 24:59


    Has the smart phone destroyed romance?

    The Right Fit - Dessert

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2021 25:19


    The sun's setting in Bali, but will it set on Marco and Belinda too?

    The Right Fit - Dessert

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2021 25:19


    The sun's setting in Bali, but will it set on Marco and Belinda too?

    The Right Fit: Main Course

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 23:18


    Nothing says; “let's get it on” better than a collecting a Spare at the Bowling Lanes.

    The Right Fit: Main Course

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 23:18


    Nothing says; “let's get it on” better than a collecting a Spare at the Bowling Lanes.

    The Right Fit: Entree

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2021 21:12


    Some men try flowers and chocolates...others sign up to be community mentors.

    The Right Fit: Entree

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2021 21:12


    Some men try flowers and chocolates...others sign up to be community mentors.

    The Right Fit

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2021 25:10


    An audio rom-com for those of us who believe that love can happen anywhere, at any time.

    The Right Fit

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2021 25:10


    An audio rom-com for those of us who believe that love can happen anywhere, at any time.

    Corona Tales — part five

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2021 25:13


    We look back at what got us through the lockdown and we take a glimpse at that first week of the pandemic when it's fairly safe to say, everyone felt a bit nuts.

    Corona Tales — part five

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2021 25:13


    We look back at what got us through the lockdown and we take a glimpse at that first week of the pandemic when it's fairly safe to say, everyone felt a bit nuts.

    Corona Tales — part four

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2021 25:14


    COVID-19 stories from those who endured the lockdown alone and those who were never left alone.

    Corona Tales — part four

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2021 25:14


    COVID-19 stories from those who endured the lockdown alone and those who were never left alone.

    Corona Tales — part three

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2021 25:11


    Either having nowhere to isolate or a job that requires you to be in thick of things. Corona Tales explores stories from those who couldn't just bunker down during the pandemic.

    Corona Tales — part three

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2021 25:11


    Either having nowhere to isolate or a job that requires you to be in thick of things. Corona Tales explores stories from those who couldn't just bunker down during the pandemic.

    Corona Tales — part two

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2021 25:15


    COVID-19 stories of our most intimate relationships, the reimagining we're all doing around them and a gentle reminder, that the world has been here before.

    Corona Tales — part two

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2021 25:15


    COVID-19 stories of our most intimate relationships, the reimagining we're all doing around them and a gentle reminder, that the world has been here before.

    Corona Tales — part one

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2020 25:15


    Stories of family, friendship and even romance under the cloud of COVID-19.

    Corona Tales — part one

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2020 25:15


    Stories of family, friendship and even romance under the cloud of COVID-19.

    How to Make Gravy: a tribute to the Australian classic

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2020 28:47


    Here at Fictions, we're fans of this song too, so we decided to reach out to writers Paul Daley and Van Badham to give us their take on the story of Joe, Dan and their family.

    How to Make Gravy: a tribute to the Australian classic

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2020 28:47


    Here at Fictions, we're fans of this song too, so we decided to reach out to writers Paul Daley and Van Badham to give us their take on the story of Joe, Dan and their family.

    Dear Santa

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2020 25:21


    With travel difficult and gathering in big groups discouraged, Christmas will likely be a little strange this year so Fictions is presenting a series of letters written to things that will be missed most during the upcoming festive season.

    Dear Santa

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2020 25:21


    With travel difficult and gathering in big groups discouraged, Christmas will likely be a little strange this year so Fictions is presenting a series of letters written to things that will be missed most during the upcoming festive season.

    An ode to the telephone

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2020 24:56


    Remember when your phone wasn't with you 24/7? When you used it to make actual calls? Or you sat there, looking at it, waiting desperately for it to ring? Fictions is going back in time, with two stories about the telephone, family, and real connection.

    An ode to the telephone

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2020 24:56


    Remember when your phone wasn’t with you 24/7? When you used it to make actual calls? Or you sat there, looking at it, waiting desperately for it to ring? Fictions is going back in time, with two stories about the telephone, family, and real connection.

    Trish + Golden Evan

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2020 25:00


    Fictions presents two short stories of imperfect women — women saying the wrong things, doing the wrong things, and certainly not fitting into any sort of "good girl" mold.

    Trish + Golden Evan

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2020 25:00


    Fictions presents two short stories of imperfect women — women saying the wrong things, doing the wrong things, and certainly not fitting into any sort of "good girl" mold.

    Earlier that evening

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2020 25:15


    A country pub, a regional hospital and a courtroom. Fictions presents three short thrillers set in regional Australia, very late at night.

    Earlier that evening

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2020 25:15


    A country pub, a regional hospital and a courtroom. Fictions presents three short thrillers set in regional Australia, very late at night.

    04 | Single Room: Banned

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2020 25:15


    For a young Indigenous mother, an ugly incident at a football game has meant time in jail and a life-time ban from her son's footy matches. Now she wants the ban lifted.

    04 | Single Room: Banned

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2020 25:15


    For a young Indigenous mother, an ugly incident at a football game has meant time in jail and a life-time ban from her son's footy matches. Now she wants the ban lifted.

    03 | Single Room: Safety Switch

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2020 25:52


    The true story of two actors arrested on a busy Melbourne street loading prop guns into the boot of their car. Was this an act of sheer stupidity or were they planning something more sinister?

    03 | Single Room: Safety Switch

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2020 25:52


    The true story of two actors arrested on a busy Melbourne street loading prop guns into the boot of their car. Was this an act of sheer stupidity or were they planning something more sinister?

    02 | Single Room: The Vault of Lost Things

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2020 25:32


    People visit lost property offices in hope of finding missing precious items, often overwhelmed with joy when these things miraculously show up. The Vault is the story of a woman chasing that feeling.

    02 | Single Room: The Vault of Lost Things

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2020 25:32


    People visit lost property offices in hope of finding missing precious items, often overwhelmed with joy when these things miraculously show up. The Vault is the story of a woman chasing that feeling.

    01 | Single Room: Kinder Surprise

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2020 23:11


    They say the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, this rings a little too true in this competitive mother daughter comedy.

    01 | Single Room: Kinder Surprise

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2020 23:11


    They say the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, this rings a little too true in this competitive mother daughter comedy.

    Guinea Pig Years and Swimming Alone

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2020 24:46


    Two short stories that explore the way animals reflect what's going on in our heads and in our worlds. And it's not always cute and fluffy.  

    Guinea Pig Years and Swimming Alone

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2020 24:46


    Two short stories that explore the way animals reflect what's going on in our heads and in our worlds. And it's not always cute and fluffy.  

    INTRODUCING — The Quarantine Chronicles

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2020 0:31


    The chronicles are seven short works of audio fiction written by top North American playwrights, and they capture the spirit of our distanced, disorienting and deranged times — with wonderfully weird results. You can listen to PlayME and the Quarantine Chronicles on the CBC Listen app or wherever you get your podcasts.

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