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New Stories. New Voices.

  • 2020
  • Ended
  • Drama
  • ~10m / ep
  • 1 season

New Voices, New Stories. Ten powerful, authentic monologues from emerging UK talent, bringing a distinct and alternative view of what it means to be young today.

Latest: Season 1 · 2020

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Ten powerful, authentic monologues from emerging UK talent, bringing a distinct and alternative view of what it means to be young today.

  1. E1. I Just Stabbed Someone

    Nov 20, 2020 · 7m

    Through a rap narrative, grime artist Yizzy explores the tragic ramifications of knife crime - what if you could go back and redo that fatal moment?

  2. E2. The Birth of Venus

    Nov 20, 2020 · 8m

    Venus dreams of launching a make-up brand and escaping the bullies at school. Does a safe future in the city beckon? There’s a lot to escape at home first... By Juno Dawson.

  3. E3. My Best Friend Married A Warrior

    Nov 20, 2020 · 8m

    Aisha and best friend Jamillah were to be “influencers in a hijab – British Kylie Jenners” but after making a decision that would be seen as a betrayal, Aisha finds herself alone.

  4. E4. What Would You Do Frida?

    Nov 20, 2020 · 10m

    Tilly never imagined her prom would be spent in the girl’s toilet hiding, but then Tilly's been an expert at hiding her body difference until tonight. So what now?

  5. E5. All The Small Things

    Nov 20, 2020 · 8m

    It’s Zeena and Ziyad’s first date but they already have preconceptions about each other. Can a homemade biryani prove them both wrong and will they get their happy ending?

  6. E6. Gone

    Nov 20, 2020 · 8m

    Sharday and Sam are celebrating Sharday’s sweet 16th, but a split second decision will change everything for them. Life will never be the same again.

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