Shakedowns in Hyperspace

The first in a darkly comic new series about women and space, from the award-winning author Naomi Wood, written for BBC Radio 4, From disassociating astronauts to zero-gravity threesomes, explorations of nothingness to space lust and Pokemon hunts, this brilliantly original series with a feminist twist is a savagely funny take on the near future of women and space. Today: It's 2034 , and on a mission to mine valuable minerals, one astronaut's struggle with reality puts her team at risk... Find all 5 episode on BBC Sounds. Reader: Julianna Jennings Writer: Naomi Wood is the author of three novels, including the award-winning Mrs Hemingway, and a short story collection, This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things. She won the BBC National Short Story Award. Producer: Justine Willett