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