As the UK descends into chaos, certain people take advantage of the situation. The Prime Minister learns there’s more to what’s going on, but an issue with staff walk-outs presents her with a more pressing problem. A fast-paced satirical drama starring Robert Bathurst (Cold Feet, Toast of London), Charlotte Ritchie (Ghosts, Call the Midwife), Aaron Heffernan (War of the Worlds, Brassic) and Josette Simon (Wonder Woman, Blakes 7). Pascal ..... Robert Bathurst Patricia ..... Josette Simon Emily .....
Apr 26, 2024•28 min
Valentine’s Day 2025. The UK awakes to financial catastrophe and no one can access any money. Ross sees opportunity as the country descends into chaos, but Grace has picked the worst day run away. A fast-paced satirical drama starring Robert Bathurst (Cold Feet, Toast of London), Charlotte Ritchie (Ghosts, Call the Midwife), Aaron Heffernan (War of the Worlds, Brassic) and Josette Simon (Wonder Woman, Blakes 7). Cast: Pascal ..... Robert Bathurst Patricia ..... Josette Simon Emily ..... Charlott...
Apr 26, 2024•29 min
By Ed Sellek. Valentine’s Day 2025. The UK awakes to financial catastrophe and no one can access any money. As the country descends into chaos, some see opportunity, but the powerful want to cling to the status quo. The fate of the country’s economy now lies in the hands of the UK’s Prime Minister. A fast-paced satirical drama starring Robert Bathurst (Cold Feet, Toast of London), Charlotte Richie (Ghosts, Call the Midwife), Aaron Heffernan (War of the Worlds, Brassic) and Josette Simon (Wonder ...
Apr 22, 2024•3 min
'This is how it happened. We closed our eyes...' Riv has revealed the secret of the silos. But without him, how do they get access? And what is the code word? CAST: NAT - Anastasia Hille ROZMAY - Rakie Ayola HANNA - Bryony Hannah HONOUR and JAMES - Raad Rawi DIZZY - -Waleed Akhtar MARVIN - Lee Rufford TIGER -Tayla Kovacevic-Ebong IVAN – Ben Crowe JODIE - Anna Fenton-Garvey INFOVERT VOICE - Teresa Gallagher Writer: Anita Sullivan Director: Karen Rose Producer: Sarah Tombling Sound: David Thomas C...
Mar 22, 2024•28 min
'We're missing our targets for renewable energy ...' Nat discovers that everything is connected. But have they run out of time? CAST: NAT - Anastasia Hille RIV - Paul Bazely ROZMAY - Rakie Ayola CAROL - Rebekah Staton IVAN - Ben Crowe HANNA - Bryony Hannah HONOUR - Raad Rawi DIZZY - Waleed Akhtar JODIE - Anna Fenton-Garvey MARVIN - Lee Rufford INFOVERT VOICE - Teresa Gallagher Writer: Anita Sullivan Director: Karen Rose Producer: Sarah Tombling Sound: David Thomas Composer Simon Slater Exec Prod...
Mar 22, 2024•28 min
'Alone. One journey, then another. Now I am here. Who am I here?' Marvin reveals disturbing information about Riv. But Nat ignores his advice and returns to Silo 605 and is persuaded to try a playlist. As Hanna takes over Jodie's room, Nat's experience both asleep and awake, gets even stranger. CAST: NAT - Anastasia Hille RIV - Paul Bazely ROZMAY - Rakie Ayola CAROL - Rebekah Staton HANNA - Bryony Hannah HONOUR - Raad Rawi DIZZY - Waleed Akhtar JODIE - Anna Fenton-Garvey MARVIN - Lee Rufford INF...
Mar 22, 2024•29 min
'Why not try an acclimatisation session and see for yourself? You don't even have to shut the lid!' As Riv persuades Nat to step into a tube, Marvin digs deeper into the tech and is alarmed by what he finds. CAST: NAT - Anastasia Hille RIV - Paul Bazely ROZMAY - Rakie Ayola CAROL - Rebekah Staton HONOUR - Raad Rawi DIZZY - Waleed Akhtar TIGER - Tayla Kovacevic-Ebong MARVIN - Lee Rufford INFOVERT VOICE - Teresa Gallagher POLICE OFFICER - Ben Crowe Writer: Anita Sullivan Director: Karen Rose Produ...
Mar 22, 2024•29 min
'Take a deep sleep vacation. No work, no stress. Guaranteed sweet dreams.' And a cure for the climate crisis too? Climate events have set mass human migration in motion. Radical forms of governance and flawed technology strive to meet the challenges. Nat, a newly qualified lawyer in stasis law, must deal with the fallout. Award-winning writer Anita Sullivan's new drama takes us to Lanza, a fictional island which could be anywhere - and everywhere. In the distant future - or maybe not that far of...
Mar 22, 2024•28 min
Climate events have set mass human migration in motion. Radical forms of governance and flawed technology strive to meet the challenges. Nat, a lawyer, must deal with the fallout.
Mar 15, 2024•2 min
Josie ..... Jessica Gunning Tyler ..... Anthony J Abraham Larry ..... Paul Ready Emma ..... Kitty O'Sullivan Aiden ..... Ed Coleman Daria ..... Margaret Cabourn-Smith Aiden's Mother ..... Jessica Turner Writer ..... Sarah Cartwright Script Producer ..... Anne Isger Production Co-ordinator ..... Gaelan Davis-Connolly Technical Producers ..... Peter Ringrose & Alison Craig Composer ..... Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres Director ..... Sally Avens Josie's catfisher may have weaved a sophisticated web o...
Feb 12, 2024•29 min
Josie ..... Jessica Gunning Tyler ..... Anthony J Abraham Larry ..... Paul Ready Daria ..... Margaret Cabourn-Smith Nick ..... Josh Bryant-Jones Gemma ..... Rhiannon Neads Man/Aiden ..... Ed Coleman Emma ..... Kitty O'Sullivan Writer ..... Sarah Cartwright Script Producer ..... Anne Isger Technical Producers ..... Peter Ringrose & Alison Craig Composer ..... Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres Director ..... Sally Avens Josie and Tyler should be celebrating; they've discovered they're not murderers. Th...
Feb 12, 2024•28 min
Josie ..... Jessica Gunning Larry ..... Paul Ready Tyler ..... Anthony J Abraham Daria ..... Margaret Cabourn-Smith Aiden ..... Ed Coleman Emma ..... Kitty O'Sullivan Gemma ..... Rhiannon Neads Nick ..... Josh Bryant-Jones Detective ..... John Lightbody Writer ..... Sarah Cartwright Script Producer ...... Anne Isger Technical Producers ..... Peter Ringrose & Alison Craig Composer ..... Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres Director ..... Sally Avens Josie & Tyler are working as money mules for a catf...
Feb 12, 2024•28 min
Josie ..... Jessica Gunning Tyler ..... Anthony J. Abraham Larry ..... Paul Ready Emma ..... Kitty O'Sullivan Aiden/Man ..... Ed Coleman Clerk ..... Rhiannon Neads Writer ..... Sarah Cartwright Script Producer ..... Anne Isger Composer ..... Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres Technical Producers ..... Peter Ringrose & Alison Craig Director ..... Sally Avens Josie has been the victim of a romance scam. Enlisting the help of Tyler, her daughter's hot headed boyfriend, she believes they have killed her c...
Feb 12, 2024•28 min
Josie ..... Jessica Gunning Larry ..... Paul Ready Tyler ..... Anthony J. Abraham Aiden ..... Ed Coleman Emma ..... Kitty O'Sullivan Nick ..... Josh Bryant-Jones Writer ..... Sarah Cartwright Script Producer ..... Anne Isger Technical Producers ..... Peter Ringrose & Alison Craig Composer ..... Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres Director ..... Sally Avens When an online flirtation turns bad, Josie goes from being titillated to terrified. Her dream of romance turning into the nightmare of sextortion. S...
Feb 12, 2024•29 min
When an online flirtation turns bad, Josie goes from being titillated to terrified. Her dream of romance turning into the nightmare of sextortion. Soon she is embroiled in a web of deceit which can barely hold together her suburban life. A rollercoaster of a comic thriller. Written by Sarah Cartwright
Feb 12, 2024•2 min
Armed with the USB drive of Sabine’s recordings, Elly retraces her sister’s movements on the night she died. It’s a race against time to find Sabine’s killer and avert further tragedy. When Sabine’s body is found beneath the cliffs in an apparent suicide, her sister Elly is convinced she was murdered. Elly's hunt for the killer takes her deep into the secret life in Brighton her sister kept hidden. Sabine is a new five-part murder mystery by Mark Healy. CAST Elly ..... Sorcha Groundsell Sabine ....
Feb 09, 2024•29 min
Elly’s found a USB drive of Sabine’s secret recordings, meant for Elly’s eyes only. A dangerous side of Sabine’s hidden life is revealed, in the weeks leading up to her death. In this episode, Sabine tells her own story. When Sabine’s body is found beneath the cliffs in an apparent suicide, her sister Elly is convinced she was murdered. Elly's hunt for the killer takes her deep into the life in Brighton her sister kept secret. Sabine is a new five-part murder mystery by Mark Healy. CAST Sabine ....
Feb 09, 2024•29 min
After a terrifying night, Elly is sure she knows who killed Sabine. But crucial evidence has now been stolen. When Sabine’s body is found beneath the cliffs in an apparent suicide, her sister Elly is convinced she was murdered. Elly's hunt for the killer takes her deep into the secret life in Brighton her sister kept hidden. Sabine is a new five-part murder mystery by Mark Healy. CAST Elly ..... Sorcha Groundsell Sabine ..... Freya Mavor Mia ..... Aisling Loftus Oakley ..... Rupert Evans Daniel ...
Feb 09, 2024•28 min
Elly’s been staying in Sabine’s flat to pack up her things. But after finding some surprising evidence in her sister's room, Elly’s desperate to find out who ‘F’ is. When Sabine’s body is found beneath the cliffs in an apparent suicide, her sister Elly is convinced she was murdered. Elly's hunt for the killer takes her deep into the secret life in Brighton her sister kept hidden. Sabine is a new five-part murder mystery by Mark Healy. CAST Elly ..... Sorcha Groundsell Sabine ..... Freya Mavor Oa...
Feb 09, 2024•28 min
When Sabine’s body is found beneath the cliffs in an apparent suicide, her sister Elly is convinced she was murdered. Elly's hunt for the killer takes her deep into the secret life her sister kept hidden. Elly has gone to Brighton to pack up her sister’s university room and wait for the results of the post-mortem. But things aren’t quite adding up, and Elly soon starts to unearth the secrets that Sabine was keeping from her. Sabine is a new five-part murder mystery by Mark Healy. CAST Elly ........
Feb 09, 2024•28 min
Elly’s hunting for her sister Sabine’s killer. And everyone has something to hide. Even Sabine herself. A brand new five-part murder mystery by Mark Healy comes to BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds. The whole series is available on BBC Sounds from 9 February 2023.
Feb 09, 2024•2 min
The series concludes and everything returns to earth. Series creators Eno Mfon and Darragh Mortell Episode 5 by Eno Mfon ORIGINAL MUSIC by Kaidi Tatham CAST Maita - Saffron Coomber Julian - John Pfumojena Manfred - Jude Akuwudike Bevin - Tonderai Munyevu Lagos Police Officer - Richard Pepple Criminals - Tyler Cameron, John Lightbody Sound: Catherine Robinson and Nigel Lewis Director: John Norton A BBC Audio Drama Wales Production
Jan 12, 2024•29 min
News about dad comes through, and Maita and Julian decide to drive to Nigeria Series creators Eno Mfon and Darragh Mortell Episode 4 by Darragh Mortell ORIGINAL MUSIC by Kaidi Tatham CAST Maita - Saffron Coomber Julian - John Pfumojena Manfred - Jude Akuwudike Kenny - Ashley Zhangazha Morgue Assistant - Diana Yekinni Newsreaders - Tyler Cameron, Diana Yekinni, Bevin Magama Sound: Catherine Robinson and Nigel Lewis Director: John Norton A BBC Audio Drama Wales Production...
Jan 12, 2024•28 min
Maita's in Zimbabawe looking for her dad. She's not ready for what she finds. Series creators Eno Mfon and Darragh Mortell Episode 3 by Eno Mfon ORIGINAL MUSIC by Kaidi Tatham CAST Maita - Saffron Coomber Julian - John Pfumojena Mum - Caitlin Richards Chiedza - Chipo Mushuku Sound: Catherine Robinson and Nigel Lewis Director: John Norton A BBC Audio Drama Wales Production
Jan 12, 2024•28 min
Maita goes to see her dad for her birthday, but he's not in...and there's something strange about his flat. When she goes to look for him down the docks where he works, she discovers there is more than just her dad that has gone missing. Convinced he has gone back to Zimbabwe, she drops everything and follows him there. Series creators Eno Mfon and Darragh Mortell Episode 2 by Darragh Mortell ORIGINAL MUSIC by Kaidi Tatham CAST Maita - Saffron Coomber Julian - John Pfumojena Mum - Caitlin Richar...
Jan 12, 2024•29 min
Maita goes to see her dad for her birthday, but he's not in...and there's something strange about his flat. When she goes to look for him down the docks where he works, she discovers there is more than just her dad that has gone missing. Series creators Eno Mfon and Darragh Mortell Episode 1 by Eno Mfon ORIGINAL MUSIC by Kaidi Tatham CAST Maita - Saffron Coomber Julian - John Pfumojena Bevin - Tonderai Munyevu Mum- Caitlin Richards Tony - Dean Rehman Chatty Caryl - Carys Eleri Meditation voice, ...
Jan 12, 2024•28 min
A global thriller questioning the guardianship of the earth and our own sense of home. Written by Eno Mfon and Darragh Mortell, whose previous work together includes the Prix Italia shortlisted Siege. With original music by Kaidi Tatham.
Jan 05, 2024•3 min
By Helen Cross. Rose is getting closer to the truth and learning about her own heritage is helping her grow in strength. The vampires are arriving from Europe by Maya's invitation and Austin and Jack are plotting. Can she keep Gully safe and whose side is Maya on? Stylish and surprising fantasy horror with a comic twist, starring Alexandra Mardell (Coronation Street) and Demetri Goritsas (Ten Percent). With music by Dana Margolin and Sam Yardley of Mercury-nominated band, Porridge Radio. Helen C...
Dec 01, 2023•30 min
By Helen Cross. It seems that Rose has been chasing after the wrong father. But neither of the men in Gully's life are great role models. And they're definitely up to something. Meanwhile, Delphine has disappeared. Stylish and surprising fantasy horror with a comic twist, starring Alexandra Mardell (Coronation Street) and Demetri Goritsas (Ten Percent). With music by Dana Margolin and Sam Yardley of Mercury-nominated band, Porridge Radio. Helen Cross wrote ‘My Summer of Love’ which won a Betty T...
Dec 01, 2023•29 min
By Helen Cross. Rose won't survive 'the Old Land'. Her Mam means Transylvania. So when Rose arrives at a picturesque town in the shadow of the Carpathian Mountains, she's on high alert. Rose's arrival is a nasty surprise for Siobhan too. She wants to go home, yes, but not in a body bag. And if Austin's 'reappeared' here, then Rose has to be ready for a fight. Stylish and surprising fantasy horror with a comic twist, starring Alexandra Mardell (Coronation Street) and Demetri Goritsas (Ten Percent...
Dec 01, 2023•28 min
