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Body Horror: A BBC Radio dystopian thriller

London, 2049. Full body transplants on sale here: the more you pay, the better the body. But can an expensive upgrade really fulfil the life-changing expectations of demoralised mortician Caroline McAleese? Caroline is desperate to be promoted to the sales team - but she's overweight and over 40, and in a world where attractiveness is prioritised ahead of intelligence, her prospects are slim. Then she hits the jackpot in the Citizens' Lottery, and gets the chance to trade up to the perfect new body: one that's young, lithe and beautiful. It's a dream come true for Caroline - until she starts to experience teething problems. Her behaviours begin to change, and she is haunted by violent dreams. She's not alone in her new body, and no longer in control. What shadows have been left by her body's former inhabitant? And whose voice is it she hears in her head? Developed through the Wellcome Trust Experimental Stories scheme, this dark, futuristic series was written by award-winning dramatist Lucy Catherine, whose credits include Neil Gaiman's Norse Mythology, Gudrun and The Master and Margarita. It stars Jill Halfpenny as Caroline, with Shelley Conn, Samantha Dakin and Chetna Pandya. Cast Caroline - Jill Halfpenny Gloria - Shelley Conn Rowan/Benefits Office Computer - Adam Courting Anastasia - Samantha Dakin Tom/Car Salesman - Ian Conningham Waiter/Security Guard - Greg Jones Bar Guy/Che - Ikky Elyas Virtual James - Will Kirk Government Computer/Stan - Neil McCaul Work Computer/Library Computer - Sinead MacInnes Lift Voice/Young Mum - Lucy Reynolds Paulina - Chetna Pandya Mel - Liza Sadovy Trevor - Clive Hayward Karina - Heather Craney BodyEx Computer - Scarlett Courtney Hotel Computer - Laura Christy Directed by Toby Swift Developed through the Wellcome Trust Experimental Stories scheme First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 11-13 March 2020

Lucy Catherine (Author), Chetna Pandya, Full Cast, Jill Halfpenny, Samantha Dakin, Shelley Conn (Narrator)

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Gothic Imagination: Dracula, Frankenstein & more: A BBC Radio Drama Collection

A BBC chilling collection of classic gothic horror and ghost stories adapted or written by women In this breathtaking collection of gothic horror and eerie tales, draw the curtains and pull the blankets close for two classic Victorian horror tales in new adaptations, Dracula starring Nicky Henson, Charles Edwards, Don Gilet and Ellie Kendrick and Frankenstein, with Jamie Parker (Harry Potter) as Frankenstein and Shaun Dooley (Gentleman Jack, Broadchurch) as the Monster. Next is a thrilling drama about the scandalous Mary Shelley and Lord Byron in Bloody Poetry. In the sensational psycho-sexual thriller The Mysteries of Udolpho with Robert Glenister (Suspicion, Spooks), a young woman is trapped in a castle of nightmares and villains. But who can she trust? Four spine-chilling dramatised tales follow: The Cold Embrace, where a handsome artist makes a terrible mistake, Man Sized in Marble, in which newly-weds must face a horrifying truth, Afterward sees a couple paying the price for an unexpected windfall, and The Demon Lover, featuring Jenny Howe (Silent Witness, Eastenders) about a woman struggling home through the Blitz. Finally, two of Mary Shelley's finest short stories, The Mortal Immortal - when a young apprentice drinks a potion to cure his heartbreak but discovers a feeling far worse - and Rodger Dodworth: The Reanimated Englishman - where a man is woken after 170 years encased in ice. Cast and credits Dracula Written by Rebecca Lenkiewicz Story written by Bram Stoker Directed by Jessica Dromgoole First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 14 October 2012 Frankenstein Dramatised by Lucy Catherine Written by Mary Shelley Directed by Marc Beeby First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 28 October - 4 November 2012 Bloody Poetry Written by Howard Brenton Adapted by Alison Hindell Directed by Alison Hindell First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 20 October 2012 The Mysteries of Udolpho Written by Ann Radcliffe Dramatised by Catherine Czerkawska Directed by David Blount First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 13 October - 24 October 1996 The Cold Embrace Written by Mary Braddon Produced by Marion Nancarrow Directed by Christopher Hawes First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 26 July 1997 Man Sized in Marble Written by Edith Nesbit Produced by Marion Nancarrow Dramatised by Christopher Hawes First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 17 November 1997 Afterward Written by Edith Wharton Produced by Marion Nancarrow Directed by Christopher Hawes First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 24 November 1997 The Demon Lover Written by Elizabeth Bowen Produced by Marion Nancarrow Directed by Christopher Hawes First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 17 July 1997 The Mortal Immortal Written by Mary Shelley Produced by Gemma Jenkins First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 3 December 2005 Rodger Dodworth: The Reanimated Englishman Written by Mary Shelley Produced by John Cardy First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 24 May 1982 ©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Ann Ratcliffe, Bram Stoker, Edith Nesbit, Edith Wharton, Elizabeth Bowen, Howard Brenton, Lucy Catherine, Mary Braddon, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Rebecca Lenkiewicz (Author), Charles Edwards, Don Gilet, Ellie Kendrick, Full Cast, Jamie Parker, Maggie Steed, Robert Glenister, Shaun Dooley, Tracy-Ann Oberman (Narrator)

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Gudrun: Series 1-4: A Viking epic inspired by the Icelandic sagas

An 11th century Viking epic of love, revenge and faith, set in Iceland and starring the original Nordic Noir heroine, Gudrun. As a young woman growing up in 11th century Iceland, Gudrun must forge her path through a world of unearthly beauty yet uncompromising harshness. The tale begins in her youth, with her childhood friends Kjartan and Bolli - but the love the two boys have for Gudrun causes a deathly enmity between them that leaves her reeling. Suspicious of how power and ambition are wielded by men, Gudrun is left feeling increasingly isolated. She longs for the freedom to live her life according to her own rules, beholden to no-one. This epic saga takes her on a journey away from her beloved homeland, risking everything to save her daughter. An avenging angel forged from violence, Gudrun has all the complexity, vulnerability and single-mindedness of her successors, Lisbeth Salander and Saga Noren. In the ruthless world she inhabits, her steely determination and willingness to manipulate others in the manner of Borgen's Birgitte Nyborg is what keeps her alive. Gudrun is based on the famous Icelanders' saga known as The Laxdoela Saga. Written in the 13th century, it tells of people in the Breiðafjörður area of Iceland from the late 9th century to the early 11th century. Starring Kate Phillips (Peaky Blinders, War and Peace) as Gudrun. Directed by Sasha Yevtushenko (Series 1) and Gemma Jenkins (Series 2-4).

Lucy Catherine (Author), , Kate Phillips (Narrator)

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Gudrun: Series 5-7: A Viking Epic inspired by the Icelandic Sagas

Series 5-7 of the Viking epic of love, revenge and faith set in 11th-century Iceland Born into a world of otherworldly beauty yet unforgiving harshness, Icelandic heroine Gudrun must fight to forge an independent path and live according to her own rules. A tenacious survivor, she has endured much pain in her young life, from widowhood to the death of her lover, the burning of her family home, separation from her beloved daughter, Sigrid, and being cut adrift from her homeland. Now, after many years away, Gudrun sails once more into Icelandic waters, with a plan to rescue her daughter who is being brought up in the new Christian faith. But her return to the Sacred Land is not the homecoming she had hoped for, and she soon finds herself exiled again and heading for the New World, with all its new possibilities and new dangers. Meanwhile, Sigrid arrives in England to marry a man she has never met. Struggling to understand this strange new land of Saxons and Danes, she must keep her darkest secret well-hidden if she is to survive... Written by Lucy Catherine and inspired by the famous Icelandic Laxdæla saga, this epic tale of love, revenge and faith stars Kate Phillips (Peaky Blinders, War and Peace) as Gudrun, with Rosie Boore and Hollie Burgess as Sigrid. Written by Lucy Catherine Directed by Sasha Yevtushenko and Jessica Dromgoole Cast Gudrun - Kate Phillips Freija - Samantha Dakin Dag - Cameron Percival/Joseph Ayres Sylvia - Carolyn Pickles/Susan Jameson Volva - Carolyn Pickles Aoife - Lucy Doyle Hakon/Guard 2/Priest/King Sweyn - Michael Bertenshaw Bolli/Guard 1 - Lewis Bray Aslak - Tony Turner Sigrid - Rosie Boore/Hollie Burgess Leif - Don Gilet/Chris Pavlo Warrior - Don Gilet Frederick - Simon Scardifield Heidr - Jeannette Percival/Helen Clapp Kjartan - Luke MacGregor/Ian Dunnett Jnr The Virgin - Marilyn Nnadebe Sailors - Chris Harper and Joseph Ayre Gorm - David Hounslow Canute - Aaron Gelkoff Gunnar - Chris Pavlo Panuk - Kenny Blyth Saxon - Joseph Ayre Vali/Dane - Chris Harper Tofa - Debbie Korley Jesus - Paul Hilton Truda - Charlotte East Monk/Servant - Ian Dunnett Jnr Tobias - Hasan Dixon Abbot Bettega/John Crescentius/Pope - Roger Ringrose Nun - Emma Handy Woman/Garvinicus - Jane Whittenshaw Soldiers - Ian Dunnett Jnr and Hasan Dixon Jesson at 7 - Harry Clarke First broadcast BBC Radio 4: 3-14 December 2018 (Series 5), 20-31 May 2019 (Series 6), 1-12 March 2021 (Series 7)

Lucy Catherine (Author), Hollie Burgess, Kate Phillips, Rosie Boore (Narrator)

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Halfway Here: A gripping BBC Radio drama

A gripping full-cast drama about a family in meltdown, starring Tyger Drew-Honey Luke and Nettie are 15-year-old twins in a normally dysfunctional family. But when something bad happens to Nettie, it becomes clear that no-one knew much about her. As the family wait by her hospital bedside, they gradually discover more about what was going on in her life. This gripping full-cast drama stars Tyger Drew-Honey (Outnumbered) and Sharon Small (The Inspector Lynley Mysteries, Mistresses, Cutting It). Directed by Mary Peate

Lucy Catherine (Author), Full Cast, Justin Salinger, Katie Angelou, Sharon Small, Tyger Drew-Honey (Narrator)

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Home Front: The Complete BBC Radio Collection Volume 1

Series 1-5 of the groundbreaking BBC Radio 4 drama charting life on the home front during World War One First heard on radio between 4 August 2014 and 9 November 2018, each episode of Home Front is set exactly one hundred years before the broadcast date, and each follows one character's day. Together they create a mosaic of experience from a wide cross-section of society, mixing historical fact with enthralling fiction to explore how ordinary people coped with daily life in wartime Britain. The story begins in Folkestone, as the first troops march off to the front lines. Soon, families such as the Grahams and the Wilsons begins to feel the impact of war, as the wounded return and first Belgian refugees, then Canadian troops, arrive in the seaside resort. In addition, the White Feather and suffragette movements grow in popularity, and a tide of grief increasingly leads people to thoughts of the hereafter. Industrial Tynemouth, meanwhile, is experiencing a quite different war. The factories and shipyards are at peak production, and more women are joining the workforce. At the munitions factory, owner Geoffrey Marshall and his family must adapt to the changing times - as must workers like Fraser and Edie Chadwick. Tackling themes including the outbreak of war, recruitment, industry, profiteering and spiritualism are some of radio's foremost dramatists including Katie Hims, Sebastian Baczkiewicz and Shaun McKenna. Among the extensive cast are Michael Bertenshaw, Keely Beresford, Freddie Fox, Ami Metcalf, Edmund Wiseman, Barbara Flynn, Mark Stobbart and Toby Jones, with Dame Harriet Walter making a cameo appearance as Emmeline Pankhurst.

Katie Hims, Lucy Catherine, Richard Monks, Sarah Daniels, Sebastian Baczkiewicz, Shaun Mckenna (Author), , Ami Metcalf, Freddie Fox, Harriet Walter, Keely Beresford, Mark Stobbart, Michael Bertenshaw, Toby Jones (Narrator)

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Home Front: The Complete BBC Radio Collection Volume 2

Series 6-10 of the epic BBC Radio 4 drama charting life on the home front during the First World War - plus special episode Home Front: A Lightening First heard on radio between 4 August 2014 and 9 November 2018, each episode of Home Front is set exactly one hundred years before the broadcast date, and each follows one character's day. Together they create a mosaic of experience from a wide cross-section of society, mixing historical fact with enthralling fiction to explore how ordinary people coped with daily life in wartime Britain. We resume the story in Folkestone, where hospital staff face pressure to return wounded men to duty as conscription is introduced. Zeppelin bombs leave residents jumpy, and 'spy fever' is at a pitch as the Secret Service comes to town. Food shortages begin to bite - and the town is rocked by Britain's first ever air raid, causing the greatest number of civilian casualties of the war to date. We also meet the residents of Ashburton, Devon, where the future of Isaac Cox's family hangs in the balance as old feuds are reignited at Halecot Farm. In Tynemouth, paranoia is rife and emotions run high for those at Marshall's factory. The repercussions of a devastating explosion ripple through people's lives, but they face the future with fortitude, taking small but courageous steps forward. Tackling themes including nursing and casualties, conscription and objection, espionage and propaganda, xenophobia and suspicion and the church and class are some of radio's foremost dramatists including Richard Monks, Mike Walker and Sarah Daniels. Among the extensive cast are Martine McCutcheon, Anton Lesser, Maggie Steed and Gunnar Cauthery. Also included is Home Front: A Lightening, a special 45-minute episode marking the centenary of Britain's first Gotha Air Raid, which devastated Folkestone on 25 May 1917.

Katie Hims, Lucy Catherine, Richard Monks, Sarah Daniels, Sebastian Baczkiewicz, Shaun Mckenna (Author), , Anton Lesser, Gunnar Cauthary, Maggie Steed, Martine Mccutcheon (Narrator)

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Home Front: The Complete BBC Radio Collection Volume 3

Series 11-15 of the major BBC Radio 4 drama charting life on the home front during the First World War - plus special extended episode Home Front: A Fragile Peace First heard on radio between 4 August 2014 and 9 November 2018, each episode of Home Front is set exactly one hundred years before the broadcast date, and each follows one character's day. Together they create a mosaic of experience from a wide cross-section of society, mixing historical fact with enthralling fiction to explore how ordinary people coped with daily life in wartime Britain. Back in Folkestone, the residents are dealing with the after-effects of a devastating air raid. Howard Argent is kept busy at the Bevan, while Ulysses Pilchard experiments with electro-shock therapy. Meanwhile, women's suffrage, prostitution and unmarried mothers are hot topics, and Kitty Lumley experiences the sharp end of intolerance. In Tyneside, ripples from the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution lead to a rise in union activity, and the factory faces the threat of strike action from the munitionettes. And in Devon, women, children and prisoners of war are being put to work on the land. With Britain on the brink of starvation, summer 1918's harvest is crucial - but conscientious objectors, unwilling or unable to help, arouse fury. As the Great War moves towards its end, can the wounded communities back home find some sort of peace, however fragile? Tackling themes including trauma and madness, industrial unrest, morality and sexuality, surrogate labour and the outbreak of peace are some of radio's foremost dramatists including Katie Hims, Shaun McKenna and Sarah Daniels. Among the extensive cast are Helen Schlesinger, Kathryn Beaumont, Roy Hudd and Billy Kennedy, with guest appearances from Geoffrey Palmer and Mark Heap. Also included is Home Front: A Fragile Peace, a special 75-minute episode which flashes forward to explore the lives of the characters on 10 November 1919.

Katie Hims, Lucy Catherine, Richard Monks, Sarah Daniels, Sebastian Baczkiewicz, Shaun Mckenna (Author), , Billy Kennedy, Geoffrey Palmer, Helen Schlesinger, Kathryn Beaumont, Mark Heap, Roy Hudd (Narrator)

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Mabinogi: Lost Legends and Dark Magic: A BBC Radio full-cast fantasy adventure

Beyond the forests, beyond the valleys, beyond the mountains... there's another world. From the Red Book of Hergest, these are the tales of the Mabinogi. Tales of of romance, tragedy, comedy and fantasy, of a mythical pre-Saxon era of Medieval Wales: a land of magic, of dragons, fairies and giants. Pryderi, Prince of Dyfed, heads to Harlech in North Wales to impress King Bran the Blessed of Gwynedd and win the hand of Princess Branwen. But what starts out as a straightforward journey with his companion, Brigid, quickly becomes upturned by strange magic and the threat of war with the Irish. Can they survive? And what mysteries yearn to be unravelled in the Otherworld? The world we see, the world of the mountains and the valleys, the villages and the farms, is nothing more than a veneer. Our world is no more than a painted shroud, masking what lies beneath. For most of the living, the barrier between the worlds is impossible to breach. For very few, it is as easy to pierce as the still black waters of a mountain lake. Step into the Otherworld. Starring Darragh Mortell (The Bill) and Aimee Ffion Edwards (Peaky Blinders, The Detectorists). Award-winning writer Lucy Catherine (The Master and Margherita, Being Human, Vanity Fair) gives these stories a modern flavour while remaining true to the vivid magic of Celtic mythology. Cast and credits: Brigid - Aimee Ffion Edwards Pryderi - Darragh Mortell Arawn - John Cording Roisin - Fiona O'Shaughnessy Bran the Blessed/Pwyll - Robert Pugh Manawydan/Dewi - Matthew Gravelle Branwen - Rhian Blythe Matholwch - Stephen Hogan Efnysien - Richard Elfyn Nysien - Rhodri Meilir Pwca/Wyn - Sion Pritchard Deryn - Saran Morgan Mam/Rhiannon - Eiry Thomas Adapted by Lucy Catherine. Sound design by Nigel Lewis. Directed by James Robinson and John Norton. A BBC Wales and BBC Radio 3 Commission. © 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (p) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Lucy Catherine (Author), Aimee Ffion Edwards, Darragh Mortell, Full Cast (Narrator)

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Milady de Winter: A BBC Radio 4 Drama

An original drama spotlighting The Three Musketeers' iconic antagonist, Milady de Winter Young, beautiful and courageous, Milady de Winter is a cunning spy, talented thief, and ruthless killer. She glides with ease through the streets and gilded halls of 17th-century France and England, turning heads or, with a click of her fingers, disappearing anonymously into a crowd. Driven by intellect and fierce desire, she is willing to go to any lengths to achieve her ambitions - and outwit the powerful men who try to crush her. We first meet her as a young novice, forced by her father to enter a convent against her will. Exploiting her natural charms, she escapes back into the world, where she gains wealth and privilege. But a terrible ordeal at the hands of Athos leaves her penniless and alone. Fleeing to Paris, she is recruited into the service of the French crown, and schooled in the dark arts of espionage. There, her path crosses that of the Musketeers once more - and, deceived and betrayed by D'Artagnan, she begins a relentless and obsessive quest to destroy them. Scarred by violence and forged in the fire, Milady undergoes a metamorphosis from wayward teenager to cold-hearted avenger - but as she ventures down the darkest of roads, she risks losing everything for the chance to satiate her lust for revenge... A fascinating retelling of a classic tale, this tense, thrilling drama puts one of literature's greatest villains centre stage, reimagining Cardinal Richelieu's seductive, deadly fixer as a sharp-witted survivor with a compelling story to tell. Production credits Written by Lucy Catherine Produced by Sasha Yevtushenko Cast Milady - Anjana Vasan Father Laurent - Luke Nunn De La Fere/Athos - Sam Troughton Richelieu - Carl Prekopp Comtesse/Madame Canard - Elizabeth Counsell Marie Therese - Rhiannon Neads Rochefort/Executioner - Don Gilet Father/Jailer - Shaun Mason Sheffield/Executioner/Innkeeper - Gerard McDermott De Winter - Joe Kloska Felton - Gavin Singh Chera D'Artagnan - Ian Dunnett Jnr Buckingham - Ryan Whittle First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 4-11 September 2023 © 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Lucy Catherine (Author), Anjana Vasan, Carl Prekopp, Full Cast, Luke Nunn, Sam Troughton (Narrator)

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Tracks: Series 3 and 4: Two BBC Radio 4 full-cast thrillers

'One of the best dramas - on television or radio - currently on offer' Radio Times Tracks: Chimera A tower block collapses in London. Hundreds are killed. Except a man standing alone on the roof, who walks out of the rubble unscathed. And things are about to get stranger, because Dr Helen Ash is pregnant. But she hasn't had sex since her husband died 18 months ago. What connects her unexplained pregnancy, a mysterious phone message from a woman who died in the building collapse, and the man on the roof of the high-rise? The gripping conspiracy thriller and winner of Best Sound (BBC Audio Drama Awards) and Best Fiction (British Podcast Awards) returns for a third series. Tracks: Indigo Dr Helen Ash is involved in a road accident. But where was she going in such a hurry? And why can't she remember? The answer lies in the riddle of Helen's daughter, Frances, who's older than she should be. And a mysterious 'child-mother', who's younger than she should be... Romola Garai returns as Helen Ash in the compelling fourth series of Tracks. Cast of Tracks: Chimera Helen.... Hattie Morahan Freddy..... Jonathan Forbes Rachel.... Fiona O'Shaughnessy Other parts played by Rhodri Meilir, Eiry Thomas, Zahra Ahmadi, Clare Cage, Marc Danbury, Stewart Wright, Richard Elfyn, Kerry Shale, Elina Alminas, Carys Eleri, Morgan Watkins, Jeanette Percival, Matthew Gravelle, Richard Nichols, Amerah Saleh, Adam Deacon, Bijan Daneshmand, Emma Handy, Lea Mornar, Francois Pandolfo, Simon Armstrong, Saffron Coomber and Sean Murray Lead writer.... Matthew Broughton Episodes written by Matthew Broughton, Matt Hartley, Lucy Catherine, Caroline Horton and Timothy X Atack Directed by James Robinson, Rebecca Lloyd-Evans and Carl Prekopp Produced by James Robinson A BBC Cymru Wales Production Cast of Tracks: Indigo Helen.... Romola Garai Freddy.... Jonathan Forbes Other parts played by Andrew Gower, Georgia Henshaw, Sally Orrock, Carys Eleri, Sion Pritchard, Joanna van Kampen, Scarlett Courtney, Adam Courting, Lucy Reynolds, Ashleigh Hadadd, David Hounslow, Sinead MacInnes, Juliet Cowan and Marc Danbury Written by Matthew Broughton Produced and Directed by James Robinson A BBC Cymru Wales Production

Caroline Horton, Lucy Catherine, Matt Hartley, Matthew Broughton, Timothy X Atack (Author), Full Cast, Hattie Morahan, Jonathan Forbes, Romola Garai (Narrator)

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