By Ben Lewis.Soulful drama infused with storytelling and song, inspired by the myths and rituals surrounding the Pagan festival of Samhain.Claire and her husband David are staying in a isolated old house on the remote Scottish island of Jura.
It’s the end of October. Of all the nights of the year, this is the one when the veil between this world and the next is said to be at its thinnest. Claire’s past is about to reach out into her present...Cast in Order of Appearance :Chloe Pirrie
Emun Elliot
Bryan DickMusic performed by Anna Massie
Sound Design by Kris McConnachieProduction Co-ordinator: Rosalind Gibson
Studio Production: Keith GrahamDirected by Kirsty Williams
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Harry Swithenback’s Private Visit
The award-winning Scottish writer Alan Warner’s new and specially commissioned story sees an antiques expert off the telly – Harry Swithenback – arrive in at this unnamed harbour town for what he hopes is a few days of rest and relaxation, however, the townspeople have other ideas. Stuart McQuarrie reads.Alan Warner, who as was born in Oban on the west coast of Scotland in 1964, is the author of several novels including: Morvern Callar (1995), which won the Somerset Maugham Prize and was adapted for the cinema by director Lynne Ramsay in 2002. It is published as a Vintage Classic. He also wrote These Demented Lands (1997), which won the Encore Award and The Sopranos/Our Ladies, (1998), which won the Saltire Book of the Year Award. His novel The Stars in the Bright Sky from 2010 was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize.Stuart McQuarrie is a television, film and theatre actor who has appeared in shows such as Taggart, Rab C Nesbitt, London’s Burning and Silent Witness. In film, he's also had notable roles in 28 Days Later, Terminator: Dark Fate and White Bird.The producer is Dominic Howell.
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Talking to Chickens
Darkly comic, heart-warming drama by award-winning writer, Christine Entwisle.Toots is an octogenarian living unhappily in a care home. She wants more outdoor days, she wants her allotment back and she wants to see her chickens.A doctor is sent to assess Toots. But she's menopausal and struggling with a variety of unhelpful symptoms. And when the doctor forces open Toots’ window to relieve a hot flush and then forgets to shut it, Toots makes a break for it.Cast:Toots… Susan Jameson
The Doctor… Rosie Cavaliero
The Policeman… Dennis Herdman
Trevor…Danny HughesSound Design by Craig DormerDirected by Kirsty Williams
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The Lovers
By Andy Grace Edwards. Poignant drama about love, art and the healing power of a walk.
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Life Lines - Series 8
The award winning drama set in an Ambulance Control Room.Carrie is a call handler for the ambulance service. Every day she makes split-second decisions as she deals with a succession of emergencies; from a young woman who has been sexually assaulted to a vicious attack on an ambulance crew. Carrie is gifted with the knack of calmly helping people through their most vulnerable moments. Each episode is a collage of heart-stopping stories, where Carrie’s indiscriminate acts of kindness can mean the difference between life and death
But how can a newly pregnant Carrie maintain a calm facade when she has to work with an AI system that can listen but doesn't always understand and her own body rebelling against her.For details of organisations which offer advice and support with pregnancy related issues, go online to bbc.co.uk/actionlineCarrie ..... Sarah Ridgeway
Will ..... Rick Warden
Ian ..... Michael Jibson
Caitlyn ..... Rowan Robinson
Dan/Doctor ..... Tom Victor
Flo/Holly ..... Abbie Andrews
Isaac ....Keenan Munn-Francis
Andy ..... Jason Barnett
Nina ..... Kitty O'Sullivan
Receptionist ..... Maggie ServiceTechnical Producers ..... Andrew Garratt & Neva Missirian
Production Co-ordinator ..... Luke MacGregorWriter ..... Al Smith
Director ..... Sally AvensA BBC Studios Audio Production
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