

Limelight
BBC Radio 4
The Limelight podcast - for fiction and drama serials you won't want to miss from Radio 4.
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Aug 11, 2023 • 28min
There's Something I Need to Tell You: 1. Tennis Buddies
Jake and Kayla's holiday takes a dangerous turn when they get implicated in an assassination at their hotel. They navigate through Dubai's unique experiences and encounter shady characters. As they discuss financial concerns and explore their own relationship insecurities, they are faced with a risky deal that could change their lives.

Aug 4, 2023 • 2min
There's Something I Need to Tell You: Trailer
After agreeing to help a mysterious stranger, young couple Jake and Kayla are implicated in an assassination at their hotel. They find themselves plunged into a deadly game of political score-settling that spans the world and from which they must run to survive. A global thriller of espionage, money and murder.by John Scott Dryden & Misha KawnelWith:Chris Lew Kum Hoi
Sophia Del Pizzo
Nick Nevern
Jennifer Armour
Walles Hamonde
Akie KotabeProduction:
Trail by Jack Soper
Sound Design: Joseff Harris & John Scott Dryden
Sound Engineer: Paul ClarkProduced by Emma Hearn and
Directed by John Scott DrydenA Goldhawk Production for BBC Radio 4.

Jul 7, 2023 • 28min
Bitter Pill: 5. Face the Fear
Séainín Brennan, Charlotte McCurry, Shaun Blaney, Seamus O’Hara, and Carol Moore discuss the audio drama series about memory and trauma. Topics include a pill to cure PTSD through time travel, moral implications, intense arguments and emotional strain, surprising news, new CEO plans, and cult investigation.

Jul 7, 2023 • 27min
Bitter Pill: 4. Trust Issues
In this podcast, a clinical trial promises a cure for PTSD but triggers intense flashbacks. The characters explore time travel and the importance of trust. They prepare for a drug trial and reflect on their past. A heated argument leads to a loss of trust between the characters.

Jul 7, 2023 • 28min
Bitter Pill: 3. Disconnect
An audio drama series about memory and trauma.After a traumatic car crash, Mary joins a clinical drug trial that promises a cure for PTSD. The medication triggers intense flashbacks of the accident that left her fiancée comatose. But is Mary simply remembering the event, or reliving it? And if she is actually returning to the past, does that mean she can change her future?Cast:
Mary ….. Séainín Brennan
Jackie ….. Charlotte McCurry
Carl ……. Shaun Blaney
Stuart ….. Tony Flynn
Warren ….. Martin McCann
All other roles were played by the cast and crew.Writers ….. Michael Patrick & Oisín Kearney
Producer ….. Michael Shannon
Executive Editor ….. Andy MartinMusic composed by Denis Clohessy.
Sound Design by Bill Maul.A BBC Northern Ireland production.

Jul 7, 2023 • 28min
Bitter Pill: 2. Flashback
An audio drama series about memory and trauma.After a traumatic car crash, Mary joins a clinical drug trial that promises a cure for PTSD. The medication triggers intense flashbacks of the accident that left her fiancée comatose. But is Mary simply remembering the event, or reliving it? And if she is actually returning to the past, does that mean she can change her future?Cast:
Mary ….. Séainín Brennan
Jackie ….. Charlotte McCurry
Carl ……. Shaun Blaney
Eoin ….. Seamus O’Hara
Delia ….. Jo Donnelly
Warren ….. Martin McCann
All other roles were played by the cast and crew.Writers ….. Michael Patrick & Oisín Kearney
Producer ….. Michael Shannon
Executive Editor ….. Andy MartinMusic composed by Denis Clohessy.
Sound Design by Bill Maul.A BBC Northern Ireland production.

Jul 7, 2023 • 28min
Bitter Pill: 1. Fight or Flight
An audio drama series about memory and trauma.After a traumatic car crash, Mary joins a clinical drug trial that promises a cure for PTSD. The medication triggers intense flashbacks of the accident that left her fiancée comatose. But is Mary simply remembering the event, or reliving it? And if she is actually returning to the past, does that mean she can change her future?Cast:
Mary ….. Séainín Brennan
Jackie ….. Charlotte McCurry
Carl ……. Shaun Blaney
Barista ….. Christopher Grant
Board Member ….. Richard Croxford
Warren ….. Martin McCann
All other roles were played by the cast and crew.Writers ….. Michael Patrick & Oisín Kearney
Producer ….. Michael Shannon
Executive Editor ….. Andy MartinMusic composed by Denis Clohessy.
Sound Design by Bill Maul.A BBC Northern Ireland production.

Jun 30, 2023 • 2min
Bitter Pill: Trailer
A car crash survivor joins a clinical trial for a pill promising to cure PTSD. The speaker reflects on their past and discusses the effects of the pill. They also mention an audio drama series called 'The Train' on BBC Sounds.

Apr 28, 2023 • 34min
An Eye for a Killing: 5. The Reckoning
Welcome to hell. The true story of Scotland’s notorious serial killers, Burke and Hare.On Christmas Day in 1828 the jury at the High Court decide that serial killer, William Burke, is guilty of the murder of Madgy Docherty. Burke is sentenced to be hanged and his body publicly dissected. A crowd of 25,000 people turn out to watch him die – while his accomplice, William Hare, walks free from the court.Powerful five-part drama-documentary series from BBC Radio 4 with bonus scenes on BBC Sounds.Written and dramatised by Colin MacDonald.Narrator ….. Jack Lowden
Burke ….. Gavin Mitchell
Boyle ….. Paul Young
Robert Knox ….. Simon Donaldson
Janet Brown ….. Nicola Roy
Mrs Wilson ….. Lucianne McEvoy
Galbraith ….. Andy Clark
John Fisher ….. Robert Jack
Michael Campbell ….. James Rottger
Other parts played by the cast.Producer/director: Bruce Young

Apr 28, 2023 • 28min
An Eye for a Killing: 4. Anger on the Streets
Welcome to hell. The true story of Scotland’s notorious serial killers, Burke and Hare.As Burke’s murder trial continues at the High Court, a rumour spreads on the streets that there has been a series of killings – and the man buying the bodies is the anatomist, Dr Robert Knox. An angry mob surrounds Knox’s house threatening to lynch the doctor. Powerful five-part drama-documentary series from BBC Radio 4 with bonus scenes on BBC Sounds.Written and dramatised by Colin MacDonald.Narrator ….. Jack Lowden
Burke ….. Gavin Mitchell
Hare ….. James Boal
Sir William Rae ….. Stuart McQuarrie
Galbraith ….. Andy Clark
Robert Knox ….. Simon Donaldson
Madgy Docherty ….. Maureen Carr
Margaret Hare ….. Lucianne McEvoy
John Fisher ….. Robert Jack
Michael Campbell ….. James Rottger
Lord Justice Clerk ….. Paul Young
Other parts played by the cast.Producer/director: Bruce Young


