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Welcome to hell. The true story of Scotland’s notorious serial killers, Burke and Hare.In his prison cell, William Burke confesses to a journalist that he took part in 16 murders in the space of ten months. Jamie Wilson, a young boy living by his wits on the streets of Edinburgh, is one of the victims murdered by Burke and Hare. Neither man is charged with his death – but Jamie’s relatives continue to seek justice.In the witness box at the High Court, Hare’s wife, Margaret, also accuses Burke of killing Madgy Docherty - who had travelled from Ireland to Edinburgh in search of her son. 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 Galbraith ….. Andy Clark Jamie ….. Kyle Gardiner Bobbie ….. James Rottger Margaret Hare ….. Lucianne McEvoy Madgy Docherty ….. Maureen Carr Robert Knox ….. Simon Donaldson Sir William Rae ….. Stuart McQuarrie Other parts played by the cast.Producer/director: Bruce Young

Welcome to hell. The true story of Scotland’s notorious serial killers, Burke and Hare.Mary Paterson is 18 when she meets William Burke in a drinking dive in Edinburgh’s Old Town in 1828. By the end of the day she will be dead and her body sold for £10 to one of the city’s leading anatomy teachers, Dr Robert Knox. In the witness box at the High Court in Edinburgh William Hare is cross-examined on his knowledge of another murder. In fact, he has detailed knowledge of 16 murders because he’s one of the killers – but he can never be charged because the authorities have given him immunity.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 Mary Paterson ….. Helen Mackay William Hare ….. James Boal Burke ….. Gavin Mitchell Galbraith ….. Andy Clark Robert Knox ….. Simon Donaldson Henry Cockburn ….. Jimmy Chisholm David Paterson ….. Stuart McQuarrie Janet Brown ….. Nicola Roy Other parts played by the cast.Producer/director: Bruce Young

Welcome to hell. The true story of Scotland’s notorious serial killers, Burke and Hare.On Christmas Eve in 1828, William Burke is on trial for murder at the High Court in Edinburgh. He’s accused of killing an old woman, Madgy Docherty. In the witness box is his accuser – William Hare - who is Burke’s accomplice in 16 murders.What started these two former canal labourers on a mass killing spree? In 1828, Edinburgh is a world-leading centre of medical training and dissection. The anatomists need cadavers on which to demonstrate and practice – but the supply of bodies from hospitals and prisons isn’t enough to meet the demand. Burke and Hare discover they can earn £10 by selling a dead body and decide they will lure victims to their lodging house and murder them. 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 John Fisher ….. Robert Jack Mary Paterson ….. Helen Mackay Janet Brown ….. Nicola Roy Madgy Docherty ….. Maureen Carr Jamie ….. Kyle Gardiner Sheriff Tait ….. Ron Donachie Sir William Rae ….. Stuart McQuarrie Robert Knox ….. Simon Donaldson Other parts played by the cast.Producer/director: Bruce Young

Jack Lowden tells the true story of Scotland’s notorious serial killers, Burke and Hare. What started two former canal labourers on a mass killing spree in 19th century Edinburgh?

The team is in a race against time for answers, but the route proves circuitous.Chapter Five – the quest ends?Cast:Clara Page - Phoebe Fox Aldrich Kemp – Ferdinand Kingsley Mrs Boone – Nicola Walker Sebastian Harcourt – Kyle Soller Nakesha Kemp – Karla Crome Aunt Lily – Susan Jameson Forsaken McTeague and the Underwood Sisters – Jana Carpenter. Sabine Seah – Rebecca Boey Remington Schofield– Barnaby Kay Miss Lotte Amutenya – Cherrelle Skeete Mrs Bartholomew – Kate Isitt Dr Hazlitt - Ben Crowe Co Pilot – James Joyce. Created and written by Julian SimpsonRecorded on location in Hove.Music composed by Tim Elsenburg. Sound Design: David Thomas Director: Julian Simpson Producer: Sarah Tombling Executive Producer: Karen RoseA Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4

Dr Hazlitt sends Aldrich and Clara on a mission to unexplored and dangerous territory.Chapter Four – more questions than answers?Cast: Clara Page - Phoebe Fox Aldrich Kemp – Ferdinand Kingsley Mrs Boone – Nicola Walker Sebastian Harcourt – Kyle Soller Nakesha Kemp – Karla Crome Aunt Lily – Susan Jameson Forsaken McTeague and the Underwood Sisters – Jana Carpenter. Sabine Seah – Rebecca Boey Remington Schofield– Barnaby Kay Mrs Bartholomew – Kate Isitt Dr Hazlitt - Ben Crowe Film Director – James Joyce.Created and written by Julian SimpsonRecorded on location in Hove.Music composed by Tim Elsenburg. Sound Design: David Thomas Director: Julian Simpson Producer: Sarah Tombling Executive Producer: Karen RoseA Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4

Clara and Sabine battle through undergrowth and language barriers as Nakesha and Sebastian follow the Liberty Flights lead in Vienna.Chapter Three - Liberty Flights don’t file flight plans.Cast: Clara Page - Phoebe Fox Aldrich Kemp – Ferdinand Kingsley Mrs Boone – Nicola Walker Sebastian Harcourt – Kyle Soller Nakesha Kemp – Karla Crome Aunt Lily – Susan Jameson Nurse – Jana Carpenter. Sabine Seah – Rebecca Boey Remington Schofield – Barnaby Kay Miss Lotte Amutenya – Cherrelle Skeete Mrs Bartholomew – Kate Isitt Dr Hazlitt - Ben Crowe Camera Assistant – James Joyce.Created and written by Julian SimpsonRecorded on location in Hove.Music composed by Tim Elsenburg. Sound Design: David Thomas Director: Julian Simpson Producer: Sarah Tombling Executive Producer: Karen RoseA Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4

Clara's dispatched on a new mission by her new boss. What could possibly go wrong? Chapter Two - just who is Remington Schofield?Cast: Clara Page - Phoebe Fox Aldrich Kemp – Ferdinand Kingsley Mrs Boone – Nicola Walker Sebastian Harcourt – Kyle Soller Nakesha Kemp – Karla Crome Aunt Lily – Susan Jameson The Underwood Sisters & Forsaken McTeague – Jana Carpenter. Sabine Seah – Rebecca Boey Remington Schofield – Barnaby Kay Miss Lotte Amutenya – Cherrelle Skeete Mrs Bartholomew – Kate Isitt Novak - Ben Crowe Created and written by Julian SimpsonRecorded on location in Hove.Music composed by Tim Elsenburg. Sound Design: David Thomas Director: Julian Simpson Producer: Sarah Tombling Executive Producer: Karen RoseA Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4

Our heroine Clara Page (Phoebe Fox) returns. And this time the question’s deadly serious - Who Killed Aldrich Kemp? Prepare for another rollercoaster ride from the pen of Julian Simpson, flying us from the Italian Riviera to the Malaysian jungle - via afternoon tea at Themis House.Chapter One - and there’s trouble in London …Cast: Clara Page - Phoebe Fox Aldrich Kemp – Ferdinand Kingsley Mrs Boone – Nicola Walker Sebastian Harcourt – Kyle Soller Nakesha Kemp – Karla Crome Aunt Lily – Susan Jameson The Underwood Sisters – Jana Carpenter. Sabine Seah – Rebecca Boey Mrs Bartholomew – Kate Isitt Blue 2/Novak - Ben Crowe Winslow/Blue 1 - James Joyce.Created and written by Julian SimpsonRecorded on location in Hove and at the Brighton Conference Centre.Music composed by Tim Elsenburg. Sound Design: David Thomas Director: Julian Simpson Producer: Sarah Tombling Executive Producer: Karen RoseA Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4

Our heroine Clara Page (Phoebe Fox) returns. And this time the question's deadly serious - Who Killed Aldrich Kemp?Prepare for another rollercoaster ride from the pen of Julian Simpson, flying us from the Italian Riviera to the Malaysian jungle - via afternoon tea at Themis House.