Limelight

By Katherine Jakeways, Eno Mfon and Darragh Mortell.Everybody remembers the Siege, when for 24 hours the whole world was watching a small South London branch of a global supermarket chain. You’ve seen the news, the crazy conspiracy blogs and Naomi’s infamous Snap. Now for the first time the hostages tell the inside story of what really happened on those two dark days in December.Episode 5. It’s almost dawn and it looks like the hostages are going to be released, but events are out of control and nobody is prepared for what happens next. CAST NAOMI - Danielle Vitalis JACKSON - Kwabena Ansah KEMI - Layo-Christina Akinlude PENNY - Jasmine Hyde MAGGIE - Stacey Abalogun DEREK - Ewan BaileySOUND DESIGN – Catherine Robinson DIRECTOR - John Norton PRODUCED by John Norton and James Robinson A BBC Cymru Wales Production Siege is the latest drama in the Limelight strand and will also be available in full on BBC Sounds from Monday 7 February as a 5-part podcast

By Katherine Jakeways, Eno Mfon and Darragh Mortell.Everybody remembers the Siege, when for 24 hours the whole world was watching a small South London branch of a global supermarket chain. You’ve seen the news, the crazy conspiracy blogs and Naomi’s infamous Snap. Now for the first time the hostages tell the inside story of what really happened on those 2 dark days in December.Episode 4. After some terrible news, the gunman goes crazy. Jackson can no longer cope and Kemi tries to calm the group. Speculation continues online about accomplices, Penny opens up about her family and Maggie has a plan. The ransom money is on the way. CAST NAOMI - Danielle Vitalis JACKSON - Kwabena Ansah KEMI - Layo-Christina Akinlude PENNY - Jasmine Hyde MAGGIE - Stacey Abalogun DEREK - Ewan Bailey NEWS REPORTER - Layo-Christina AkinludeSOUND DESIGN – Catherine Robinson DIRECTOR - John Norton PRODUCED by John Norton and James Robinson A BBC Cymru Wales Production Siege is the latest drama in the Limelight strand and will also be available in full on BBC Sounds from Monday 7 February as a 5-part podcast

By Katherine Jakeways, Eno Mfon and Darragh Mortell.Everybody remembers the Siege, when for 24 hours the whole world was watching a small South London branch of a global supermarket chain. You’ve seen the news, the crazy conspiracy blogs and Naomi’s infamous Snap. Now for the first time the hostages tell the inside story of what really happened on those two dark days in December.Episode 3. Night falls and Naomi is in danger. The police are on the roof and the gunman starts to get mad at the authorities. He decides to show them he means business. The world is watching.CAST NAOMI - Danielle Vitalis JACKSON - Kwabena Ansah KEMI - Layo-Christina Akinlude PENNY - Jasmine Hyde MAGGIE - Stacey Abalogun DEREK - Ewan BaileySOUND DESIGN – Catherine Robinson DIRECTOR - John Norton PRODUCED by John Norton and James Robinson A BBC Cymru Wales Production Siege is the latest drama in the Limelight strand and will also be available in full on BBC Sounds from Monday 7 February as a 5-part podcast

By Katherine Jakeways, Eno Mfon and Darragh Mortell.Everybody remembers the Siege, when for 24 hours the whole world was watching a small South London branch of a global supermarket chain. You’ve seen the news, the crazy conspiracy blogs and Naomi’s infamous Snap. Now for the first time the hostages tell the inside story of what really happened on those two dark days in December.Episode 2 The manager is badly wounded, the police have arrived, and the armed robbery has now become a siege.CAST NAOMI - Danielle Vitalis JACKSON - Kwabena Ansah PENNY - Jasmine Hyde MAGGIE - Stacey AbalogunSOUND DESIGN – Catherine Robinson DIRECTOR - John Norton PRODUCED by John Norton and James Robinson A BBC Cymru Wales Production Siege is the latest drama in the Limelight strand and will also be available in full on BBC Sounds from Monday 7 February as a 5-part podcast

By Katherine Jakeways, Eno Mfon and Darragh Mortell. Everybody remembers the Siege, when for 24 hours the whole world was watching a small South London branch of a global supermarket chain. You’ve seen the news, the crazy conspiracy blogs and Naomi’s infamous Snap. Now for the first time the hostages tell the inside story of what really happened on those two dark days in December.Episode 1. For 5 shoppers and a security guard, it’s just another day in the supermarket until a masked man walks in with a gun.CAST NAOMI - Danielle Vitalis JACKSON - Kwabena Ansah KEMI - Layo-Christina Akinlude PENNY - Jasmine Hyde MAGGIE - Stacey AbalogunSOUND DESIGN – Catherine Robinson DIRECTOR - John Norton PRODUCED by John Norton and James Robinson A BBC Cymru Wales Production Siege is the latest drama in the Limelight strand and will also be available in full on BBC Sounds from Monday 7 February as a 5-part podcast

The podcast discusses the inside story behind a recent hostage situation. The episode also includes two ads/sponsors for Mint Mobile and Nordstrom promoting their offers and holiday items.

In this episode, Jessica Barden, a young British tennis pro diagnosed with a rare terminal illness, is cryogenically frozen at an experimental lab. She wakes up in a divided world and joins a resistance in Montana. The characters discuss Jeopardy, a happiness hack, and encounter the resistance. Uncertainty and searching for normalcy are also explored.

A young tennis pro freezes herself in hopes of a cure for her terminal illness. She wakes up to a divided world and must live in hiding. She meets a mysterious figure named Jolene. Jolene receives good news about her tumor shrinking. The characters discuss their destination and a possible hack.

In this episode, Joleen, a tennis pro with a terminal illness, wakes up to a divided world. She encounters pirates on a boat to Seattle and learns a fellow passenger's dark secret. Joleen and her companions face threats from white supremacists and discover an abandoned lab. They enjoy pizza and discuss deteriorating mental health. Joleen is proposed to stay with someone as a family.

Guest Jessica Barden, a British tennis pro diagnosed with a rare terminal illness, discusses the chilling new medical thriller. Topics include cryogenic freezing, a divided world in the future, and a transformative conversation that changes everything.