

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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Jun 10, 2022 • 28min
The System: Series 2: Step 1: Wilderness Survival for Beginners
In this thrilling podcast, two siblings wake up in a barn, framed for murder. They are kidnapped and plan to commit corporate fraud, while searching for a specific village. They encounter a mysterious woman in a cabin and discuss a video featuring the Lord of Misrule. The podcast is filled with suspense and intrigue.

Jun 6, 2022 • 2min
The System: Series 2: Trailer
Two siblings on the run contemplate crime, a mysterious character on social media, a countdown timer adds suspense and confusion.

Apr 1, 2022 • 29min
Dead Hand: 5. Ceasefire Babies
A true crime podcast host, Greg, discovers that a serial killer known as Dead Hand, who disappeared 20 years ago, is active again. He embarks on a quest to crack the killer's indecipherable code. The podcast explores themes of self-discovery, debunking theories, chilling revelations, confrontations, and reflections on loss and trauma.

Apr 1, 2022 • 26min
Dead Hand: 4. 97
The hosts of a true crime podcast uncover a mysterious code linked to a serial killer. They face personal toll and threats, leading to tension and arguments. As they uncover clues, they face more threats and discover a connection to a Belfast map. The significance of the code related to burial plots is discussed, and concerns arise about a missing podcaster and an active serial killer.

Apr 1, 2022 • 27min
Dead Hand: 3. Hierarchy of Victims
A true crime podcast host uncovers a serial killer known as Dead Hand, who is active again. They discuss the police investigation, consequences of actions, speculation on the killer's targeting, decoding podcast episodes, and discovering connections to a missing person from 1997.

Apr 1, 2022 • 26min
Dead Hand: 2. Zero Sum
Listeners speculate about the missing person and host's precautions, significance of spoken numbers and music, arrest & family discussion, disappearance of Kate's father and Greg's involvement, discussion on amnesty and injustice, tense phone calls and fears

Apr 1, 2022 • 29min
Dead Hand: 1. Number Stations
A true crime podcast host investigates a serial killer known as Dead Hand. He explores techniques to crack codes from number stations and discusses a missing person case. The urgency to catch the killer and British intelligence pursuing a man are also highlighted.

Mar 28, 2022 • 2min
Dead Hand: Trailer
A true crime podcast searches for the identity of a serial killer known as Dead Hand, who used radio messages to torment and murder victims. After 20 years, the host realizes that Dead Hand is active again.

Feb 18, 2022 • 30min
Who Is Aldrich Kemp?: 5. Kholat Syakhl
Trapped in a dungeon, our heroine Clara Page is under more pressure than ever as the water rises. And she learns some surprising family history. Can Aldrich Kemp and the team save her? Will she finally know all the answers? The concluding episode of Julian Simpson's drama.Cast:
Clara Page .................................................Phoebe Fox
Mister Bartholomew .............................Tim McInnerny
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
Conrad Spijker ........................................Steven Mackintosh
Hazlitt...................... ..................................Ben Crowe
Nurse.. .......................................................Louise BrealeyCreated and written by Julian SimpsonRecorded on location in Hove, London and at The Royal Pavilion in BrightonMusic 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

Feb 18, 2022 • 28min
Who Is Aldrich Kemp?: 4. The Spirit of the Age
As our heroine Clara Page and her mission are in ever-increasing peril, questions are asked - with varying degrees of politeness - across London and Europe.Cast:
Clara Page .................................................Phoebe Fox
Mister Bartholomew .............................Tim McInnerny
Aldrich Kemp ...........................................Ferdinand Kingsley
Mrs Boone..................................................Nicola Walker
Sebastian Harcourt ................................Kyle Soller
Nakesha Kemp ........................................Karla Crome
Aunt Lily .....................................................Susan Jameson
Underwood Sisters ................................Jana Carpenter
Conrad Spijker ........................................Steven Mackintosh
Margot .......................................................Louise Brealey
Uncle Dave............. ..................................Ben Crowe
McGarry........... .........................................James JoyceCreated and written by Julian SimpsonRecorded on location in Hove, London and at The Royal Pavilion in BrightonMusic 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


