
Limelight
The Limelight podcast - for fiction and drama serials you won't want to miss from Radio 4.
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Mar 22, 2024 • 28min
Silos: 1. Silo 605
'Take a deep sleep vacation. No work, no stress. Guaranteed sweet dreams.' And a cure for the climate crisis too?Climate events have set mass human migration in motion. Radical forms of governance and flawed technology strive to meet the challenges. Nat, a newly qualified lawyer in stasis law, must deal with the fallout. Award-winning writer Anita Sullivan's new drama takes us to Lanza, a fictional island which could be anywhere - and everywhere. In the distant future - or maybe not that far off...CAST:
NAT - Anastasia Hille
RIV - Paul Bazely
ROZMAY - Rakie Ayola
CAROL - Rebekah Staton
BARRY - Ben Crowe
HONOUR - Raad Rawi
JODIE - Anna Fenton-Garvey
INFOVERT VOICE - Teresa Gallagher Director: Karen Rose
Producer: Sarah Tombling
Sound: David Thomas
Composer Simon Slater
Exec Producer: Rosalynd WardLegal Advisor on Stasis Rights: Elizabeth Barrett
Cultural Advisor: Francis GallopInterviewees: Ben Fletcher, Leon Kruger, Mareike Guensche, Camy Creffield, Liz Aggiss, Kiwi SamA Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4

Mar 15, 2024 • 2min
Silos: Trailer
Climate events have set mass human migration in motion. Radical forms of governance and flawed technology strive to meet the challenges. Nat, a lawyer, must deal with the fallout.

Feb 12, 2024 • 29min
Love and Other Lies: 5. Long Life
Josie ..... Jessica Gunning
Tyler ..... Anthony J Abraham
Larry ..... Paul Ready
Emma ..... Kitty O'Sullivan
Aiden ..... Ed Coleman
Daria ..... Margaret Cabourn-Smith
Aiden's Mother ..... Jessica TurnerWriter ..... Sarah Cartwright
Script Producer ..... Anne Isger
Production Co-ordinator ..... Gaelan Davis-Connolly
Technical Producers ..... Peter Ringrose & Alison Craig
Composer ..... Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres
Director ..... Sally AvensJosie's catfisher may have weaved a sophisticated web of fake identities but Josie & Tyler are close to working out his true identity.
So all they have to do is find him & persuade him to stop blackmailing them. If only things were that easy.

Feb 12, 2024 • 28min
Love and Other Lies: 4. Happy Family
Josie ..... Jessica Gunning
Tyler ..... Anthony J Abraham
Larry ..... Paul Ready
Daria ..... Margaret Cabourn-Smith
Nick ..... Josh Bryant-Jones
Gemma ..... Rhiannon Neads
Man/Aiden ..... Ed Coleman
Emma ..... Kitty O'SullivanWriter ..... Sarah Cartwright
Script Producer ..... Anne Isger
Technical Producers ..... Peter Ringrose & Alison Craig
Composer ..... Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres
Director ..... Sally AvensJosie and Tyler should be celebrating; they've discovered they're not murderers.
They didn't kill the man who they thought was sextorting Josie but was really just another victim of the catfishers.
So why won't Tyler let Josie go to the police? What exactly is he hiding from her? And who is Pauline?
The thrills keep coming as Josie's suburban life is turned upside down.

Feb 12, 2024 • 28min
Love and Other Lies: 3. Dream Job
Josie ..... Jessica Gunning
Larry ..... Paul Ready
Tyler ..... Anthony J Abraham
Daria ..... Margaret Cabourn-Smith
Aiden ..... Ed Coleman
Emma ..... Kitty O'Sullivan
Gemma ..... Rhiannon Neads
Nick ..... Josh Bryant-Jones
Detective ..... John LightbodyWriter ..... Sarah Cartwright
Script Producer ...... Anne Isger
Technical Producers ..... Peter Ringrose & Alison Craig
Composer ..... Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres
Director ..... Sally AvensJosie & Tyler are working as money mules for a catfishing gang. Blackmailed into the work after they killed the member of the gang who was 'sextorting' Josie.
But that's just the beginning of their problems as now the police want to talk to Josie. Do they know she's a mule or even worse, a murderer?

Feb 12, 2024 • 28min
Love and Other Lies: 2. Wedlock
In this episode, Josie teams up with her daughter's boyfriend Tyler to deal with a romance scam gone wrong. As tensions rise, they find themselves entangled with the scammer's gang, leading to a dangerous showdown. Family dynamics, secrets, and intense confrontations unravel in a gripping narrative of deception and revenge.

Feb 12, 2024 • 29min
Love and Other Lies: 1. Romance
Actors Jessica Gunning, Paul Ready, Anthony J. Abraham, Ed Coleman, Kitty O'Sullivan, and Josh Bryant-Jones bring to life a thrilling tale of online flirtation gone wrong, leading Josie into a web of deceit and suburban chaos. The podcast explores the longing for intimacy, unexpected safari trips, complex relationships, and dire threats, creating a rollercoaster of a comic thriller.

Feb 12, 2024 • 2min
Love and Other Lies: Trailer
When an online flirtation turns bad, Josie goes from being titillated to terrified.Her dream of romance turning into the nightmare of sextortion. Soon she is embroiled in a web of deceit which can barely hold together her suburban life.A rollercoaster of a comic thriller.Written by Sarah Cartwright

Feb 9, 2024 • 29min
Sabine: Episode 5
Elly retraces her sister Sabine's movements, convinced she was murdered. Speculations on Sabine's last encounter and a potential conspiracy. Tensions rise as a group confronts each other, revealing betrayal. Characters reflect on safeguarding the Earth and say their goodbyes.

Feb 9, 2024 • 29min
Sabine: Episode 4
In this episode, Sabine's secret recordings reveal a dangerous side of her hidden life. Elly is convinced Sabine was murdered and delves into her sister's secret life. The podcast explores the planning of a protest against an oil refinery and the ethical considerations involved. It also touches on fear, self-sufficiency, and the feeling of being watched and excluded from a group meeting.
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