BBC RADIO PLAYS
‘Mr Cameron Goes to Ukraine’
In 2022 former Prime Minister David Cameron joined ‘Chippy Larder’ founder and Labour councillor Rizvana Poole to deliver supplies to Ukrainian refugees in Poland.
Written by Jonathan Banatvala and Stephen Dinsdale for BBC Radio 4.
‘A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian’
Tanika Gupta adapts Marina Lewycka’s witty, heartfelt novel about two feuding sisters who join forces to stop their elderly Ukrainian father from marrying a much younger gold-digger—unearthing family secrets and fifty years of European history in the process.
Made for BBC Radio 4.
Song of the Cossacks – Broadcast 28th July, BBC Radio 4.
With the original testimony from survivors and the British officer in charge, this play explores the horror of the summer of 1945 when Cossacks were forcibly repatriated to the USSR.
A play for Radio 4 by Jean Binnie, adapted by Stephen Wyatt.
Black Water
One summer night, two groups of young people from different worlds climb the fence of a forbidden swimming pool. The children of Turkish migrant workers and their middle-class German contemporaries have grown up in the same town without ever meeting. That night, their lives collide.
By Roland Schimmelpfennig, translated by David Tushingham, with an original score by Simon Slater. Produced for BBC Radio 3, 2023.
A Ghastly Mistake
The extraordinary true story of Ewan Forbes, a transgender man whose fight to claim a title in the 1960s became a legal battle over his identity, his marriage and his right to continue a quiet life as a doctor and farmer.
Written by Nicholas McInerney for BBC Radio 4, 2023.
Barbeque 67
In 1967, Jimi Hendrix, Cream, Pink Floyd, Zoot Money and others descended on Spalding for one remarkable night of music. This drama recreates the event through a story interwoven with first-hand accounts from musicians and young audience members who were there.
Written by Andy Barrett for BBC Radio 4, 2022.