ALL THE DARK CORNERS
[RADIO-SUBSERIES]
“The first in our chilling series of three plays that explore the darker side of life.”
THE AFTERNOON PLAY—“ALL THE DARK CORNERS” (RADIO 4, LONDON—BBC)
[Tuesday—2:15-3:00 PM]
October 18, 2011 “The Desk”
[BBC RADIO 4: “…Davis Finch is a hack TV writer with aspirations to
write a novel. In order to be a real writer he feels he needs a proper desk.
The one he buys changes his life and he becomes a success—but at what
price?...”]
[BBC RADIO 4: “…Davis Finch covets a desk he has seen in an antique
shop. He feels it will somehow magically help him write his novel. Make
him complete. He gets sacked for his TV hack work and sets to write his
novel at the new desk. Then he finds a secret drawer…”]
SCRIPT: Andrew Readman.
PERSONNEL: Gary Brown (producer, director).
CAST: Graeme Hawley (Davis Finch), Tim McInnemy (Harrison), Russell
Richardson (Shopkeeper), Melissa Jane Sinden (Valerie), Karen West (Rachel),
Greg Wood (Morris).
EXTANT RECORDING
[Wednesday—2:15-3:00 PM]
October 19, 2011 “Something in the Water”
[BBC RADIO 4: “…In Paul Cornell’s chilling horror, scientist James
Woolmer moves to Standlake, famous for its lake monster. He is
skeptical, until he sees something in the water…”]
SCRIPT: Paul Cornell.
EXTANT RECORDING
[Thursday—2:15-3:00 PM]
October 20, 2011 “The Dying Wish”
[BBC RADIO 4: “…When Fran and Abe are befriended by their elderly
neighbour, Joy, they agree to perform an ancient ritual after she dies,
unaware of its terrifying consequences… A quest for eternal life and the
living dead permeate this play—a chilling horror story…”]
[BBC RADIO 4: “…Fran and her partner Abe are befriended by a lonely old
woman, Joy, who lives in the flat above. Joy persuades them to perform
an ancient ritual after she’s died. They unwittingly agree without
realising the terrifying consequences of their action. A quest for eternal
life and the living dead permeate this chilling horror story…”]
SCRIPT: Rosemary Kay.
PERSONNEL: Pauline Harris (director).
CAST: Jonathan Keeble (Abe), Janice McKenzie (Joy), James Quin (Jack),
Robert Pickavance (David), Sarah Smart (Fran).
EXTANT RECORDING