BLOOD LINES
[RADIO-SERIES]
“A series of dark and gripping collection of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror
readings which showcases new and emerging short story writers.”
[BBC release] “The launch-highlight of the series is a brand new story written
especially for the 7th Dimension by award-winning author, Susanna Clarke
(Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, Ladies of Grace, Adieu.
"During this two week series, listen out for intriguing conversations with
mythical beasts; haunting tales of lost souls; dystopian visions of a future that’s
just around the corner and demonic goings-on in internet chat rooms.
“Blood Lines will be broadcast on BBC7 in the 7th Dimension slot between
Monday 26th February and Friday 9th March, 2007 at 6.30 p.m.”
[Program information]
ORIGINATION: Radio 7, London (BBC).
DURATION: February 26-March 9, 2007.
PERSONNEL: Rachel Bavide (reader—“A Lasting Impression”), Alexandra
Bayliss (writer—“A Lasting Impression”), Jasmin Callan (reader—“Father’s
Day”), Susannah Clarke (writer—“The Dweller in High Places”), Sam Dale
(reader—“ID”), Sarah Dobbs (writer—“Ghost in the Mechanic”), Ian Dudley
(writer—“Father’s Day”), Phil Emery (writer—“ID”), Anthony Glennon (reader—
“Conviction”), Georgina Haden (reader—“The Dweller in High Places”), Gemma
Jenkins (producer), Christine Kavanagh (reader—The Quick and the Dead”),
Clare Lawrence (reader—“Ghost in the Mechanic”), Catherine Mant (writer—
“Expecting”), Fiona McFarlane (writer—“Elegy Underground”), Nick Moulton
(writer—“The Quick and the Dead”), Emma Noakes (reader—“Expecting”), Kate
Scott (writer—“Conviction”), Adam Sims (reader—“Cthul-You”), Bethan Walker
(reader—“Elegy Underground”), Damien G. Walter (writer—“Cthul-You”).
EXTANT RECORDINGS: The complete series is available on BBC Radio
Audiobooks.
[Program log]
BLOOD LINES (RADIO 7, LONDON)
[Monday through Friday—6:30-6:45 PM]
February 26, 2007 “The Dweller in High Places”
[“…Across the water, the Napoleonic Wars rage but a young
girl discovers a danger much closer to home when she
encounters a mysterious visitor from Ancient Greece who
has taken up residence in the attic of her London boarding
school…”]
February 27, 2007 “Ghost in the Mechanic”
[“…A tragic accident atop Cherrybrook Hill leaves car-
mechanic, Mickey-Joe, devastated. Unable to face up to his
guilt he retreats into a world of rituals and habits as a way of
keeping his emotions in check. When his dog dies during a
dust storm, the memories come flooding back and Mickey-
Joe finally goes to meet the ghost that calls out to him from
the top of Cherrybrook Hill…”]
February 28, 2007 “ID”
[“…Terror grips a man as he regains consciousness and
discovers he’s lost his identity card. He’s lying in a deserted
alleyway in the middle of a city with no memory of who he is.
His only clue is a name and address on a scrap of paper in his
pocket. He sets out to find this person, all the time consumed
by a fear that unless he tracks down his card, his very life is
in danger…”]
March 1, 2007 “Conviction”
[“…The UK in the near future. The population is divided into
the privileged that live in a sanitised perfect environment
and the workers who live in polluted shanty towns,
performing the menial jobs that sustain the lifestyles of the
privileged. A runner, uneasy about his so-called ‘perfect’
existence, likes to escape from his world and each day run
through these off-limit shanty towns. When, on his run, he
encounters a young boy scarred from polluted water, he’s
forced to confront what is wrong with his way of life…”]
March 2, 2007 “Expecting”
[“…Pregnant and abandoned by her boyfriend, a young
woman moves into a semi-derelict Georgian house in
Whitechapel to housesit for friends. She starts hearing
running feet and a baby crying and becomes obsessed with
finding out whether in the past, a baby has died in the house.
All she can think about is finding a way to stop the crying.
Out of desperation, she triggers off a series of events that
puts her own baby at risk…”]
March 5, 2007 “Cthul-You”
[“…An occultist signs up to the website ‘Cthul-You’ in the
hope of meeting like-minded people. This is a demonic
version of ‘My Space’ where instead of attracting fellow
humans, the desired outcome is to attract demons. Just who
exactly is ‘Mark’ who answers this lonely occultist’s call and
what plans does he have for his new devotee?...”]
March 6, 2007 “The Quick and the Dead”
[“…The setting is Victorian London and a scientist has just
discovered how to keep death at bay. The dead are brought to
the Asylum of the Deceased where they are resurrected. An
illicit romance begins to blossom between one of the new
inmates and a young doctor. The plight of being brought
back to life and forced to live in limbo is explored in all its
complexity…”]
March 7, 2007 “Elegy Underground”
[“…Angels arrive on Earth with an important message to
impart, only to find that no-one knows who they are and
what they represent. The world is greatly changed and
humankind’s collective memory is failing. Death is no longer
officially recognized, forcing it to go underground—travelling
cemeteries arrive in the middle of the night to take away the
dead and a thriving market in illegal elegy smuggling has
emerged. Lachrimae Bird, circus performer and chief elegy
writer, is the only one to remember angels and she wonders
why they chosen to make their presence felt now…”]
.March 8, 2007 “A Lasting Impression”
[“…In a last-ditch attempt to save their relationship a young
woman persuades her boyfriend to come on holiday with her
to Canada. Things get off to a bad start—they have a terrible
row as soon as they book into the hotel. He storms off and
she is left to contemplate her disastrous love life. Suddenly
the ghostly apparition of a woman with half a face missing
appears in the room. She has a chilling message for the
young tourist…”]
March 9, 2007 “Father’s Day”
[“…The UK in the near future. This is a forbidding place
where individuality is frowned upon and in extreme cases
punished. Following the death of her mother, a young
woman becomes estranged from her father. He
unquestioningly embraces the new world order, whereas she
remains stubbornly defiant, only just living on the right side
of the law. He even undergoes a medical procedure to cut her
out of his life. The daughter comes home one night to be
greeted by a sinister official calling him ‘Truth.’ It would
seem any hope of reconciliation between father and daughter
is fading fast…”]