Episodes
Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
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01 | Along The Line, By Alison Fisher | 20120729 | 20161004 (BBC7) 20120722 (R4) 20140426 (R4) | Episode 1 of 3: Along the Line by Alison Fisher. This is the story of generations following in each others footsteps. How journeys are repeated time after time and extraordinary things happen in unextraordinary ways. The 8.51 to Brighton has meant more to the family in Alison Fisher's story than they will ever know. Read by Deborah Findlay and recorded in front of an audience at The Old Courtroom as part of 2012's Brighton Festival. The stories are introduced by Lynne Truss. By Alison Fisher. The 8.51 to Brighton has meant more to one family than they'll ever know |
02 | Anywhere Else, By Tam Hoskyns | 20120729 | 20161005 (BBC7) 20140503 (R4) | Episode 2 of 3: Anywhere Else by Tam Hoskyns This is the story of a man who travels with a case full of complications and it is on this journey that he begins to unravel who he really is and hopefully where he is actually going. A cathartic tale read by James Fleet. Recorded in front of an audience at The Old Courtroom as part of 2012's Brighton Festival. The stories are introduced by Lynne Truss. A man travels with a case full of complications and his life starts to unravel. |
03 LAST | Housekeeping, By Vanessa Gebbie | 20120805 | 20161006 (BBC7) 20140510 (R4) | Episode 3 of 3: Housekeeping by Vanessa Gebbie Everyone is a stranger on a train. But none more strange than the heroine in Vanessa Gebbie's wonderfully unnerving tale Housekeeping. Who is this woman and why is she following this man? Surely it's a strange way for a housekeeper to behave? Read by Lesley Sharp. Recorded in front of an audience at The Old Courtroom as part of 2012's Brighton Festival. The stories are introduced by Lynne Truss. Everyone is a stranger on a train, but no one is stranger than the housekeeper. |