Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20180204 | 20180210 (R4) | Both Patya and Marat are young, successful and live in Moscow. They have made it: they were able to escape the Caucasian back country that is still stuck between tradition and modernity, as well as police brutality, corruption and Islamist terror. Patya and Marat don't know one another, but when they both return to their home village one summer, their story unfolds. Contemporary Russian author, Alisa Ganieva's tragi-comic love story about family expectations, religious and cultural tensions, amid power struggles in rural Dagestan. Dramatised in two-parts by Bethan Roberts from the translation by Dr Carol Apollonio. Patya - Aimee-Ffion Edwards Marat - Jacob Ifan Timur - Sion Pritchard Khadizha - Beth Robert Papa - Steve Speirs Abdullaev - Gareth Jewell Rusik - Lee Mengo Granny - Siw Hughes Elmiuraz - Dean Rehman Crows - Sharon Morgan Director: Helen Perry A BBC Cymru/Wales production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in February 2018. The tumultuous love story of Patya and Marat set in Dagestan in the Russian Republic. Alisa Ganieva's multi-layered, magical, modern story about love and fate set in Dagestan Both Patya and Marat are young, successful and live in Moscow. They have made it: they were able to escape the Caucasian back country that is still stuck between tradition and modernity, as well as police brutality, corruption and Islamist terror. Patya and Marat don't know one another, but when they both return to their home village one summer, their story unfolds. Contemporary Russian author, Alisa Ganieva's tragi-comic love story about family expectations, religious and cultural tensions, amid power struggles in rural Dagestan. Dramatised in two-parts by Bethan Roberts from the translation by Dr Carol Apollonio. Patya - Aimee-Ffion Edwards Marat - Jacob Ifan Timur - Sion Pritchard Khadizha - Beth Robert Papa - Steve Speirs Abdullaev - Gareth Jewell Rusik - Lee Mengo Granny - Siw Hughes Elmiuraz - Dean Rehman Crows - Sharon Morgan Director: Helen Perry A BBC Cymru/Wales production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in February 2018. The tumultuous love story of Patya and Marat set in Dagestan in the Russian Republic. Alisa Ganieva's multi-layered, magical, modern story about love and fate set in Dagestan |
| 02 | 20180211 | 20180217 (R4) | A death in the settlement further destabilises the community whilst the return of the infamous Khalilbek stirs mixed emotions. As Marat's wedding date draws closer, the acts of fate that once pushed Marat and Patya closer together, suddenly starts to pull them apart. Will there be a wedding after all? Contemporary Russian author, Alisa Ganieva's tragi-comic love story about family expectations, religious and cultural tensions, amid power struggles in rural Dagestan. Dramatised by Bethan Roberts from the translation by Dr Carol Apollonio. Patya - Aimee-Ffion Edwards Marat - Jacob Ifan Timur - Sion Pritchard Khadizha - Beth Robert Papa - Steve Speirs Granny - Siw Hughes Colonel Gazier - Dafydd Emyr Khalilbek Ifan - Huw Dafydd Director: Helen Perry A BBC Cymru/Wales production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in February 2018. Marat and Patya start to be pulled apart. Will they marry? Stars Aimee-Ffion Edwards? Alisa Ganieva's multi-layered, magical, modern story about love and fate set in Dagestan A death in the settlement further destabilises the community whilst the return of the infamous Khalilbek stirs mixed emotions. As Marat's wedding date draws closer, the acts of fate that once pushed Marat and Patya closer together, suddenly starts to pull them apart. Will there be a wedding after all? Contemporary Russian author, Alisa Ganieva's tragi-comic love story about family expectations, religious and cultural tensions, amid power struggles in rural Dagestan. Dramatised by Bethan Roberts from the translation by Dr Carol Apollonio. Patya - Aimee-Ffion Edwards Marat - Jacob Ifan Timur - Sion Pritchard Khadizha - Beth Robert Papa - Steve Speirs Granny - Siw Hughes Colonel Gazier - Dafydd Emyr Khalilbek Ifan - Huw Dafydd Director: Helen Perry A BBC Cymru/Wales production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in February 2018. Marat and Patya start to be pulled apart. Will they marry? Stars Aimee-Ffion Edwards? Alisa Ganieva's multi-layered, magical, modern story about love and fate set in Dagestan |