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    SeriesEpisodeTitleFirst
    Broadcast
    Description
    AR01Singles20060717Five stories being aired as a tribute to writer Clare Boylan, who died earlier this year.
    Read by Lynda Bellingham.
    When Connie goes on a singles holiday, she strikes up an unexpectedly meaningful relationship with her room-mate.
    Producer Heather Brennon.
    AR01Squirrels20060619Series highlighting the best work from over 250 Creative Writing Groups in the North of England.
    By Karen Whitchurch, read by Barbara Marten.
    Squirrels are an ageing woman's only contact with reality in the psychiatric ward she has long inhabited. It's quite idyllic at first, but neither the staff nor the squirrels are quite what they seem.
    AR01The Cherry Orchard With Rugs20050822Matt Lucas reads Rose Tremain's short story about a brief encounter on a Eurostar journey to Paris.
    AR01The Rhapsody Blues20060410By Candace Allen, read by Ricky Fearon.
    An ambitious young Black pianist from the Midwest is witness to the premiere of the Rhapsody.
    AR02Benny Gets The Blame20060718Read by Stephen Hogan.
    A look back to those days of childhood when the backstreets were full of youngsters playing out their imaginary games.
    Producer Heather Brennon.
    AR02Mad Girls In The Attic20050823Deborah Mcandrew reads Michele Roberts's tale inspired by Charlotte Bronte. Adele's French maid at Thornfield Hall tells of their life there as she travels back to France.
    AR02Old Blood20060620By Christiane Algar, read by Carol McGuigan.
    Charting the relationship between an aristocratic lady and her philandering husband, told through the eyes of a young servant girl.
    AR03 20060531Five enchanting short stories by American writer Gina Ochsner, about people who feel that their lives are loose skins they've not quite grown into and which perhaps won't ever fit.
    3/5. How One Carries Another
    A grieving family experiences strange comings and goings by a ghost named Niels.
    Read by Bill Hope.
    AR03The Mission To Brazil20060719Read by Dermot Crowley.
    The hard-living, hard-bitten priest is surprised to learn an inheritance comes his way. Or does it?
    Producer Duncan Minshull.
    AR03Working From Home20060621By Iris Woodford, read by David Fleeshman. A travelling drover comes across an injured highwayman and decides to help, rather than turn him in.
    AR04 20060601Five enchanting short stories by American writer Gina Ochsner, about people who feel that their lives are loose skins they've not quite grown into and which perhaps won't ever fit.
    4/5. When the Dark is Light Enough
    The intriguing encounter between an obsessive crime scene investigator and a murdered Russian woman.
    Read by Madlena Nedeva and Vicki Simon.
    AR04Life On Mars20060720Read by Maggie Cronin.
    After Tom's death, Anna struggles to negotiate a maze of grief, loneliness, anger, and rediscovery.
    Producer Michael Quinn.
    AR04Whitby Pier20060622By Mary C Clarke of Airedale Writers Circle, read by Emma Lowndes.The meeting between a doctor and the mother who gave her up for adoption at birth - both women believe it will be their first meeting as adults, but not so.
    AR05 20060602Five enchanting short stories by American writer Gina Ochsner, about people who feel that their lives are loose skins they've not quite grown into and which perhaps won't ever fit.
    5/5. A Blessing
    Superstition and tradition prevent Russian immigrants from living their American dream.
    Read by Zhivila Roche 
    AR05Job's Skin20050826Written and read by Alasdair Gray, inspired by the Book of Job.
    A torrent of ill fortune afflicts Job. Though practically bankrupt by dot.com traders, and despite losing his two sons in an international disaster, he continues to count his blessings.
    AR05 LASTIt Didn't Mean A Thing20060721Read by Pat Laffan.
    When Hector has a fling at the office Christmas party, it has unforeseen consequences.
    Producer Roland Jacquarello.
    AR05 LASTWater Mouse20060623By Maureen Fenton of Clitheroe Writing Group, read by Angela Mounsey.A rather shy woman's appearance and demeanour are transformed when her clothes disappear at the swimming baths and she has to wear someone else's.
    AR Hard Frosts In Florence20061110By David Pownall. In this play specially written for Paul Scofield, a deeply-troubled Michelangelo returns to Florence to view his statue of the boy David ? Flesh caught in stone - for the last time.
    Michelangelo....Paul Scofield
    Director Martin Jenkins.
    Gilbert Harding....Roger Allam
    Derek....Ben Crowe
    Roger....Keith Drinkel
    Philip....Carl Prekopp
    Nancy....Jenny Funnell
    Psychiatrist....Ian Masters
    Female fan....Jean Trend
    Director Martin Jenkins