Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Jack's Back | 20070611 | Series of specially commissioned stories exploring the traumatic and occasionally comical subject of back pain. Jack puts his back out whilst lugging a case of wine. But his wife is a greater cause for concern as she researches on the internet. By William Boyd. Read by Christine Kavanagh and Sam Dale. By William Boyd. Jack puts his back out lugging a case, but his wife is a bigger concern. Nocturnal readings | |
| 01 | Jack's Back | 20070611 | 20081123 (R4) | Series of specially commissioned stories exploring the traumatic and occasionally comical subject of back pain. Jack puts his back out whilst lugging a case of wine. But his wife is a greater cause for concern as she researches on the internet. By William Boyd. Read by Christine Kavanagh and Sam Dale. By William Boyd. Jack puts his back out lugging a case, but his wife is a bigger concern. Nocturnal readings |
| 02 | Since I've Been Away | 20070612 | A bored patient in a body-brace imagines a scenario on the ward that lands her in trouble. Nocturnal readings | |
| 02 | Since I've Been Away | 20070612 | 20081130 (R4) | A bored patient in a body-brace imagines a scenario on the ward that lands her in trouble. Nocturnal readings |
| 03 | The Wall | 20070613 | Series of specially commissioned stories exploring the traumatic and occasionally comical subject of back pain. A girl's relationship with her father determines the frailties of her spine as an adolescent. Later, her husband and daughter will pull her through. By Julie Myerson, read by Niamh Cusack. By Julie Myerson. A girl's relationship with her father affects the frailties of her spine Nocturnal readings | |
| 03 | The Wall | 20070613 | 20081207 (R4) | Series of specially commissioned stories exploring the traumatic and occasionally comical subject of back pain. A girl's relationship with her father determines the frailties of her spine as an adolescent. Later, her husband and daughter will pull her through. By Julie Myerson, read by Niamh Cusack. By Julie Myerson. A girl's relationship with her father affects the frailties of her spine Nocturnal readings |
| 04 | Blue Thought | 20070614 | A prone man seeks solace by talking to his bones. Read by Dermot Crowley. Nocturnal readings | |
| 04 | Blue Thought | 20070614 | 20081214 (R4) | A prone man seeks solace by talking to his bones. Read by Dermot Crowley. Nocturnal readings |
| 05 | Squeezed | 20070615 | Victor the physio should not be allowed near any patients. Nocturnal readings | |
| 05 | Squeezed | 20070615 | 20081221 (R4) | Victor the physio should not be allowed near any patients. Nocturnal readings |