Series of specially commissioned stories exploring the traumatic and occasionally comical subject of back pain.
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Jack's Back | 20070611 | 20081123 | By William Boyd. Jack puts his back out lugging a case, but his wife is a bigger concern. (R)By William Boyd. 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. Read by Christine Kavanagh and Sam DaleBut his wife is a greater cause for concern as she researches the internet. |
| 02 | Since I've Been Away | 20070612 | 20081130 | By Nicci Gerard, read by Rachel Atkins. A bored patient in a body-brace imagines a scenario on the ward that lands her in trouble. Is there a way out? |
| 03 | The Wall | 20070613 | 20081207 | 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 |
| 04 | Blue Thought | 20070614 | 20081214 | By A L Kennedy, read by Dermot Crowley. A prone man seeks solace by talking to his bones. |
| 05 LAST | Squeezed | 20070615 | 20081221 | By Adam Thorpe. Victor the physio should not be allowed near any patients. Read by Gerard McDermott. By Adam Thorpe, read by Gerard McDermott. |
