Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20180219 | Nobel laureate Doris Lessing's 1985 satire about a band of incompetent, bourgeois revolutionaries living in a London squat. Starring Olivia Vinall, Joe Armstrong and Sian Thomas. Dramatized by Sarah Daniels.
Alice and Jasper move into a new squat with other members of the Communist Centre Union. While Alice puts her energies into making the house habitable, the other revolutionaries are busy trying to court the IRA.
Directed by Emma Harding.
First ever dramatisation of Doris Lessing's 1985 satire of incompetent revolutionaries. No-holds-barred dramas written by women, featuring extraordinary female characters. |
| 02 | 20180220 | Nobel laureate Doris Lessing's 1985 satire about a band of incompetent, bourgeois revolutionaries living in a London squat. Starring Olivia Vinall, Joe Armstrong and Sian Thomas. Dramatized by Sarah Daniels.
Alice is on a mission to remove the concrete from the squat's toilets and to reconnect the electricity. Meanwhile, the other members of the Communist Centre Union squabble over who is entitled to live in the house.
Directed by Emma Harding.
Alice is on a mission to remove the concrete from the squat's toilets. No-holds-barred dramas written by women, featuring extraordinary female characters. |
| 03 | 20180221 | Nobel laureate Doris Lessing's 1985 satire about a band of incompetent, bourgeois revolutionaries living in a London squat. Starring Olivia Vinall, Joe Armstrong and Sian Thomas. Dramatized by Sarah Daniels.
Alice continues her efforts to make the squat habitable, but resists Pat's attempts to confide about her strange relationship with Jasper.
Directed by Emma Harding.
Alice continues her mission to make the squat habitable. No-holds-barred dramas written by women, featuring extraordinary female characters. |
| 04 | 20180222 | Nobel laureate Doris Lessing's 1985 satire about a band of incompetent, bourgeois revolutionaries living in a London squat. Starring Olivia Vinall, Joe Armstrong and Sian Thomas. Dramatized by Sarah Daniels.
Jasper and Bert are away in Ireland, attempting to court the IRA. And Alice's theft from her father's office leads to Jim getting the sack.
Directed by Emma Harding.
Jasper and Bert are in Ireland, attempting to woo the IRA. No-holds-barred dramas written by women, featuring extraordinary female characters. |
| 05 | 20180223 | Nobel laureate Doris Lessing's 1985 satire about a band of incompetent, bourgeois revolutionaries living in a London squat. Starring Olivia Vinall, Joe Armstrong and Sian Thomas. Dramatized by Sarah Daniels.
Alice finally meets her revolutionary neighbour, the enigmatic Comrade Andrew.
Directed by Emma Harding.
Alice finally meets her revolutionary neighbour, the enigmatic Comrade Andrew. No-holds-barred dramas written by women, featuring extraordinary female characters. |
| 06 | 20180226 | As part of Radio 4's season of Riot Girls dramas, with transgressive women at their core, Sarah Daniels' new dramatisation of Nobel laureate Doris Lessing's 1985 satire about a ragtag group of revolutionaries. Alice and Philip have found Faye bleeding after a suicide attempt. But Alice has promised not to involve the authorities. Starring Olivia Vinall and Gary Duncan.
Directed by Emma Harding.
Faye cuts her wrists in a suicide bid, but Alice promises not to involve the authorities. No-holds-barred dramas written by women, featuring extraordinary female characters. |
| 07 | 20180227 | Comrade Jocelin tests out her bomb-making abilities. No-holds-barred dramas written by women, featuring extraordinary female characters. |
| 08 | 20180228 | Dramatisation of Doris Lessing's 1985 satire. No-holds-barred dramas written by women, featuring extraordinary female characters. |
| 09 | 20180301 | Nobel laureate Doris Lessing's 1985 satire about wannabe revolutionary Alice and her hapless band of bourgeois revolutionaries, who live in a London squat. Starring Olivia Vinall and Sian Thomas. Dramatized by Sarah Daniels. Alice goes to visit her mother, Dorothy, who's now living in greatly reduced circumstances, thanks to the financial drain of Alice and her boyfriend Jasper. Not that Alice takes any responsibility for this. Directed by Emma Harding. Alice (Olivia Vinall) goes to visit her mother, Dorothy (Sian Thomas). No-holds-barred dramas written by women, featuring extraordinary female characters. |
| 10 | 20180302 | Doris Lessing's satire about hapless revolutionaries who plan to blow up a London hotel. No-holds-barred dramas written by women, featuring extraordinary female characters. |