Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | If I Only Had A Brain By Ian Sansom | 20140808 | 20191006 (BBC7) 20191007 (BBC7) 20161015 (R4) | The Tin Man, Scarecrow, and Cowardly Lion's quest to find Brains, Heart and Courage have sparked three stories from Ian Sansom, Morwenna Banks and Colin Carberry. You'll hear about people in unexpected situations, challenged to display qualities they never realized they had all along, or which find them looking at their lives in a new light in their own personal quests for a brain, a heart, and the nerve. If I Only Had a Brain: In the opening story, novelist and broadcaster Ian Sansom takes us into the daily routine of a scientist who in his quest for new discoveries rarely tells the people he meets exactly what his job entails. Read by. Mark Heap. Producer: Heather Larmour A story of the repetitious life of a scientist, but what is it he hopes to discover? |
| 02 | If I Only Had A Heart, By Morwenna Banks | 20140815 | 20191013 (BBC7) 20191014 (BBC7) 20161022 (R4) | The Tin Man, Scarecrow, and Cowardly Lion's quest to find Brains, Heart and Courage have sparked three stories from Ian Sansom, Morwenna Banks and Colin Carberry. You'll hear about people in unexpected situations, challenged to display qualities they never realized they had all along, or which find them looking at their lives in a new light in their own personal quests for a brain, a heart, and the nerve. If I Only Had a Heart Writer and performer Morwenna Banks takes us to a hospital bedside where a mother waits nervously for news that could save her son's life. Read by Vicky McClure. Producer: Heather Larmour |
| 03 | If I Only Had The Nerve, By Colin Carberry | 20140822 | 20191020 (BBC7) 20191021 (BBC7) 20161029 (R4) | Inspired by the Tin Man, Scarecrow, and Cowardly Lion's quest to find Brains, Heart and Courage, Ian Sansom, Morwenna Banks and Colin Carberry bring us a series of three stories about people who find themselves in unexpected situations, which challenge them to display qualities they never realised they had all along, or which find them looking at their lives in a new light in their own personal quests for a brain, a heart, and the nerve. If I Only Had the Nerve Colin Carberry introduces us to Brendon, a serial Recruitment Agency temp, who finally discovers the courage to make some important changes in his life. Read by Ben Peel. Producer: Gemma McMullan Brendan is stuck in a rut. If only he could find the courage to escape. |