Lavinia Greenlaw - The Innocence Of Radium

Episode

Title

First
Broadcast

Repeated

Comments

Glow

20041101

20240624 (BBC7)
20240625 (BBC7)

New Jersey, 1920s. A German chemist arrives at a clock factory with a dazzling new invention.

Written by Lavinia Greenlaw.

Mr Macready - Ed Bishop

Painter 1 - Christina Lecker

Painter 2 - Amy Clifton

Painter 3 - Charlotte Reeder

1920s, New Jersey. A chemist arrives at a clock factory with a dazzling new invention.

1920s, New Jersey. A German chemist arrives at a clock factory with a dazzling new invention. With Dervla Kirwan.

Bright Lights

20041102

20240625 (BBC7)
20240626 (BBC7)

Chemist Scharf and the dial-painter Ishbel visit New York in search of Mary Pickford and Albert Einstein.

Chemist Scharf and Ishbel visit New York to look for Mary Pickford and Albert Einstein.

Chemist Scharf and the dial-painter Ishbel visit New York to look for Mary Pickford and Albert Einstein. With Dervla Kirwan.

Fading

20041103

20240626 (BBC7)
20240627 (BBC7)

Scharf and Ishbel's relationship intensifies as the hidden danger grows.

Written by Lavinia Greenlaw.

Scharf and Ishbel's relationship intensifies as the hidden danger grows. With Lesley Hart and Henry Goodman.

Exposure

20041104

20240627 (BBC7)
20240628 (BBC7)

Something is going badly wrong. Ishbel is very sick and damaging gossip ensues. With Dervla Kirwan.

Written by Lavinia Greenlaw.

05 LAST

Darkness

20041105

20240628 (BBC7)
20240629 (BBC7)

Ishbel's story approaches its dreadful inevitability. And hers is not the only tragedy.

Written by Lavinia Greenlaw.

Mr Macready - Ed Bishop

Doctor - John Telfer

Ishbel's story approaches its dreadful inevitability. And hers is not the only tragedy. With Dervla Kirwan.

OMNI

20240630

20240701 (BBC7)

When a scintillating new paint is developed, nobody suspects the danger that ensues.

A 20th-century scientific fable about knowing too little, and believing too much. Drawn from a true story.

Omnibus of five episodes written by Lavinia Greenlaw.

Dolly - Dervla Kirwan

Ishbel Maclean - Lesley Hart

Jakob Scharf - Henry Goodman

Mr Macready - Ed Bishop

Painter 1 - Christina Lecker

Painter 2 - Amy Clifton

Painter 3 - Charlotte Reeder

Doctor - John Telfer

Producer: Tim Dee

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2004.

When a scintillating new paint is developed, nobody suspects the danger that ensues. Stars Dervla Kirwan.

Episodes

Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Repeated	Comments
01	Glow	20041101	20240624 (BBC7) 20240625 (BBC7)	New Jersey, 1920s. A German chemist arrives at a clock factory with a dazzling new invention. Written by Lavinia Greenlaw. Mr Macready - Ed Bishop Painter 1 - Christina Lecker Painter 2 - Amy Clifton Painter 3 - Charlotte Reeder 1920s, New Jersey. A chemist arrives at a clock factory with a dazzling new invention. 1920s, New Jersey. A German chemist arrives at a clock factory with a dazzling new invention. With Dervla Kirwan.
02	Bright Lights	20041102	20240625 (BBC7) 20240626 (BBC7)	Chemist Scharf and the dial-painter Ishbel visit New York in search of Mary Pickford and Albert Einstein. Chemist Scharf and Ishbel visit New York to look for Mary Pickford and Albert Einstein. Chemist Scharf and the dial-painter Ishbel visit New York to look for Mary Pickford and Albert Einstein. With Dervla Kirwan.
03	Fading	20041103	20240626 (BBC7) 20240627 (BBC7)	Scharf and Ishbel's relationship intensifies as the hidden danger grows. Written by Lavinia Greenlaw. Scharf and Ishbel's relationship intensifies as the hidden danger grows. With Lesley Hart and Henry Goodman.
04	Exposure	20041104	20240627 (BBC7) 20240628 (BBC7)	Something is going badly wrong. Ishbel is very sick and damaging gossip ensues. With Dervla Kirwan. Written by Lavinia Greenlaw.
05 LAST	Darkness	20041105	20240628 (BBC7) 20240629 (BBC7)	Ishbel's story approaches its dreadful inevitability. And hers is not the only tragedy. Written by Lavinia Greenlaw. Mr Macready - Ed Bishop Doctor - John Telfer Ishbel's story approaches its dreadful inevitability. And hers is not the only tragedy. With Dervla Kirwan.
OMNI		20240630	20240701 (BBC7)	When a scintillating new paint is developed, nobody suspects the danger that ensues. A 20th-century scientific fable about knowing too little, and believing too much. Drawn from a true story. Omnibus of five episodes written by Lavinia Greenlaw. Dolly - Dervla Kirwan Ishbel Maclean - Lesley Hart Jakob Scharf - Henry Goodman Mr Macready - Ed Bishop Painter 1 - Christina Lecker Painter 2 - Amy Clifton Painter 3 - Charlotte Reeder Doctor - John Telfer Producer: Tim Dee First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2004. When a scintillating new paint is developed, nobody suspects the danger that ensues. Stars Dervla Kirwan.