Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Hollywood and Rye | 20150712 | The first in a series of three stories set in and around Rye in East Sussex.
Dot Buckle, proprietress of The Whistling Kettle, has heard a rumour that a film star is in town and rushes to The Mermaid Inn to see if it's true.
When she arrives, not only does she have the fortune of spotting Charlie Chaplin alongside two other famous actors from Hollywood, but has an even greater surprise in store for her in the shape of a blast from the past.
Written by Kellie Jackson and read by Serena Evans, this story is loosely based on Charlie Chaplin's visit to Rye.
Producer: Celia de Wolff
A Pier production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in July 2015.
Hollywood comes to Rye - as does a figure from Dot Buckle's past. Series of three stories set in and around Rye in East Sussex. | |
| 01 | Hollywood and Rye | 20150712 | 20220313 (R4) | The first in a series of three stories set in and around Rye in East Sussex.
Dot Buckle, proprietress of The Whistling Kettle, has heard a rumour that a film star is in town and rushes to The Mermaid Inn to see if it's true.
When she arrives, not only does she have the fortune of spotting Charlie Chaplin alongside two other famous actors from Hollywood, but has an even greater surprise in store for her in the shape of a blast from the past.
Written by Kellie Jackson and read by Serena Evans, this story is loosely based on Charlie Chaplin's visit to Rye.
Producer: Celia de Wolff
A Pier production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in July 2015.
Hollywood comes to Rye - as does a figure from Dot Buckle's past. Series of three stories set in and around Rye in East Sussex. |
| 02 | A Rye Boy | 20150719 | An evocative tale of how a farmer struggles to deal with his wife when a sculptor comes to town. She becomes distressed and things get out of hand.
One of a series of three stories set in and around Rye in East Sussex.
Written by Marian Garvey and read by Niall Buggy.
Producer: Celia de Wolff
A Pier production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in July 2015.
A farmer struggles to control his wife when a sculptor comes to town. Series of three stories set in and around Rye in East Sussex. | |
| 02 | A Rye Boy | 20150719 | 20220320 (R4) | An evocative tale of how a farmer struggles to deal with his wife when a sculptor comes to town. She becomes distressed and things get out of hand.
One of a series of three stories set in and around Rye in East Sussex.
Written by Marian Garvey and read by Niall Buggy.
Producer: Celia de Wolff
A Pier production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in July 2015.
A farmer struggles to control his wife when a sculptor comes to town. Series of three stories set in and around Rye in East Sussex. |
| 03 | Marsh Fever | 20150726 | A beautiful tale of a young girl who has been badly treated in the past and the result of that treatment is lying sick before her.
Believing that she has the secret to his recovery she decides it is time to make a claim on what is rightfully hers.
The final story in a series of three set in and around Rye in East Sussex.
Written by Alison Fisher and read by Teresa Gallagher.
Producer: Celia de Wolff
A Pier production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in July 2015.
A young girl heals a sick child. Series of three stories set in and around Rye in East Sussex. | |
| 03 | Marsh Fever | 20150726 | 20220327 (R4) | A beautiful tale of a young girl who has been badly treated in the past and the result of that treatment is lying sick before her.
Believing that she has the secret to his recovery she decides it is time to make a claim on what is rightfully hers.
The final story in a series of three set in and around Rye in East Sussex.
Written by Alison Fisher and read by Teresa Gallagher.
Producer: Celia de Wolff
A Pier production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in July 2015.
A young girl heals a sick child. Series of three stories set in and around Rye in East Sussex. |