Drama of the Week

Set in 2016, Joy, a 70-year-old grandmother, is plunged into crisis when the state declares it has no record of her existence. As the Hostile Environment tightens its grip, her daughter Glory seeks help from Serena Hope, a lawyer whose return reopens old tensions. At the same time, Joy’s half sister Jean uncovers buried evidence that could decide Joy’s fate.Faith, Hope and Glory is an ambitious Radio 4 drama series telling intimate domestic stories that together illuminate the emergence of modern Britain. The story began in 1946, when Hope and Jim’s baby was entrusted to Eunice, later known as Faith, to take home to Antigua, but never made that journey and was taken in by Gloria and Clement. Named Joy, the child becomes the emotional centre of the series, her life unfolding across decades as personal lives intersect with social change.Joy . . . . . Doreene Blackstock Glory . . . . . Cat Simmons Serena Hope . . . . . Rakie Ayola Jean . . . . . Nadine Marshall Keeley . . . . . Clare Corbett Receptionist . . . . . Yasmin MwanzaWriter: Carol Russell Director: Jade Williams Producer: Jessica Dromgoole Sound design: Keith Graham, Sam Dickinson, Sharon HughesA BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4.

When a system falters, who finds the courage to speak the truth?Maya, a young first-time mother, Jo, an overwhelmed trainee GP on rotation, and Kate, a fiercely principled hospital chaplain find their lives unexpectedly intertwined following a birth that doesn't go to plan.Part of the Secrets and Lies season, Al Smith's drama pulls back the curtain on a labour ward under intense pressure, exploring what happens when real lives fall between the cracks of an overstretched healthcare system. It explores responsibility, courage, silence and the fragile trust that holds patients and professionals together.KATE......Christine Bottomley JO.....Anneika Rose MAYA.....Sade Malone SUE.....Jenny Platt BEN.....Darren Kuppan JOHN....Graeme Hawley RAY.....James QuinnWritten by Al Smith Directed by Nadia Molinari Sound Design and Technical Production by Sharon Hughes Production Co-ordinator - Ben Hollands Technical Producer - Kelly Young Casting Manager - Alex Curran Medical Advisors - Fran Bennett and Joe LeeA BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 4.

The true story of how in 1956 Prime Minister, Anthony Eden, lied to Parliament and took Britain to war under false pretences, told through the eyes of a young civil servant, Donald Logan.Within days of his appointment as assistant to the Foreign Secretary, Logan is sent on a secret mission to Paris and soon finds himself at the centre of a major tripartite conspiracy. Together with representatives of France and Israel, a plan is hatched to attack Egypt following their nationalising of the Suez canal.Thirty years later as Government documents are to be declassified Logan must decide whether to tell his side of the story. Richard Monks' drama is based on several sources including Logan’s own unpublished memoir. It includes some imagined scenes.Donald Logan ..... Jamie Parker Irene Logan ..... Fenella Woolgar Anthony Eden ..... Joseph Millson Selwyn Lloyd ..... John Heffernan Patrick Dean ..... Elliot Cowan Christian Pineau ..... Raad Rawi Ben Gurion ..... Elliot Levey Moshe Dayan ..... Shai MathesonWriter ..... Richard Monks Director ..... Sally AvensA BBC Studios Audio Production