RADIO

Black Velvet

Afternoon Play (R4). A Jacobean horror story about a young girl locked in a wooden chest. Recorded on location at Tythrop House in Thame. Directed by Janet Whitaker. Shortlisted for the Richard Imison Memorial Award - Best Newcomer to Radio

Walton's Pike

Afternoon Play (R4). Richard Johnson plays an 80 year old Izaak Walton in pursuit of a pike he remembers seeing as a young man. His quest opens up memories of his first wife and ushers in a meditation on love and death. Directed by Janet Whitaker

Barking

The Sunday Play (R3). A dog swallows a heretic's tongue and finds (miraculously) it can understand human speech. Excited by the discovery he dedicates himself to trying to become more like the wonderful creatures who govern his life. Unfortunately they are all busy behaving like dogs. Directed by Janet Whitaker

Two Bluethroat Mornings

Two linked Afternoon Plays (R4) based on the stage play The Bluethroat. (see below) Recorded on location on the North Norfolk coast. Directed by Janet Whitaker

The Ballad of Billy Rainbow

The Saturday Play (R4). A cowardly 17th century actor finds himself playing the part of an exorcist in a Norfolk village seemingly plagued by witchcraft. Directed by Janet Whitaker.

Tango Sensations

(R4) A young English teacher obsessed with tango finds himself caught up in the aftermath of Argentina's Dirty War. With Juliet Stevenson. Directed by Janet Whitaker

New Grub Street

The Classic Serial (R4). Adaptation of the novel by George Gissing with Harold Pinter as the narrator. Directed by Janet Whitaker

The Compleat Angler

Abridgement (R4). Richard Johnson reads extracts from the classic treatise on fishing by Izaak Walton.

STAGE

The Bluethroat

Set on the North Norfolk coast The Bluethroat tells two parallel stories as a modern day bird illustrator meets a young local girl and together they begin to investigate a murder which happened in the 19th century on the same spot. Eastern Angles Theatre Company - Directed by Ivan Cutting. Shortlisted for the Peggy Ramsay Award.

Message from Neptune

An impoverished astronomer assisted by his medical neighbour, Lavage, stumbles across the planet Neptune but finds his life spiraling out of control as he becomes involved with a homicidal debt collector and the beautiful wife of his landlord. Eastern Angles Theatre Company - Directed by Ivan Cutting

The Anatomist

An unreliable account of the life of Andreas Vesalius, the father of modern anatomy, and his encounter with the painter Stephan Van Calcar. "Necrophilia in the abattoir enlivens this macabre tale" - The Times. Eastern Angles Theatre Company - Directed by Ivan Cutting

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Bentwater Roads

TELEVISION

Where The Heart Is (3 episodes)

Night and Day (12 episodes)

CHILDREN'S FICTION

The Paper Garden

In The Soup

NON-FICTION

The Language User's Handbook