A BBC Radio 4 full-cast thriller

Broken Colours: The Complete Series 1-3

A compelling new thriller from the creator of Tracks 
 
When artist Jess is rescued by a mysterious stranger after collapsing at a protest rally, neither of them know that their lives are about to be transformed forever. The pair swiftly fall in love, but when Dan disappears, Jess realises how little she knows about the man who saved her. 
 
Jess is an aspiring artist with synaesthesia - she sees colours and patterns when she hears certain sounds, and uses her unique ability to connect the unconnected. Searching for answers, she is seduced by a glamorous and shadowy underworld of criminal gangs and a brutal leader with murderous intent. Conflicting perceptions compete as Jess's world begins to spiral out of control in this dark and gripping thriller... 
 
Who is Dan, really? Who can Jess trust, and is the truth what it appears to be? 
 
Senses collide and worlds change in this taut full-cast drama, starring Holli Dempsey as Jess and Josef Altin as Dan. 
 
 
Written by Matthew Broughton and Faebian Averies 
Directed by John Norton, Emma Harding and Philippa Swallow 
Sound Design by Catherine Robinson and Nigel Lewis 
Produced by John Norton, Philippa Swallow and Emma Harding 
 
Cast 
Jess - Holli Dempsey 
Dan - Josef Altin 
Johnny - Tom Byrne 
Melissa - Alexandria Riley 
Petal - Rina Mahoney 
Daisy - Grace Cooper Milton 
Clem - Francois Pandolfo 
Desk Sergeant, Security Guard, Newsreader - Chris Jack 
Security Guard, Janey, Gallery Director - Jasmine Hyde 
Mark, Magner - Neil McCaul 
Ryan - Justice Ritchie 
Ronnie Vaz - Alun Raglan 
Henry - Brendan Charleson 
Mother - Christine Kavanagh 
Molly - Molly Pepper Tuer 
Man - Dean Rehman 
Gina - Suzanne Packer 
Anthony Wheeler - Tayla Kovacevic-Ebong 
Vic - David Sterne 
Maggie - Ashleigh Haddad 
Blue Rider - Olivia Vinall 
 
Series 1 first broadcast BBC Radio 4, February 2022 
Series 2 first broadcast BBC Radio 4, December 2022 
Series 3 first broadcast BBC Radio 4, December 2023 
 
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Tracks: Series 5

The final series of the conspiracy thriller 
 
Dr Helen Ash is coming to terms with the fact she has just 9 months to live, when she's emailed a video of a boat mysteriously sinking in stormy seas. And the email is from her dead father. 
 
As she and Freddy try to find out whether the sunken ship really exists, they realise that they are being followed. And disaster awaits... 
 
A gripping thriller, Tracks has won multiple awards including Best Sound (BBC Audio Drama Awards) and Best Fiction (British Podcast Awards). Now Tracks is back with a fifth and final nine-part series. 
 
Cast 
Helen... Olivia Poulet 
Freddy.... Jonathan Forbes 
Eddy.... Mark Bonnar 
Lucy.... Kiran Sonia Sawar 
Yvonne.... Bettrys Jones 
Cancer Specialist.... Finlay Robertson 
Amina.... Emma Fryer 
Rebecca.... Carys Eleri 
Frances.... Juno Robinson 
Joanna.... Beatrice Engel 
Naani... Sindhu Vee 
Oskar ... David Menkin 
Farouk... Amir El-Masry 
Henning/Tec... Dino Kelly 
Valerie Peluso.... Juliet Cowan 
Barbara.... Barbara Flynn 
Linda... Maria Pride 
Irene... Heather Craney 
The Assistant...Tom Mumford 
Older Frances.... Scarlett Courtney 
Professor Manuel.... Peter Marinker 
The Architect.... Siân Phillips 
The Reporter.... Kathy Clugston 
The Medic.... Stefan Adegbola 
 
Directed by James Robinson 
A BBC Cymru Wales Production

Two BBC Radio 4 full-cast thrillers

Tracks: Series 3 and 4

Dr Helen Ash returns in two more series of the award-winning conspiracy thriller

One of the best dramas – on television or radio – currently on offer

'One of the best dramas - on television or radio - currently on offer' Radio Times 
'The most brilliant drama' and 'really, really well produced' Dolly Alderton 
 
Tracks: Chimera 
 
A tower block collapses in London. Hundreds are killed. 
Except a man standing alone on the roof, who walks out of the rubble unscathed. 
 
And things are about to get stranger, because Dr Helen Ash is pregnant. But she hasn't had sex since her husband died 18 months ago. 
 
What connects her unexplained pregnancy, a mysterious phone message from a woman who died in the building collapse, and the man on the roof of the high-rise? 
 
The gripping conspiracy thriller and winner of Best Sound (BBC Audio Drama Awards) and Best Fiction (British Podcast Awards) returns for a third series. 
 
 
Tracks: Indigo 
 
Dr Helen Ash is involved in a road accident. But where was she going in such a hurry? And why can't she remember? 
 
The answer lies in the riddle of Helen's daughter, Frances, who's older than she should be. And a mysterious 'child-mother', who's younger than she should be... 
 
Romola Garai returns as Helen Ash in the compelling fourth series of Tracks. 
 
 
Cast of Tracks: Chimera 
Helen.... Hattie Morahan 
Freddy..... Jonathan Forbes 
Rachel.... Fiona O'Shaughnessy 
Other parts played by Rhodri Meilir, Eiry Thomas, Zahra Ahmadi, Clare Cage, Marc Danbury, Stewart Wright, Richard Elfyn, Kerry Shale, Elina Alminas, Carys Eleri, Morgan Watkins, Jeanette Percival, Matthew Gravelle, Richard Nichols, Amerah Saleh, Adam Deacon, Bijan Daneshmand, Emma Handy, Lea Mornar, Francois Pandolfo, Simon Armstrong, Saffron Coomber and Sean Murray 
 
Lead writer.... Matthew Broughton 
Episodes written by Matthew Broughton, Matt Hartley, Lucy Catherine, Caroline Horton and Timothy X Atack 
Directed by James Robinson, Rebecca Lloyd-Evans and Carl Prekopp 
Produced by James Robinson 
A BBC Cymru Wales Production 
 
Cast of Tracks: Indigo 
Helen.... Romola Garai 
Freddy.... Jonathan Forbes 
Other parts played by Andrew Gower, Georgia Henshaw, Sally Orrock, Carys Eleri, Sion Pritchard, Joanna van Kampen, Scarlett Courtney, Adam Courting, Lucy Reynolds, Ashleigh Hadadd, David Hounslow, Sinead MacInnes, Juliet Cowan and Marc Danbury 
 
Written by Matthew Broughton 
Produced and Directed by James Robinson 
A BBC Cymru Wales Production

Demon Brother

An original dark thriller about two brothers, from the writer/producer team behind Tracks

When Jasper finds his father dead, a dark mystery begins to unfold. His dad kept a secret: Jasper has a twin brother, Eddie, whom he's never met. This new discovery offers a temptation - what if they swapped lives? 
 
As Jasper escapes the confines of his faltering marriage and attempts to track down his father's killer, he soon discovers that with his new found freedom comes the threat of extreme danger. And Eddie finds that life in his brother’s shoes is something he may not be willing to give up. 
 
A dark thriller in two parts that reflect each other: The first tells Jasper's story. The second tells Eddie's. 
 
Shaun Dingwall (New Tricks, Young Victoria, Doctor Who) stars opposite himself as the two brothers, Jasper and Eddie. Valene Kane (The Fall) makes her radio debut as Jasper's wife Caitlin. With supporting performances from Vera Filatova (Peep Show) and Kenneth Cranham (Made in Dagenham, Layer Cake, Shine on Harvey Moon). 
 
Jasper/Eddie - Shaun Dingwall 
Caitlin - Valene Kane 
Ricky Paggett - Kenneth Cranham 
Nancy - Vera Filatova 
Terry - Simon Ludders 
Doctor/Policeman/Prison Warder/Waiter - John Norton 
Directed by James Robinson

The BBC Radio sci-fi drama

Planet B: The Complete Series 1-3

Sci-fi drama set in the virtual world of a futuristic game

Matthew Broughton's tale of a malfunctioning virtual world is engrossing

‘Planet B’ is a virtual world with the slogan: "Where you can be whatever you want to be." Users can download themselves into it and play as a life-size avatars in a 3D world. 
 
When Lioba Fielding dies in the real world, her boyfriend John Armstrong downloads himself into Planet B in an attempt to find her avatar. As he travels between various worlds he becomes entangled in an array of strange scenarios, teleporting from each adventure to the next with his companion Medley, a "rogue avatar" who has no human controller. All the while, John and Medley are being watched by a dog-like antivirus programme called Cerberus who, along with the Planet B Corporation, considers the rogues to be a computer virus that need to be wiped out. 
 
But John soon begins to believe that Lioba may still be alive somewhere in Planet B, and that the games he is playing may be more real and deadly than he first thought. 
 
‘Matthew Broughton's tale of a malfunctioning virtual world is engrossing’ – The Stage 
 
Cast: 
Planet B…Adjoah Andoh 
John Armstong…Gunnar Cauthery 
Lioba Fielding…Donnla Hughes/Tessa Nicholson 
Medley…Lizzy Watts/Claire Harry 
Cerberus…Chris Pavlo 
Kip Berenger…Joseph Cohen-Cole/Lloyd Thomas 
 
Lead writer: Matthew Broughton 
Producer: Jessica Dromgoole 
Script Editor: James Robinson

Tracks: Series 1 and 2

A major conspiracy thriller about life, death and the human brain, starring Romola Garai.

One of the best dramas – on television or radio- currently on offer

'One of the best dramas - on television or radio - currently on offer' Radio Times 
 
 'The most brilliant drama' and 'really, really well produced' Dolly Alderton 
 
'instantly compelling' The Guardian 
 
Tracks 
 
A plane crash. 
A dead father. 
A buried secret. 
A passenger with a missing heart. 
 
When Dr Helen Ash witnesses the brutal and disturbing crash of the plane that is carrying her father, the incident sets her on an investigation into a dark conspiracy. Florian Chauvin was flying to Wales to tell his daughter something important, but his plane fell out of the sky. In the aftermath of the crash, Helen discovers that one of the passengers doesn't seem to have a heart. 
 
What was Florian coming to tell Helen? Who was he travelling with? And why did his plane crash? 
 
A major conspiracy thriller about life, death and the human brain, starring Romola Garai. Tracks became the most successful drama series launched by Radio 4 in 2016. 
 
Tracks: Strata 
 
Snowdonia, 1980. 
It's the dawn of a new decade and the future is coming. 
But in the wilds of Snowdonia, the ancient history of the landscape is hard to escape. 
 
Rachel Turner is looking for fossils with her four year-old son, Joe. But when a freak earthquake shakes the land beneath their feet, Joe vanishes. With the help of two locals, Rachel embarks on a desperate search to find her son. But as darkness descends, the secrets hidden in the ancient forests of the mountain are uncovered. 
 
A prequel to the first series, Series 2 is set 36 years before the events that rocked the life of Helen Ash. 
 
Cast of Tracks 
Helen....................Romola Garai 
Freddy...................Jonathan Forbes 
Michael..................Alex Beckett 
Rosie....................Susan Jameson 
Florian...................Sean Baker 
K...........................Rafay Asfi 
Fisker Lee..............Kenneth Cranham 
Other parts played by Suzanne Packer, Richard Nichols, Caroline Berry, Alexandria Riley, Matthew Gravelle, Claire Cage, Richard Mitchley, Pauline McLynn, Paul Courtenay Hyu, Leo Wan, Ruth Lloyd, Tristan Sturrock, Jaimi Barbakoff, John Norton, Paul Copley, Rhodri Meilir, Sam Rix, Nabil Elouahabi, Liz Sutherland and Matilda le Fleming. 
 
Written by Matthew Broughton 
Directed by James Robinson, Helen Perry and Abigail le Fleming. 
Original music by Stu Barker 
A BBC Cymru Wales Production 
 
Cast of Tracks: Strata 
Rachel ..................Fiona O'Shaughnessy 
Ifan........................Kai Owen 
Sam......................Robert Pugh 
Afa........................Betsan Llwyd 
Charlotte................Shelly Rees 
Ronny.....................Dafydd Emyr 
 
Written by Matthew Broughton 
Directed by James Robinson 
A BBC Cymru Wales Production

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Saran Morgan

Sion Daniel Young

Michelle Bonnard

A Full-Cast BBC Mystery Thriller

From the writer of Tracks and Broken Colours, a gripping new drama about the collision of medicine and something infinitely stranger 
 
When Dr Anna Diaz moves from an urban practice in Cardiff to take on a new job in Bly, a remote village in rural Wales, she finds a community reeling from the unexpected death of their last GP and a startling number of curious rare medical conditions. Among them, a young woman who has become so hairy she looks like an ape, a farmer who is growing new bones, a teacher who hasn't slept for a month, and an old man who has gained enormous amounts of weight and has horns growing out of his head. Deeply unsettled, the locals feel something viral and horrendous is happening to them - they're anxious, confused, afraid, and need help. 
 
Dr. Diaz is determined to understand what's happening, and to cure and reassure the people of the village. But when the sicknesses evolve and villagers start dying, things begin to balloon out of even the Doctor's serene control. The puzzle forms piece by piece as Anna's investigations into the disparate conditions reveal hidden connections. All the illnesses appear to be leading her to the previous GP, his death, and something she's never seen before. 
 
Starring Saran Morgan as Anna Diaz, Sion Daniel Young as Ged Diaz and Michelle Bonnard as Ruth. 
 
Cast: 
Anna Diaz &ndash; Saran Morgan 
Ged Diaz &ndash; Sion Daniel Young 
Ruth &ndash; Michelle Bonnard 
Mr Devonshire &ndash; Pal Aron 
Mr Dartington &ndash; Ifan Huw Dafydd 
Raymond &ndash; Ioan Hefin 
Maggie &ndash; Catrin Aaron 
Nell &ndash; Diana Yekinni 
Sian Ellis &ndash; Ceri Lloyd 
 
Credits: 
Written by Matthew Broughton 
Original music by Sion Orgon and Rhodri Davies 
Sound Design by Catherine Robinson 
Production Coordinators: Eleri McAuliffe and Lindsay Rees 
Directed by John Norton and Fay Lomas 
A BBC Audio Wales production for Radio 4 
 
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