The BBC Radio 4 fantasy drama series

Pilgrim: The Collected Series 1-4

The first four series of the original BBC Radio 4 fantastical drama series set in a world almost, but not quite, like our own.

Sebastian Bacziewicz is a British writer and dramatist. Among his credits are a number of episodes of Holby City and a range of plays for BBC Radio, including adaptations of Les Miserables and The Count of Monte Cristo and six series of Pilgrim, starring Paul Hilton as William Palmer, the immortal title character. 
 
His stage plays include The Lives of the Saints, Hello Paris, The Man Who Shot the Tiger and Dancing under the Bridge. 
 
In 2012, Pilgrim was nominated for the Prix Italia and awarded silver at the Prix Europa.

The first four series of the original BBC Radio 4 fantastical drama series set in a world almost, but not quite, like our own. Paul Hilton stars as William Palmer, the immortal, reluctant and unthanked hero protecting mankind from an enemy they resist believing in: the Grey Folk. Thrilling, dark and contemporary, the dramas are set in a recognisable present day, but one haunted by the folktales of the British Isles: drowned villages, changeling children, werewolves and unruly nature spirits. Duration: 11 hours 40 mins.

Sebastien Baczkiewicz

Rachel Joyce

Peter Jukes

Sirine Saba

Kevork Malikyan

Betsabeh Emran

Indira Varma

Stephen Tompkinson

Joanna Monro

Trevor White

Bruce Alexander

Nathan Osgood

Zubin Varla

Allan Corduner

Keely Beresford

Melissa Advani

William El-Gardi

Full Cast

Three full-cast dramas inspired by tales from The Arabian Nights

A trilogy of contemporary plays inspired by tales from The Arabian Nights 
 
The Casper Logue Affair by Sebastian Baczkiewicz: An absurd black comedy thriller, set in Baghdad. Junior diplomat Bob Goldacre is in trouble: the American businessman he was looking after has vanished from a Baghdad street. As the suspects pile up, Goldacre is going to have his work cut out if he wants to save his career and make sure that justice is done. 
 
The Porter and the Three Ladies by Rachel Joyce: It is time for Shahrazad to tell another tale to save her life. In this story within a story, we find out that if Joe doesn't find the exclusive to satisfy his ruthless editor, he will lose his job. He finds three beautiful women in Damascus but what is the truth behind their secret life? 
 
A Dish of Pomegranates by Peter Jukes: Shared roots and scattered families in the melting pot of modern Jerusalem. Tired after a stressful trip, Ajib is stopped by security officers as he tries to fly out of Ben Gurion airport on his way home to the U.S. They don't think his story adds up. Can he make them believe him? And does he actually know the whole story himself? 
 
 
The Casper Logue Trilogy 
Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz 
Directed and produced by Abigail le Fleming 
 
Cast 
Shahrazad: Sirine Saba 
Shahrayar: Kevork Malikyan 
Aseera: Betsabeh Emran 
Rahim: Sargon Yelda 
Goldacre: Trevor White 
Hammond: Bruce Alexander 
Casper: Nathan Osgood 
Kindermann: Rufus Wright 
Carlton: John Biggins 
Charlene: Alison Pettit 
 
The Porter and the Three Ladies 
Written by Rachel Joyce 
Directed by Tracey Neale 
Produced by Abigail le Fleming 
 
Cast 
Shahrazad: Sirine Saba 
Shahrayar: Kevork Malikyan 
Joe: Stephen Tompkinson 
Margot: Joanna Monro 
Mira: Indira Varma 
Affyah: Jasmine Jones 
Juliba: Melissa Advani 
 
A Dish of Pomegranates 
Written by Peter Jukes 
Directed by Mary Peate 
Produced by Abigail le Fleming 
 
Cast 
Shahrazad: Sirine Saba 
Shahrayar / Vardan: Kevork Malikyan 
Ajib: William El-Gardi 
Orit: Betsabeh Emran 
Rafi: Zubin Varla 
Howard: Allan Corduner 
Julia: Keely Beresford 
Café Owner: Stefan Kalipha 
Tawfik / Trader 2: Mozaffar Shafeie 
Trader 1 / Flight Attendant: David Seddon 
Protestor: Rufus Wright 
 
Originally broadcast in March 2010. 
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