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The Day the Music Died
Episode 5 of 8
Samantha Bond stars as a mother forced to confront the horrors of child sex abuse. Peter Jukes's drama responds to the hundreds of crimes reported to the Savile Investigation.
Peter Jukes's fast-turnaround fictional drama is sparked by the publication of 'Giving Victims a Voice', the report into allegations of sexual abuse made against Jimmy Savile. A mother and daughter find their relationship tested by a long-buried incident from the past.
Sarah ..... Samantha Bond
Molly ..... Lizzy Watts
Gran ..... Christine Lohr
Directed by Peter Kavanagh.
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Sun 13 Jan 201317:40
BBC Radio 4
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- Sat 12 Jan 201319:00BBC Radio 4
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