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The Problem With Talitha by Lauren Beukes

A South African reality TV star is a weapon of mass-distraction, but then she develops a social conscience. Read by Chipo Chung.

Sex as an opiate for the masses is taken to a whole new level in Lauren Beukes' celebrity-obsessed dystopia.

Every second of a star's life is filmed and recorded for consumers to plug into and experience at first-hand.

Talitha Calix, a South African reality TV star, has become a worldwide phenomenon, people are riveted by the soap opera that is her love life.

When a hacker group of obsessive fans decide to bring the network down and give Talitha an hour of privacy, a whole new world of possibilities opens up to her.

But will she be allowed to walk away from the limelight?

Lauren Beukes's short story read by Chipo Chung.

Producer: Gemma Jenkins

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2014.

15 minutes

Last on

Sun 19 May 202400:45
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Credits

ReaderChipo Chung
WriterLauren Beukes
ProducerGemma Jenkins

Broadcasts

  • Sun 15 Jun 201400:30
    BBC Radio 4
  • Sun 24 Jul 201600:30
    BBC Radio 4
  • Sun 26 Nov 201718:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Mon 27 Nov 201700:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Sat 18 May 202416:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Sun 19 May 202400:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra