By Vashti MacLachlan. An unsentimental love story about degenerative disease and a fridge-load of vegetables, inspired by the author's own experience.
Vashti MacLachlan's drama about the impact of Multiple Sclerosis on a young couple.
Sarah and Tom have just taken on an allotment. For Sarah cultivating vegetables is the answer to life's ills. Her partner Tom has Multiple Sclerosis and it is progressing fast. While Tom tries to open Sarah's eyes to the bleak reality of his worsening MS, Sarah does all she can to keep things growing, including their love.
'The Sod' is an unsentimental earthy love story written by a writer new to radio with first-hand experience of Sarah's predicament.
With songs performed by BBC North Staff Choir
Directed by Nadia Molinari.
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Writer Vashti MacLachlan
Original British Dramatists 2015
Christine Entwisle
Andrew Viner
Ben Tagoe
Vashti MacLachlan
Iain Ross
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Sarah | Liz White |
| Tom | Nick J Field |
| Graham | Jonathan Keeble |
| Beth | Sally Carman |
| Writer | Vashti MacLachlan |
| Director | Nadia Molinari |
Broadcasts
- Wed 10 Jun 201514:15BBC Radio 4
- Wed 25 Oct 201714:15BBC Radio 4
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