Omnibus

Five gentle stories by Julia Darling about letters, postal workers and the way communication is changing.

* LOST LETTERS

Tilley, a young postal worker is asked to deliver a lost letter found in an old post box, posted in 1960. Her search takes her to the Newcastle flat of Amy Heard...

With Grace Stillgrove as Tilley, Val McLane as Amy Heard and Donald McBride as Mr Peas

* OLD LETTERS

Venetia Love has retired after a lifetime's service in the Post Office. When her son in Australia sends a computer so they can keep in touch via e mail, she's not impressed...

With Madeleine Moffatt as Venetia Love, Val McLane as Eliza Perks and Donald McBride as Alf

* LETTERS HOME

15 year old Janie is anorexic. Her mother Grace, a school dinner lady, feels powerless - until a library book suggests she writes letters to her daughter...

With Siobhan Finneran as Grace, Tara Prendergast as Janie and .Jo-Anne Knowles as Mel.

* LETTERS TO GOD

Winifred writes letters to God about her marriage to James. On his last postal round before retirement, something happens to James which changes both their lives...

With Judi Earl as Winifred Peas, Donald McBride as James Peas and Roger Morlidge as Lenny.

* LETTERS TO THE DEAD

When undelivered letters start to pour through the letterbox of Olix's flat, the Albanian asylum seeker turns to an elderly neighbour, Merril for help...

With Madeleine Moffatt as Merril and Rad Lazar as Milosh.

Music by Dave Scott and Neil Blenkinsop

Producer: Susan Roberts

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2003