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4. Great North Ran

It's the Great North Run and Tom's sister Tilly is in town. Tilly is having trouble understanding Lauren, while Tom realises he's actually booked to run a different race entirely.

It's the day of the Great North Run and Tom and Lauren have both signed up, along with Tom's sister Tilly. Tilly moved to London after her graduation from a boarding school and claims she no longer understands the Geordie accent. This makes Lauren particularly annoyed as Tilly pretends not to be able to understand her.

As Tom goes through his ridiculous warm up routine he discovers he has signed up to the wrong race.

Cast:
Tom Machell as Tom
Lauren Pattison as Lauren
Sarah Balfour as Tilly

Writers: Tom Machell & Lauren Pattison
Director: Katharine Armitage
Recording Engineer: Philip Quinton
Sound Design: Philip Quinton
Theme Music: Scrannabis
Producers: Maria Caruana Galizia & Zahra Zomorrodian
A Candle & Bell production for BBC Radio 4

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14 minutes

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  • Wed 3 Dec 202523:00