11/02/2026
The lives and imaginations of two writers interweave in this lyrical autobiographical drama by Gwyneth Lewis, former National Poet of Wales. Stars Eiry Thomas and Sharon Morgan.
Autobiographical drama from Gwyneth Lewis, the former National Poet of Wales, about how her experience of chronic migraine led her to seek the companionship of a long-dead writer, Margiad Evans. Evans' outstanding, but largely unknown memoirs, A Ray of Darkness (1952) and The Nightingale Silenced (1954) formed the first serious portrayal of epilepsy since Dostoevsky's The Idiot, and offer an invaluable insight into the condition.
This lyrical drama shows two writers, in different circumstances, making the best of their work, in the shadow of their respective illnesses.
G.....Eiry Thomas
Migraine.....Sharon Morgan
Margiad.....Clare Corbett
Leighton.....Richard Elfyn
Dr Golla.....Sam Dale
Doctor.....Sam Swann
Poems read by Gwyneth Lewis and published by Bloodaxe
Production Co-ordinator.....Eleri McAuliffe
Sound Designer.....Rhys Morris
Directed by Emma Harding for BBC Audio Drama Wales
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