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Radio 4,30 Jan 2018,15 mins

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Sarah is 10 years old. She scratched her knee, developed an infection and when that infection threatened her life, her parents agreed to have her leg amputated. With the British public up in arms about Sarah's situation, the political fallout becomes a global issue. Oliver Emanuel's potent and playful drama set in a near-future in which doctors can no longer prescribe antibiotics. Sarah ...... Jocelyn Brassington Leo ...... Kevin Mains Congolese Ambassador ...... Adura Onashile UN Secretary General ...... Anita Vettesse Developed through Wellcome Experimental Stories in consultation with Professor Joanna Coast and Dr Adam Roberts. Director: Kirsty Williams. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2018.

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