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Radio 4,11 Nov 2021,44 mins

SeriesSeries 2

Part 1

This Thing of Darkness

Available for 303 days

The winner of the British Podcast Award for Best Fiction 2021 returns with a gripping drama about trauma, obsession and why we harm the things we love. Part 1 of 7 Written by Anita Vettesse with monologues by Eileen Horne. Dr Alex Bridges is an expert forensic psychiatrist and psychotherapist, assessing and treating perpetrators of violent crime. Alex assesses a young woman as she is released from prison. Sarah has served ten years for Arson. Does she still present a risk? Alex … Lolita Chakrabarti Sarah ….. Melody Grove Paul ….. Robert Jack Ros ….. Lois Chimimba Dog Walker ….. Anita Vettesse Series created by Lucia Haynes, Eileen Horne, Gaynor Macfarlane, Anita Vettesse and Kirsty Williams. Series consultant: Dr Gwen Adshead Produced by Gaynor Macfarlane and Kirsty Williams A BBC Scotland Production directed by Gaynor Macfarlane

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