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Radio 4 Extra,06 Feb 2023,30 mins

SeriesSeries 7

Tectonic & A Very Long Flight

New Creatives Dramas

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Fresh storytelling from first time writers and producers as part of BBC Introducing Arts supported by BBC Arts and Arts Council England. Presented by writer, musician and broadcaster Paul Dodgson. TECTONIC by Dan Mitchell. A young man is pulled between worlds as his epilepsy forces difficult decisions to be made. Difficult decisions are forced as he is pulled between realities. Will his mum’s frantic attempts to anchor him succeed? Starring Eiry Thomas, Anja Conti, Hefin Williams and Jack Hammett. Music composed by HMS Morris. Producer: Paul Dodgson. Technical producer: Jonathan Thomas. Tectonic was written as part of a talent development scheme for new writers, called Ffolio. The scheme is run in partnership between BBC Cymru Wales, Arts Council Wales and Ffilm Cymru Wales. A VERY LONG FLIGHT is directed, narrated and written by Soo Hyun Choi. A narration-based sound piece that invites listeners inside a plane and tells a story of being locked down in flight for months on end. While being stuck on the plane, the narrator wonders about various types of boundaries between time zones, national territory, mind and body, leaving and arriving. Starring Emma Topping, Kristian Byrne and Rowan Douglas. Sound Design by David Alexander. Music by Pig7 and Erokia. Produced by Rory Bowens. An ICA production. Presented and produced by Paul Dodgson for BBC Radio 4 Extra.

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