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Radio 4,17 Jul 2025,44 mins

When I Fall

Drama on 4

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By Tom Wentworth. Falling is part of Aaron's life. When he falls between the tube train and the platform he thinks his life is over - but it's about to begin. Commuter Noah reaches down and pulls him into the carriage. Their eyes meet. This is their love story told through seven (of many in a lifetime) falls. Zak Ford-Williams is an actor with cerebral palsy, best known for his screen role as Lord Remington in the Netflix series Bridgerton, Harry Hardacre in The Hardacres, and for his lead roles on stage in The Tragedy of Richard III, and The Real and Imagined History of the Elephant Man. The author, Tom Wentworth, is a disabled/queer writer. His credits include Battery (Film4), Ralph and Katie (BBC One) Little Bits of Ruined Beauty (Pentabus/Unlimited), Glass Town (The Egg, Bath), Criptales: The Real Deal (BBC Four) and Burke and Hare (Watermill, Newbury). Cast Aaron ..... Zak Ford-Williams Noah ..... Sam Swann Nancy ..... Joanna David Becky ..... Rhiannon Neads Sam ..... Hasan Dixon Recorded by Paul Clark at Sonica Sound Design by Pete Ringrose Produced by Mary Peate Directed by Jessica Dromgoole A Hooley production for BBC Radio 4

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