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Radio 4,25 Jul 2025,14 mins

The Bacchanal

Short Works

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In Helen McClory’s new short work, two friends embark upon a festival promising a wild and soulful escape from the daily grinds of modern life, only to be met by ominous forces and unsettling spaces, corrupting the supposed utopia they initially sought to find. Reader Nalini Chetty Producer Bethany Woodhead Helen McClory is an award-winning Scottish writer. A BBC Audio Scotland production for BBC Radio 4.

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