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Radio 4,14 Aug 2025,44 mins

Collapsing Orbits: Ep 2 - The Ex Who Fell to Earth

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Hennessy Peck has reached space. But the Mars Mission is going sideways and the EXPRT NXUS shareholders are panicking. Meanwhile, the press are on Rona’s doorstep looking for a scoop on her space billionaire ex-husband. Hennessy Peck is not a genius. He's not even much of a leader. And she just wants to get back to the very normal, very not-outer-space life she has, making artisanal ice-creams in Swansea. And Hennessy? He just wants to come home. Starring Burn Gorman, this is one big intergalactic not-quite-romance about second chances and fixing mistakes. The writer, Ed Sellek is a TV drama and radio writer. In 2024, his BBC Radio 4 Limelight series Money Gone was nominated for two BBC Audio Drama Awards and a Prix Europa. He lives with his dog Chief Brody in South London and keeps finding new ways to laugh at the dreadful state of everything. HENNESSY……Burn Gorman RONA……..Lisa Diveney NXUS…….Graeme Hawley EDWIN……Youssef Kerkour ALYSSA……Lois Chimimba CARRIE…..Erin Shanagher JAMPAK…….Fejiro Emasiobi ...with Craig Charles as himself. Original Music by Tony Churnside Written by Ed Sellek Directed by Tony Churnside Produced by Eloise Whitmore Executive Producer - Melanie Harris A Naked production for BBC Radio 4

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