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From Fact to Fiction

Series 14

Episode 1: A Tomb With a View

Duration: 13 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

In the week in which the Eurovision Song Contest returns to its spiritual home in Sweden, and tensions simmer once again over Britain's future role in Europe, Sandi Toksvig imagines the fight for independence within one UK family.

To complement Radio Four's News and Current Affairs output, this award-winning weekly series presents a dramatic response to a major story from the week's news. Writers who have participated so far include: Lionel Shriver, David Edgar, Amelia Bulmore, Mark Lawson, Bonnie Greer, Laura Solon, Will Self, Alistair Beaton, Lemn Sissay, April de Angelis, Rebecca Lenkiewicz, Adrian Mitchell, Stewart Lee, John Sergeant, Jo Shapcott, Ian McMillan, Kwame Kwei-Armah, Kate Mosse, Marina Warner, Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti, A. L. Kennedy and Lyn Coghlan.

Performed by Sheila Hancock
Directed by Justine Willett. Show less

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