Sex as an opiate for the masses is taken to a whole new level in Lauren Beukes' celebrity-obsessed dystopia.

Every second of a star's life is filmed and recorded for consumers to plug into and experience at first-hand.

Talitha Calix, a South African reality TV star, has become a worldwide phenomenon, people are riveted by the soap opera that is her love life.

When a hacker group of obsessive fans decide to bring the network down and give Talitha an hour of privacy, a whole new world of possibilities opens up to her.

But will she be allowed to walk away from the limelight?

Lauren Beukes's short story read by Chipo Chung.

Producer: Gemma Jenkins

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2014. Show less