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The Good Listener

Private Lives

Duration: 44 minutes

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

Following a cyber-attack on the UK National Grid, electricity substations have been infected by a computer virus that can shut them down at a moment’s notice. Once blackouts commence, it would be a matter of hours before country is thrown into utter chaos.

Pressure is mounting on agents at GCHQ to neutralise the threat and find the source of the attack.

Critical infrastructure is the new front line of a war that is being fought through keyboards and computer networks.

Cast:
Henry....................Owen Teale
Gerry / Steve.........Dominic Hawksley
Jacqui...................Lucy Phelps
Siddiq...................Ashley Kumar
Alison...................Alison Newman
David....................Richard Maxted
Ethan....................Paul Chan
Katie.....................Louise-Mai Newberry
Security officer.......Niall Ashdown
Home Secretary......James Lailey
Other parts played by members of the company

The Good Listener created by Fin Kennedy and Boz Temple-Morris
Written by Hassan Abdulrazzak

Sound design by Alisdair McGregor
Assistant Producer: Robbie MacInnes
Produced and directed by Boz Temple-Morris

A Holy Mountain production for BBC Radio 4 Show less

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