Fresh storytelling from first time writers and producers.

Part of BBC Introducing Arts supported by BBC Arts and Arts Council England.

BBC Arts correspondent Rebecca Jones presents two thought provoking short dramas from the next generation of dramatists.

Angel of the North by Maxine Davies
A poignant drama about mothers, grief and guardian angels set in Newcastle upon Tyne. Daisy and her Mam are struggling to come to terms with the death of Nana Joan as they sort through her belongings, when they discover that they both had the same strange dream about her the night before.

Featuring the voices of Jackie Lye, Patricia Jones and Eve Shotton.

Producers: Tony Churnside and Eloise Whitmore
A Naked Production for Tyneside Cinema

Footfall
The stories of a fledgling community on a suburban new-build housing estate.

Writer and director: Taylor Jack Smith:
Narrator: Emma Howarth
Music: East Anglia Records
Broadcast Assistant: Nina Semple
Sound Design: Andre Jacquemin

Executive Producer: Alison Vernon-Smith
A Pier Production for Screen South

Series theme music by Pete Judge

Producer Paul Dodgson

Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra. Show less