A groundbreaking five part series celebrating and revealing life across the United Kingdoms in short, sharp dramas from exciting new writers.

This ambitious State of the Nations series about life outside London offers the audience a myriad of images through drama, comedy, interviews, song and poetic monologue. These are the stories, the lives and the voices we don't often hear.

The dramas are being made by production teams from Northern Ireland, Southern England, Scotland, Northern England and Wales. Each episode features five short dramas by different writers, bringing together a total of 50 writers and 100 actors.

Episode 3: Raging

• Downhill
A young woman traverses along the Northern Irish North Coast near its iconic Mussenden Temple. Women aren’t supposed to rage, but what happens when the tempest inside her no longer can be contained?

Written by Shannon Yee
Performed by Roísín Gallagher and Sabrina Wu
Sound design by Lucinda Mason Brown and David Chilton
Produced by Celia de Wolff

• Treorchy
Stephen wakes to the cold realisation that his girlfriend has left him. And that his life has spiralled out of control.

Written and performed by Samuel Bees
Sound design by Nigel Lewis
Produced by Emma Harding

• Slough

Iravat wouldn't describe herself as a particularly angry person. That is, until he walks onto the bus.

Written by Priyanka Jha
Performed by Preeya Kalidas
Sound design by Lucinda Mason Brown and David Chilton
Produced by Celia de Wolff

• Avoch
A woman remembers how a vicious attack drove her to make a realisation about her dad.

Written by Luke Sutherland
Performed by Molly Innes
Sound design by Joanne Willott
Produced by Gaynor Macfarlane

• Burnley
A woman, a Lancashire river and a rage that conquers everything.

Written by Clare Shaw
Performed by Clare Shaw and Rachel Austin
Sound design by Jon Nicholls
Produced by Polly Thomas and Yusra Warsama

Original music composed by Niroshini Thambar
Illustration by Eleanor Hibbert
Sound designer: Jon Nicholls.
Executive Producer: Eloise Whitmore.

Curated by Polly Thomas and Yusra Warsama for Naked Productions, BBC Scotland, BBC Northern Ireland, Pier Productions, and BBC Cymru-Wales for BBC Radio 4 Show less