BBC Radio 3 is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 30th September 1967. It replaced Third Programme.

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Showcase for works that push the boundaries of drama and narrative

Showcase for works that push the boundaries of drama and narrative, created by first-time radio writers and also writers distinguished in other forms

The Wire: Side Effects

26/09/2009

Side Effects

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An outspoken and uncompromising play by Morna Pearson.

By Morna Pearson. A play developing the classical mythic theme of a young woman transformed into a tree, centring on a 15-year-old girl living in rural North East Scotland.

By Morna Pearson.

An outspoken and uncompromising play by an award-winning young Scots writer that explores the relationship of Rachel, 15, and her 17-year-old cousin - a relationship based on desire for escape from their empty lives in rural Aberdeenshire. Rachel's life is transformed, root and branch, when she swallows an apple pip and discovers a new way of living.

Rachel ...... Ashley Smith
James ...... Gary Collins

Music by Pippa Murphy
Directed by Lorne Campbell.

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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