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Woman's Hour Drama: Cottonopolis

15 Minute Drama: Cottonopolis: Episode 1

Cottonopolis

Episode 1

BBC Radio 4 - 15 Minute Drama, Cottonopolis, Episode 1

If women started to go missing amidst a media frenzy, how would fear affect your choices?

Cottonopolis is an ambitious new six-part drama series spread across Woman's Hour all this week and linked to the Afternoon Play next Monday.

Cottonopolis is an ambitious new, 6 part drama series spread across Woman's Hour all this week and linked to the Afternoon Play next Monday. 

The series unfolds as 6, linked, personal stories, that each explore what happens when fear changes people's behaviour; a fear is created by a growing media frenzy.

We start Cottonopolis with Maggie's story.


Cast:
Maggie ..... Judith Barker 
Dave / Newsreader ..... Chris Hannon
Verity Henry ..... Newsreader/ Paramedic
Taxi Driver/ Henri ..... Chris Jack


Producer/Director: Justine Potter
A Red production for BBC Radio 4.

15 Minute Drama: Cottonopolis

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Stories by Michelle Lipton exploring the drastic consequences of the fear of the unknown

Stories by Michelle Lipton. When women go missing from the streets and homes of Manchester, the media goes into overdrive, and the fear of the unknown has drastic consequences

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