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Series in which writers create a fictional response to recent headlines.

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From Fact to Fiction: Series 16

Susan Jameson

David Cann

Jane Slavin

Damian Lynch

Georgia Fitch

Nandita Ghose

From Fact to Fiction: Series 16: Episode 8: Desperately Seeking Bradley

Episode 8

Episode 8: Desperately Seeking Bradley

Series 16

Desperately Seeking Bradley

BBC Radio 4 - From Fact to Fiction, Series 16, Desperately Seeking Bradley

Georgia Fitch's fictional response to a story making the news.

As the Tour de France starts in Yorkshire, playwright Georgia Fitch sets her story against the backdrop of the first stage in Harrogate.

Widow Jeanie hasn't been out and enjoyed herself since her husband died two years ago, but now the Tour de France has come to Yorkshire for the first time and she is determined to get out there and start enjoying the action. When she meets a Bradley Wiggins look-alike it seems that her love-life may take a turn for the better. But first of all Jeannie has to learn to take a few risks in this short romantic comedy with a twist.

Directed by Nandita Ghose

To complement Radio Four's News and Current Affairs output, this weekly series presents a dramatic response to a major story from the week's news. The form and content are entirely lead by the news topic - so drama can come in many guises, as well as poetry and prose.
Writers who have participated so far include: Lionel Shriver, David Edgar, Amelia Bulmore, Mark Lawson, Bonnie Greer, Laura Solon, Sandi Toksvig, Will Self, Alistair Beaton, Lemn Sissay, April de Angelis, Rebecca Lenkiewicz, Adrian Mitchell, Stewart Lee, John Sergeant, Jo Shapcott, Ian McMillan, Kwame Kwei-Armah, Kate Mosse, Marina Warner, Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti, A.L. Kennedy and Lin Coghlan.

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