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Katy Carmichael

Andy Carnegie

Jo Eastley

Ruth Arscott

Tim Germon

Katrina Edwards

Kelvin Edwards

Becky Ripley

Drama on 4: Mayday Mayday

Mayday Mayday

01/05/2015

BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, Mayday Mayday

A true story that charts actor Tristan Sturrock's journey from paralysis to recovery.

True, life-affirming story that charts actor Tristan Sturrock's journey from paralysis to recovery. Retold for radio by the voices of all those who helped him to walk again.

A true, life-affirming story charting one man's journey from paralysis to recovery. 

During the dying minutes of April 2004, as the Cornish town of Padstow celebrated the coming of summer, actor Tristan Sturrock broke his neck falling off a wall. Paralysed in hospital and about to become a father for the first time, he was told he may never walk again. This incredible true story charts his journey from the first of May to his first step, starring the real voices of all those who helped him to walk again. It is based on the stage play by Tristan Sturrock and Katy Carmichael, and adapted for radio by Becky Ripley. 

Since its original transmission on 1st May 2015, Mayday Mayday has been awarded an international Third Coast Award.

Composer: Aaron May
Producer/Director: Becky Ripley.

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