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Lauren Laverne follows the lives of people who spent an intense period of time together.

Lauren Laverne follows the twists and turns in the lives of three people who spent an intense period of time together and then went their separate ways.

Whatever Happened To...?: Series 1

Whatever Happened To...?: Series 1: The Drama Students

31/07/2018

The Drama Students

Series 1

BBC Radio 4 - Whatever Happened To...?, Series 1, The Drama Students

Lauren Laverne discovers what happened to three drama students who gave it their all.

Broadcaster Lauren Laverne discovers what happened to three students who studied drama in 1993 and had a crack at the big time. Where did they end up and what took them there?

As John Lennon once wrote 'life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans'. In this four-part series broadcaster Lauren Laverne follows the twists and turns in the lives of three people who spent an intense period of time together and then went their separate ways. Where did they end up and what took them there? Did early promise turn into a stellar career or did life take a different turn?

Lauren hears how these lives unfolded; the successes and tragedies that form the backdrop of their stories; the incidents that prompted them to change direction and the moving and surprising conclusions they've come to as they look back on their younger selves.

In this first edition Lauren meets three former students who studied acting at the Poor School drama college in 1993. Today one of them is the deputy principal of a performing arts school; one a personal stylist and one an advocate for children in care. But who became who, and how did they get there? They recall with humour and sadness. the fickle and unforgiving world of professional acting. 

Producer: Paula Mcginley
Editor: Eleanor Garland.

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