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From Fact to Fiction

Series 17

Episode 2

Duration: 13 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Topical drama. Writers create a fictional response to a story in the news. A couple get caught up in the havoc of the post-Christmas sales. But is there any festive spirit left? Show more

From Fact to Fiction

Series 17

Episode 4: 140 Characters with Nothing to Say

Duration: 13 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Award-winning playwright DC Jackson's searing drama about twitter storms and trolls. Show more

From Fact to Fiction

Series 17

Episode 5: The All-Clear

Duration: 13 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

By Amanda Whittington. After Je suis Charlie, two women fight their deepest fear in order to speak with freedom. Show more

From Fact to Fiction

Series 17

Episode 8: Waiting List

Duration: 13 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

By Annie McCartney. With GP appointment lengths in some areas tightly rationed, how much longer can the NHS survive? Show more

Contributors

Dr McCormick:
Patrick Fitzsymons
Julia McCormick:
Aine McCartney
Mr Hughes:
Alan McKee
Mrs O'Connor:
Marcella Riordan

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From Fact to Fiction

Series 17

Episode 7: The Diary of a Real Wolf

Duration: 13 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Peter Bradshaw imagines Henry VIII travelling forward 500 years to seek out Wolf Hall, but the king becomes far more interested in Greece and the bishop of Stockport. Show more

From Fact to Fiction

Series 17

Episode 6: My Turn for Lunch

Duration: 13 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Cartoonist and author Barry Fantoni's topical drama set against the backdrop of Davos and the World Economic Forum imagines another meeting where money is also on the menu. Show more

From Fact to Fiction

Series 17

Episode 1: The Heebie Jeebies

Duration: 13 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

In a week that started with the coffee shop siege in Sydney and ended with Sony Pictures withdrawing a film after threats, Marcy Kahan reflects on the global climate of fear. Show more

From Fact to Fiction

Series 17

Episode 3: The Year That I Was Wrong

Duration: 13 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

In the week that saw an increase in rail fares, coupled with general post-holiday travel chaos, comedy writer Rose Heiney takes a look at the failures of modern transport. Show more