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Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 13^th Apr 2016, 10:41 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 13^th Apr 2016, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Boarding school offers an escape from Muriel's mother's 'wild moods and secrets'. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Writing the Century: The Secret

Episode 4: Betrayal

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 14^th Apr 2016, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 14^th Apr 2016, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Betrayal close to home brings Muriel's mother's secret out into the open. Show more

Contributors

Muriel:: Scarlett Brookes
Mother:: Jeany Spark
Philip:: Will Howard
Ralph:: Tom Forrister
Jinks:: Joe Sims
Adaptor:: Tina Pepler
Adaptor:: Sara Davies
Director:: Gemma Jenkins
Producer:: Gemma Jenkins

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Drama

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15 Minute Drama

Writing the Century: The Secret

Episode 1: Innocence

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 11^th Apr 2016, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 11^th Apr 2016, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

It is 1911, and five-year-old Muriel begins to question her mother's night-time absences. Show more

Contributors

Muriel:: Scarlett Brookes
Mother:: Jeany Spark
Young Muriel:: Madeleine Power
Young Philip:: Finn Monteath
Jinks:: Joe Sims
Mrs Burnel:: Susan Jameson
Mrs Sawyer:: Adie Allen
Ethel:: Nicola Ferguson
Violet:: Nicola Ferguson
Adaptor:: Tina Pepler
Adaptor:: Sara Davies
Director:: Gemma Jenkins
Producer:: Gemma Jenkins

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Drama

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15 Minute Drama

Writing the Century: The Secret

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 15^th Apr 2016, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 15^th Apr 2016, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

With her mother's affair exposed, Muriel waits for the village to react. Show more

Contributors

Muriel:: Scarlett Brookes
Mother:: Jeany Spark
Philip:: Will Howard
Ralph:: Tom Forrister
Jinks:: Joe Sims
Adaptor:: Tina Pepler
Adaptor:: Sara Davies
Director:: Gemma Jenkins
Producer:: Gemma Jenkins

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Drama

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15 Minute Drama

Writing the Century: The Secret

Episode 2: The Go-between

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 12^th Apr 2016, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 12^th Apr 2016, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Muriel becomes an unwitting decoy in her mother's drama. Show more

Contributors

Muriel:: Scarlett Brookes
Mother:: Jeany Spark
Young Muriel:: Madeleine Power
Philip:: Will Howard
Ralph:: Tom Forrister
Jinks:: Joe Sims
Mr Perry:: James Lailey
Constable Hembry:: James Lailey
Adaptor:: Tina Pepler
Adaptor:: Sara Davies
Director:: Gemma Jenkins
Producer:: Gemma Jenkins

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Drama

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