Half Lives
A scientist and a linguist wrestle with the legacy of nuclear power.
Sara is trying to reach a society 10,000 years in the future.
Hannah is just trying to get through the week.
Hannah works as operations manager at a nuclear processing plant that鈥檚 about to be decommissioned. Its nuclear waste will be packed into canisters and buried deep underground.
But the waste will remain deadly for thousands of years.
Sara is a linguist, sent to shadow Hannah, to develop a way of warning future generations about the dangers of the waste that lies buried.
The challenge: today鈥檚 languages are unlikely to survive the vast timeframes needed.
As Hannah and Sara bring their very different perspectives to a tense working environment, tempers flare and connections are made.
Natasha Kaeda鈥檚 drama asks, how do we care for future generations?
Cast
Hannah鈥�. Lois Meleri Jones
Sara鈥� Indra Ov茅
The Myth鈥� Kezrena James
Tegwyn鈥� Wyn Bowen Harries
Eric鈥�. Dion Lloyd
John鈥�. Rhys Ap William
Production co-ordinators鈥� Eleri McAuliffe and Lindsay Rees
Sound designer鈥� Catherine Robinson
Director and Producer鈥� Fay Lomas
麻豆社 Audio Drama Wales
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