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Available for 80 days

A ground-breaking new series capturing contemporary life across the UK with bitesize dramas, monologues, poetry and song. Each episode features five short works by five writers from across the UK, and each episode responds to a different theme. FALLING SOUTHEND-ON-SEA Meet Bev – Essex’s only female nightclub bouncer – as she takes us for a stroll of Lucy Road. Written and performed by Anne Odeke Sound design by Lucinda Mason Brown and David Chilton Produced by Celia de Wolff ST WOOLOS Two teenage friends break into a Newport cemetery at night. But one knows more about the afterlife than he’s letting on. Written by Connor Allen Performed by Jailen O’Daim, Ethan Watkins and Seren Medi Davies Sound design by Nigel Lewis Produced by Emma Harding WHALSAY Shetland’s past and present merge in a poem about history and injustice. Written by Chloe Irvine Performed by Marnie Baxter Sound design by Joanne Willott Produced by Gaynor Macfarlane ORANGEFIELD Chip shop worker Nicole spends her days frying up fish and daydreaming about finding her one true love. Written by Caitlin Magnall-Kearns Performed by Ellen McCormick and Tara Thomas Sound design by Lucinda Mason Brown and David Chilton Produced by Celia de Wolff SCAR TOP Barnard Castle is literally falling down – Ben and his mum have differing views on how to save it. Written by Naomi Sumner Chan Performed by Aaron Smith and Rachel Stockdale Sound design by Jon Nicholls. Produced by Polly Thomas and Yusra Warsama Programme illustration by Eleanor Hibbert Original Music composed by Niroshini Thambar Falling was curated by Emma Harding for Â鶹Éç Cymru Wales, Pier Productions, Â鶹Éç Scotland, Â鶹Éç Northern Ireland, and Naked Productions for Â鶹Éç Radio 4.