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3. Detente & Two by Two

Rebecca Jones introduces the dramas DΓ©tente by Cassiah Joski-Jethi, and Two by Two by Hannah Tookey.

Fresh storytelling from first time writers and producers.

Part of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Introducing Arts supported by Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Arts and Arts Council England.

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Arts correspondent Rebecca Jones presents two thought provoking short dramas from the next generation of dramatists.

Detente by Cassiah Joski-Jethi
The reunion between a father with a hidden past and his daughter. The father, Malcolm, a business executive turned politician who didn't know until recently that his daughter existed, and the daughter, Violet, a young student who was always told that her father chose to leave her.

Featuring the voices of Radika Aggarwal and Anton Saunders
Sound design by Martyn Harries.

Producers: Anna Campbell and Paul Dodgson
A Rural Media Production

Two by Two by Hannah Tookey
Two elephants with outrageous French accents bicker about how to cross an unexpected ocean. Where did the water come from? Nearby, a young family find themselves the last remaining humans on Earth. With the buildings around them on the brink of collapse, they must figure out how to survive.

Featuring the voices of Sally Hodgkiss and Alex Mungaioni

Producer and Dramatist: Hannah Tookey
Writer and Director: George Want
Sound Design: Daniel Pyke

Story Researcher: Will Barker
A Pier Production for Screen South

Series theme music by Pete Judge

Producer Paul Dodgson

Made for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra.

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30 minutes

Broadcasts

  • Wed 7 Jul 2021 06:30
  • Wed 7 Jul 2021 13:30
  • Wed 7 Jul 2021 20:30
  • Thu 8 Jul 2021 01:30