Gaia
What if the Earth wants humanity destroyed? What if a way is found to communicate with our planet? And what if the person in charge of negotiations is a refugee cleaner?
By Martin Jameson.
In today's 'zeit', the 'geist' is everywhere - environmental catastrophe, conspiracy theories, populism, fake news, the age of the algorithm, nationalism, racism, social exclusion. Not to mention pandemics.
As the world teeters on the edge of various self-made apocalypses, Angst! takes a satirical sideways look at our own naked fears. Five separate but connected half-hour 'what if?' stories all told under the watchful eye of the enigmatic Timor Greer.
What if the planet is, in reality, a single sentient organism, intent on ridding itself of the poisonous human parasites living on its surface? And what if a way is found to communicate with this 'intelligence'? And what if the person put in charge of negotiations is a refugee cleaner from Darfur?
Cast:
Gaia ….. Kerry Shale
Nemat ….. Yusra Warsama
Timor Greer ….. Cyril Nri
Other voices are played by the cast
Sound design ….. Adam Woodhams and Steve Bond
Production manager ….. Anna de Wolff Evans
Executive producer ….. Sara Davies
Series creator ….. Martin Jameson
Produced and directed by Nicolas Jackson
An Afonica production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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- Fri 20 Aug 2021 14:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Fri 14 Apr 2023 23:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4