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BBC Radio 4
The Limelight podcast - for fiction and drama serials you won't want to miss from Radio 4.
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Feb 7, 2022 • 28min
Siege: Episode 3
By Katherine Jakeways, Eno Mfon and Darragh Mortell.Everybody remembers the Siege, when for 24 hours the whole world was watching a small South London branch of a global supermarket chain. You’ve seen the news, the crazy conspiracy blogs and Naomi’s infamous Snap. Now for the first time the hostages tell the inside story of what really happened on those two dark days in December.Episode 3.
Night falls and Naomi is in danger. The police are on the roof and the gunman starts to get mad at the authorities. He decides to show them he means business. The world is watching.CAST
NAOMI - Danielle Vitalis
JACKSON - Kwabena Ansah
KEMI - Layo-Christina Akinlude
PENNY - Jasmine Hyde
MAGGIE - Stacey Abalogun
DEREK - Ewan BaileySOUND DESIGN – Catherine Robinson
DIRECTOR - John Norton
PRODUCED by John Norton and James Robinson A BBC Cymru Wales Production Siege is the latest drama in the Limelight strand and will also be available in full on BBC Sounds from Monday 7 February as a 5-part podcast

Feb 7, 2022 • 28min
Siege: Episode 2
By Katherine Jakeways, Eno Mfon and Darragh Mortell.Everybody remembers the Siege, when for 24 hours the whole world was watching a small South London branch of a global supermarket chain. You’ve seen the news, the crazy conspiracy blogs and Naomi’s infamous Snap. Now for the first time the hostages tell the inside story of what really happened on those two dark days in December.Episode 2
The manager is badly wounded, the police have arrived, and the armed robbery has now become a siege.CAST
NAOMI - Danielle Vitalis
JACKSON - Kwabena Ansah
PENNY - Jasmine Hyde
MAGGIE - Stacey AbalogunSOUND DESIGN – Catherine Robinson
DIRECTOR - John Norton
PRODUCED by John Norton and James Robinson A BBC Cymru Wales Production Siege is the latest drama in the Limelight strand and will also be available in full on BBC Sounds from Monday 7 February as a 5-part podcast

Feb 7, 2022 • 30min
Siege: Episode 1
By Katherine Jakeways, Eno Mfon and Darragh Mortell. Everybody remembers the Siege, when for 24 hours the whole world was watching a small South London branch of a global supermarket chain. You’ve seen the news, the crazy conspiracy blogs and Naomi’s infamous Snap. Now for the first time the hostages tell the inside story of what really happened on those two dark days in December.Episode 1.
For 5 shoppers and a security guard, it’s just another day in the supermarket until a masked man walks in with a gun.CAST
NAOMI - Danielle Vitalis
JACKSON - Kwabena Ansah
KEMI - Layo-Christina Akinlude
PENNY - Jasmine Hyde
MAGGIE - Stacey AbalogunSOUND DESIGN – Catherine Robinson
DIRECTOR - John Norton
PRODUCED by John Norton and James Robinson A BBC Cymru Wales Production Siege is the latest drama in the Limelight strand and will also be available in full on BBC Sounds from Monday 7 February as a 5-part podcast

Feb 3, 2022 • 1min
Siege: Trailer
The podcast discusses the inside story behind a recent hostage situation. The episode also includes two ads/sponsors for Mint Mobile and Nordstrom promoting their offers and holiday items.

Dec 31, 2021 • 29min
SteelHeads: 5. Plan D
In this episode, Jessica Barden, a young British tennis pro diagnosed with a rare terminal illness, is cryogenically frozen at an experimental lab. She wakes up in a divided world and joins a resistance in Montana. The characters discuss Jeopardy, a happiness hack, and encounter the resistance. Uncertainty and searching for normalcy are also explored.

Dec 31, 2021 • 29min
SteelHeads: 4. Break Point
A young tennis pro freezes herself in hopes of a cure for her terminal illness. She wakes up to a divided world and must live in hiding. She meets a mysterious figure named Jolene. Jolene receives good news about her tumor shrinking. The characters discuss their destination and a possible hack.

Dec 31, 2021 • 29min
SteelHeads: 3. Shiny Happy People
In this episode, Joleen, a tennis pro with a terminal illness, wakes up to a divided world. She encounters pirates on a boat to Seattle and learns a fellow passenger's dark secret. Joleen and her companions face threats from white supremacists and discover an abandoned lab. They enjoy pizza and discuss deteriorating mental health. Joleen is proposed to stay with someone as a family.

Dec 31, 2021 • 28min
SteelHeads: 2. The Conversation
Guest Jessica Barden, a British tennis pro diagnosed with a rare terminal illness, discusses the chilling new medical thriller. Topics include cryogenic freezing, a divided world in the future, and a transformative conversation that changes everything.

Dec 31, 2021 • 29min
SteelHeads: 1. Lady in the Water
A young tennis pro freezes herself in the hope of a future cure. She wakes up in a divided world and becomes captive. Chapters explore cryonics, confusion, encounters with Luther, and conflicting values.

Dec 20, 2021 • 3min
SteelHeads: Trailer
A futuristic thriller starring Jessica Barden as a tennis pro who wakes up from cryogenic sleep to a chaotic world. The story explores the impact of mandatory medical chips, raising ethical questions. It hints at time travel and potential consequences of this technology.


