After months of searching we are delighted to be able to bring you two very rare Philip Glenister radio plays.
The Sea (originally broadcast in 1996) is an Edward Bond play set in East Anglia in 1907. It tells the story of a tempestuous storm in which a well known and loved member of the community dies at sea. It explores the reactions of the villagers and the attempts by two young lovers to break away from the constraints of the hierarchical, and sometimes insane, society. At the same time, the draper of the city (Philip Glenister) gets mad while struggling with the town's "First Lady" and believing that aliens from another planet have arrived to invade the city, personified through the best friend of the drowned man. Listen here
STRIKE is a 2006 play addressing the issue of self-harm. Kat (Sarah Smart) is training to be a teacher. She's finally leaving home and moving into a flat. Her younger brother, who wants to be a chef, knows Kat's secret - she's been self harming ever since her father Michael (Philip Glenister) disappeared seven years ago. Then one day her mother Jean opens the door. It's Michael... Listen here
(Warning: some listeners may find the subject matter distressing.)
The Sea (originally broadcast in 1996) is an Edward Bond play set in East Anglia in 1907. It tells the story of a tempestuous storm in which a well known and loved member of the community dies at sea. It explores the reactions of the villagers and the attempts by two young lovers to break away from the constraints of the hierarchical, and sometimes insane, society. At the same time, the draper of the city (Philip Glenister) gets mad while struggling with the town's "First Lady" and believing that aliens from another planet have arrived to invade the city, personified through the best friend of the drowned man. Listen here
STRIKE is a 2006 play addressing the issue of self-harm. Kat (Sarah Smart) is training to be a teacher. She's finally leaving home and moving into a flat. Her younger brother, who wants to be a chef, knows Kat's secret - she's been self harming ever since her father Michael (Philip Glenister) disappeared seven years ago. Then one day her mother Jean opens the door. It's Michael... Listen here
(Warning: some listeners may find the subject matter distressing.)
