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The Warrah

By Lucy Catherine. A young woman living in the Falklands has an unexpected and unsettling encounter with the island's past.

The Warrah by Lucy Catherine.

As the 30th anniversary of the Falklands conflict approaches, the war of words between Britain and Argentina has, in recent weeks, become increasingly heated. In this story, writer Lucy Catherine digs deep into the spirit of the place to tell a personal story of young woman's unexpected and unsettling encounter with the islands' past.

Amy ..... Georgia Groome
Pablo ..... Paulo Rivera
Dad ..... Peter Hamilton-Dyer

Directed by Marc Beeby

To complement Radio Four's News and Current Affairs output, our weekly series presents a dramatic response to a major story from the week's news.

This is the 12th series and the sheer breadth of approach is reflected in the range of writers who have participated so far. They include: Lionel Shriver, David Baddiel, David Edgar, Amelia Bulmore, Mark Lawson, Bonnie Greer, Laura Solon, Will Self, Alistair Beaton, Lemn Sissay, April de Angelis, Rebecca Lenkiewicz, Adrian Mitchell, Stewart Lee, John Sergeant, Jo Shapcott, Ian McMillan, Kwame Kwei-Armah, Kate Mosse, Marina Warner, Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti, A.L.Kennedy and Lyn Coghlan.

From Fact to Fiction presents writers with the creative opportunity to work in a bold and instinctive way as they respond to events in the news, beginning on a Monday when an idea is selected through to Friday when the programme is recorded and edited.

13 minutes

Last on

Sun 19 Feb 2012 17:40

Broadcasts

  • Sat 18 Feb 2012 19:00
  • Sun 19 Feb 2012 17:40