Because . By Trevor Preston


(4.5 stars; 2 reviews)

A psychological thriller by the BAFTA-winning writer Trevor Preston who died in April. Ruth was a successful investigative journalist until a terrible accident in France. Her physical recovery now takes second place to her desperate need to remember what really happened that night. Only recovering that memory can allay the fears that fill her every thought. Ruth ..... Raquel Cassidy Dr. Quinn ..... Caroline Catz Elsa ..... Jasmine Hyde Bernard ..... Stephane Cornicard Jean ..... Chris Pavlo Farid ..... Maximilien Seweryn Rushmer ..... Ewan Bailey Professor ..... Sean Baker Directed by Toby Swift Trevor Preston trained at the Royal College of Art before embarking on a career in television. He wrote for many of the best dramas of the 1970s and 80s, including Ace of Wands, Callan, The Sweeney, Minder, Out and Fox, for which Trevor received a BAFTA in 1981. His film work includes Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire and the Mike Hodges directed I'll Sleep When I'm Dead starring Clive Owen. Trevor wrote several radio dramas, the first of which, Flaw in the Motor, Dust in the Blood, was shortlisted for the Imison Award and a Mental Health in the Media Award in 2009. Ruth Raquel Cassidy Dr Quinn Caroline Catz Elsa Jasmine Hyde Bernard Stephane Cornicard Jean Chris Pavlo Farid Maximilien Seweryn Rushmer Ewan Bailey Professor Sean Baker Director Toby Swift Writer Trevor Preston

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.

Chapters

1 47:52

Reviews

Knee-jerks


(5 stars)

Brilliant acting and sound design. There's a lot going on here, I've added it to my "listen again" pile. It's a little dated - which is kind of a danger for anything topical. However the editor has bookended the play with some BBC soundbytes which really serve to illustrate just how relevant this material remains today. My title is a reference to a central piece of this play - which (even though only touched on briefly) is about how hatred & violence self-perpetuate. Nomad, thanks for all of your great uploads, much appreciated.