The Audio Drama Show

Having seen off the first ghost, Scrooge's education in the current lives of others during the festive season  proceeds to the houses of the Cratchit family and his nephew, courtesy of a jolly Ghost of Christmas Present.  

With a grim parting from him, the final, mysterious spectre appears to show Scrooge a series of visions for life after death, in which his focus on money and gain "leave not a wrack behind".

Now fully chastened, the miser's spirit breaks - into something much more human.

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Charles Dickens' classic Yuletide tale is presented in a two-part adaptation that gives you more of the story, focusing particularly on the corrosive effects of early Victorian capitalism.

In Part 1, we see Scrooge in all his business and money-focused selfishness - until Jacob Marley and the Ghost of Christmas Past show up, confronting him with long-forgotten events that end with violent consequences.

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Edward is back from Scotland with good news from eldest daughter Greta. For Lia, it is decision time for them regarding her pregnancy.

As she leaves, Edward's youngest daughter Megan arrives in a fractious mood.  More family strife ensues as the "archaeological dig" on their past relationship begins again.  After a few stiff drinks, new revelations on the depths of her bitterness, the teenage affair with a teacher, and some shocking truths about her miscarriage are finally revealed.

Will daddy and his girls finally sort it all out?

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The showdown happens. Angry daughter Megan meets with Lia, her dad's new and much younger partner.

The discussion ranges far and wide - fatherhood and loss, bringing up children, mothers and teenagers. It all gets personal about motives and attitudes. Then the issue of Lia's new-found pregnancy rears its contentious head and major conflict ensues.

Will they be "good" by the end?

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Edward and Lia meet in a wine bar to discuss the bombshell of their relationship announcement for his grown-up daughter Megan.

It is time for some honesty about his past marital infidelities and Megan's significant teenage perils and mishaps.  Lia suggests that he visits Greta, his other daughter, in Scotland; but strangely, she is not drinking wine and feels a little bit queasy. This is the prelude to a second major and life-changing revelation.

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The up-and-down relationship of a father with his grown-up daughters.  In this first of four episodes, recently-bereaved Edward brings home some "interesting" news to Megan about a new romantic attachment...and quite a lot more.

Cue conflict and the revisiting of sins from the past. What will Megan and her sister do?

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On holiday in Spain with his brother, Geordie Chris encounters a strange, feral dog.

They call him "Fella" as he follows them to a restaurant. It is then that the situation turns nasty...and deadly.

But will this be the end of "Fella" for Chris?

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Memories of people and places in his past life are revisited by a man recovering from serious illness.

Ashcombe Hall and a summer holiday spent there with his school friend Roddy are recalled as he approaches the now-derelict country house.

In the dilapidated gardens, memories of flowers and an "act of stupidity" trigger powerful emotions about past and future loss.

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Mr Hobson is on a train journey back to Liverpool for the funeral of Jim Sweeney, an ex-work colleague.  

He is accompanied by memories of teaching at Quarry Bank - the teenage John Lennon's alma mater -  cheeky "doppelganger" school photography, and paradoxical visions of atheist Jim in heaven.

Teachers' nicknames, tragically unfortunate pupils, and "why me?" thoughts also flood Hobson's mind - underpinned by the optimistic words of Lennon's famous song "Imagine".

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A woman relives memories of her father: planting potatoes on Good Friday, pipe smoke in his shed, and telling stories of old world magical woods, witches, hares and death.

Touching recollections mix with more kindly, paternal hokum of supernatural romance and fatal birth, ending in the final words of worldly advice from a dying man to a loving daughter and her unborn child.

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