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Directed by: James Steventon

Written by Ian Winterton with Neil Bell, Isabel Hague, Janine Lanek, Katie Moore and Paul Rigby

Starring: 
Christopher Eccleston & Joyce Branagh

With: Becky Kershaw, Kymberley Cochrane, Jonathan Carley, Adam Grayson, Steven Hillman, Annie Connell-Welsh & James Steventon   

Featuring: Isobella Arrowsmith, Bailey Cockroft, Brandon Harris, Ella McEvoy, Maria O’Connor, Katie Rowan and Elliot Winterton

Title music performed by Jennifer Reid
Archaeological consultant Kelly Griffiths
Recorded at: Oscillate Studios (Manchester), Jungle Studios (Soho, London),  and
Voltalab (Rochdale).
Funded in partnership with MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology) via the Arts and
Humanities Research Council
Produced by: Kelly Griffiths, James Steventon & Ian Winterton 

Thanks to: Dawn Frost at St Edward’s Primary School, Rochdale; Sue Terry of Sue
Terry Voices; Technoprint, Winsford, Cheshire; and all the staff at Rochdale Local
Studies.

Directed by: James Steventon

Written by Ian Winterton with Neil Bell, Isabel Hague, Janine Lanek, Katie Moore and Paul Rigby

Starring: 
Christopher Eccleston & Joyce Branagh

With: Becky Kershaw, Kymberley Cochrane, Jonathan Carley, Adam Grayson, Steven Hillman, Annie Connell-Welsh & James Steventon   

Featuring: Isobella Arrowsmith, Bailey Cockroft, Brandon Harris, Ella McEvoy, Maria O’Connor, Katie Rowan and Elliot Winterton

Title music performed by Jennifer Reid
Archaeological consultant Kelly Griffiths
Recorded at: Oscillate Studios (Manchester), Jungle Studios (Soho, London),  and
Voltalab (Rochdale).
Funded in partnership with MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology) via the Arts and
Humanities Research Council
Produced by: Kelly Griffiths, James Steventon & Ian Winterton 

Thanks to: Dawn Frost at St Edward’s Primary School, Rochdale; Sue Terry of Sue
Terry Voices; Technoprint, Winsford, Cheshire; and all the staff at Rochdale Local
Studies.

Directed by: James Steventon

Written by Ian Winterton with Neil Bell, Isabel Hague, Janine Lanek, Katie Moore and Paul Rigby

Starring: 
Christopher Eccleston & Joyce Branagh

With: Becky Kershaw, Kymberley Cochrane, Jonathan Carley, Adam Grayson, Steven Hillman, Annie Connell-Welsh & James Steventon   

Featuring: Isobella Arrowsmith, Bailey Cockroft, Brandon Harris, Ella McEvoy, Maria O’Connor, Katie Rowan and Elliot Winterton

Title music performed by Jennifer Reid
Archaeological consultant Kelly Griffiths
Recorded at: Oscillate Studios (Manchester), Jungle Studios (Soho, London),  and
Voltalab (Rochdale).
Funded in partnership with MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology) via the Arts and
Humanities Research Council
Produced by: Kelly Griffiths, James Steventon & Ian Winterton 

Thanks to: Dawn Frost at St Edward’s Primary School, Rochdale; Sue Terry of Sue
Terry Voices; Technoprint, Winsford, Cheshire; and all the staff at Rochdale Local
Studies.

Directed by: James Steventon

Written by Ian Winterton with Neil Bell, Isabel Hague, Janine Lanek, Katie Moore and Paul Rigby

Starring: 
Christopher Eccleston & Joyce Branagh

With: Becky Kershaw, Kymberley Cochrane, Jonathan Carley, Adam Grayson, Steven Hillman, Annie Connell-Welsh & James Steventon   

Featuring: Isobella Arrowsmith, Bailey Cockroft, Brandon Harris, Ella McEvoy, Maria O’Connor, Katie Rowan and Elliot Winterton

Title music performed by Jennifer Reid
Archaeological consultant Kelly Griffiths
Recorded at: Oscillate Studios (Manchester), Jungle Studios (Soho, London),  and
Voltalab (Rochdale).
Funded in partnership with MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology) via the Arts and
Humanities Research Council
Produced by: Kelly Griffiths, James Steventon & Ian Winterton 

Thanks to: Dawn Frost at St Edward’s Primary School, Rochdale; Sue Terry of Sue
Terry Voices; Technoprint, Winsford, Cheshire; and all the staff at Rochdale Local
Studies.

Directed by: James Steventon

Written by Ian Winterton with Neil Bell, Isabel Hague, Janine Lanek, Katie Moore and Paul Rigby

Starring: 
Christopher Eccleston & Joyce Branagh

With: Becky Kershaw, Kymberley Cochrane, Jonathan Carley, Adam Grayson, Steven Hillman, Annie Connell-Welsh & James Steventon   

Featuring: Isobella Arrowsmith, Bailey Cockroft, Brandon Harris, Ella McEvoy, Maria O’Connor, Katie Rowan and Elliot Winterton

Title music performed by Jennifer Reid
Archaeological consultant Kelly Griffiths
Recorded at: Oscillate Studios (Manchester), Jungle Studios (Soho, London),  and
Voltalab (Rochdale).
Funded in partnership with MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology) via the Arts and
Humanities Research Council
Produced by: Kelly Griffiths, James Steventon & Ian Winterton 

Thanks to: Dawn Frost at St Edward’s Primary School, Rochdale; Sue Terry of Sue
Terry Voices; Technoprint, Winsford, Cheshire; and all the staff at Rochdale Local
Studies.

Written By Martin Keady
Directed By James Steventon


Starring: 

Richard P. Peralta 
James Steventon 
Jacob Lander
Becky Dueck 
Katherine Rodden
Sapphire Brewer Marchant 
and
Beth Lilly 


Music 

Village Consort by Always Music
To Pirate Cove by Adriel Fair

All music rights are reserved by their respective owners.  

Written By Martin Keady
Directed By James Steventon


Starring: 

Richard P. Peralta 
James Steventon 
Jacob Lander
Becky Dueck 
Katherine Rodden
Sapphire Brewer Marchant 
and
Beth Lilly 


Music 

Village Consort by Always Music
To Pirate Cove by Adriel Fair

All music rights are reserved by their respective owners.  

Written By: Graham Farrow 
Directed By: James Steventon

Starring:
Dannie Harris as EVELYN
James Steventon as CARROWAY
Jacob Lander as SID
Richard P. Peralta as LLOYD
Beth Lilly as JENNY & NEWS READER

Written By: Robert Smyth
Directed By: James Steventon

Starring:
Katherine Rodden
Dannie Harris
Jacob Lander 
Becky Dueck
James Steventon
Beth Lilly
Richard P. Peralta
Sapphire Brewer-Marchant


Script Editor: Peter Richard Adams

Tango-Jazz (Live in Studio C)
Music by: Scott W. Hallgreen
© 2010 Scott Hallgren. Distributed by Magnatune.com

Written By: Jill Korn 
Directed By: James Steventon

Starring:
Becky Dueck as Edith Piaf & Young Edith 
Katherine Rodden as Simone Berteaut & Young Simone
Dannie Harris as Andrée Bigard and Committee Member
James Steventon as BBC News Reporter, Police Officer, Gendarme 1, Collaborator 2 The Commandant, Lieutenant Becher & Prostitute
Jacob Lander as Gendarme 2 & Yves Bonnet
Sapphire Brewer-Marchant as Committee Member & Collaborator 1
Beth Lilly as Collaborator 3
Richard P. Peralta as Committee Member 


All music rights are reserved to the Piaf music estate and are currently under the public domain. 

Written By: Diane Rimmer 
Directed By: James Steventon

Starring:
Laura Jane Ebley as TINA
Lyn Touil as BARBARA
Diane Rimmer as ANNABEL
Brendan Quinn as MRS BAILEY & MRS FURKIN-SMYTHE
Luther Edmead as P.C. KEANE
Bradley Kerr as BARRY, STEPHANIE & WILF 

Additional material: Bradley Kerr and Lyn Touil
Wilf & Mrs. Furkin-Smythe character development: Bradley Kerr

Written By: Beverley Green 
Directed By: James Steventon & Lauren Sturgess

Starring:
Beverley Green as MARJORIE
Wendy Patterson as JANET
Pat Brocklehurst as JEAN
Paul Wilson as BARRY
Fiona Egan as RHONA
Teresa Powell as ZARA 
Michelle Parker as DOREEN 
Andrew C. Husband as EDWARD
Brigid Hemingway as MAUREEN 

Written By: Katie Moore
Directed By: James Steventon

Starring:
Janice Fryett as ANGELA
Julia Meola as MARIE


Music: Venga Boys - Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!! 
All Rights Reserved to Breakin'-Positiva.

Written By: Warren Paul Glover 
Directed By: Lauren Sturgess

Starring:
Jack Wagman as NIGEL
James Steventon as WILL
Jessica Woodward as MADGE 

Written By: Anna Girolami 
Directed By: James Steventon

Starring: 
Fiona Egan as HEATHER
Ali Donohue as JAX
Emily Heyworth  as KRIS

Written By: Tom Sidney 
Directed By: Lauren Sturgess

Starring: 
Harriet Millsop as MARINA
Kenton Thomas as DANNY
Lee Fletcher as TIM

With
James Steventon as THE CONDUCTOR 

Music: Michael Bublé - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) 
All Rights Reserved to Sony Legacy

Written & Directed By: James Steventon

Starring: 
Nick Ancelin as LEE
Sam Baxter as SAM 

Written By: Keaton Lansley 
Directed By: James Steventon

Starring: 
Kate Chappell as JEN
Keaton Tyler Lansley as BENNY
Kyle Fisher as RYAN
George Astbury as KAZ
George Miller as JAMES
C.C. Hughes as SUSAN
Daneka Etchells as JACKIE
Debra Spearman as MRS B
Lauren Sturgess as LISA

Written by Ruth McLoughlin
Directed by Lauren Sturgess
Starring: Debra Speakman as The Mother Shannon Daly as Jen George Astbury as Rob

with
James Steventon as Mark

Written By: Hannah Lawrence
Directed By: James Steventon

Starring:
Victoria Oxley as LISA
Samuel Edward Taylor as TOM

With 
Lauren Sturgess as NURSE

The audio adaptation of Ian Townsend's award winning play "All The Bens."
Adapted for Audio By Ian Winterton. 
In association with Arts Council England

Directed By: Joseph Lidster

Starring:
Nathaniel Hall as BEN
Jack Bence as AL
Finn Walters as HENRY

With 
Joanne Dakin as JAN, SHONA, NURSE and Additional Voices
Chris Jack as RAY, DOCTOR and Additional Voices
Samuel Thompson as REECE and Additional Voices
James Steventon as Additional Voices

Featuring the Music of Minute Taker 
"All The Bens Theme" 
"Neon Lines" by Walter Alienson and Minute Taker. 

Written By Katherine McDermott

Starring 

Elaine Smith as Helen Katherine McDermott as Emily  Emma Fernell as Nell Sian Berry as Kitty
David Few as The Narrator David Jones as The Clown 

Written By Katherine McDermott

Starring 

Katherine McDermott as Imogene
David Few as Radio Announcer

Written by Anthony Brian Foster.

Middle-aged gamer Len absconds into a Viking fantasy game realm to avoid facing Patty's demands after their offspring fly the nest. But Valhalla gets ever more complicated after he is pursued by newly-flown dependents, Ross and Jane with their own set of needs and wants. Can the family who play together, stay together?

Starring:
Anthony Bessick as Len
Julie Root as Patty
D.G Jones as Vernon/Vlad The Inhaler
Megan Porter as Jane
Tom Sturgess as Ross 
and Charlie Hiscock as Kevin The Euthaniser 

Written by Anthony Brian Foster.

Middle-aged gamer Len absconds into a Viking fantasy game realm to avoid facing Patty's demands after their offspring fly the nest. But Valhalla gets ever more complicated after he is pursued by newly-flown dependents, Ross and Jane with their own set of needs and wants. Can the family who play together, stay together?

Starring:
Anthony Bessick as Len
Julie Root as Patty
D.G Jones as Vernon/Vlad The Inhaler
Megan Porter as Jane
Tom Sturgess as Ross 
and Charlie Hisock as Kevin The Euthaniser 

Written by Declan Donohue. 

The story continues following sound engineer and wayward musician Damien who, along with his bouncer friend Greg, are trying to prop up a failing rock pub, Ragnorock. Between arguments on musical style, Damien’s hidden talents and a doomed love triangle, the band face much worse than just the decaying pubs closure.

Starring:
Paul Worrall as Damien
Marcus Christopherson as Greg
Lauren Sturgess as Carly 
and Qas Hamid as Terry

Written By Ian Winterton
Directed By Celia De Wolff

Starring:
Julie Hesmondhalgh as WENDY
Robert Glenister as OLIVER
Marlon Solomon as SIMON
Oliver Devoti as DAVID
David Fleeshman as ALAN

With
James Steventon as Young Simon / Shop Clerk / Doctor
Lauren Sturgess as ECT Doctor / Barmaid
Tom Sturgess  as Young David 
Elliot Winterton as Toddler David  


Music: I Giorni By Ludovico Einaudi 
All Rights Reserved to Warner Chappell Music 
In association with Arts Council England

Written by Declan Donohue. 

The story continues following sound engineer and wayward musician Damien who, along with his bouncer friend Greg, are trying to prop up a failing rock pub, Ragnorock. Between arguments on musical style, Damien’s hidden talents and a doomed love triangle, the band face much worse than just the decaying pubs closure.

Starring:
Paul Worrall as Damien
Marcus Christopherson as Greg
Lauren Sturgess as Carly 
and Qas Hamid as Terry

Written by Declan Donohue. 

The story continues following sound engineer and wayward musician Damien who, along with his bouncer friend Greg, are trying to prop up a failing rock pub, Ragnorock. Between arguments on musical style, Damien’s hidden talents and a doomed love triangle, the band face much worse than just the decaying pubs closure.

Starring:
Paul Worrall as Damien
Marcus Christopherson as Greg
Lauren Sturgess as Carly 
and Qas Hamid as Terry

Written by Declan Donohue. 

The story continues following sound engineer and wayward musician Damien who, along with his bouncer friend Greg, are trying to prop up a failing rock pub, Ragnorock. Between arguments on musical style, Damien’s hidden talents and a doomed love triangle, the band face much worse than just the decaying pubs closure.

Starring:
Paul Worrall as Damien
Marcus Christopherson as Greg
Lauren Sturgess as Carly 
and Qas Hamid as Terry

Written by Declan Donohue.

Damien is a sound engineer and wayward musician who, along with his bouncer friend Greg, are trying to prop up a failing rock pub, Ragnorock. 

Turning a disaster into opportunity, the pair form an ad hoc band and put on a night at Ragnorock with pint-pulling Carly on bass. 

Between arguments on musical style, Damien’s hidden talents and a doomed love triangle, the band face much worse than just the decaying pubs closure.

Starring:
Paul Worrall as Damien
Marcus Christopherson as Greg
Lauren Sturgess as Carly 
and Qas Hamid as Terry

Written by Neil Arnott 

This drama is a poignant examination of how Alzheimer's disease strips its victims of almost everything and makes life for those affected by it almost unbearable. Jim and Rose are an ordinary couple looking forward to their old age together when dementia strikes. We see how Rose, Jim's loving wife, is affected and how she handles her loss with stoicism and even a degree of positivity, finding ways to cope and ways to remain cheerful by remembering the good times they had shared. 

Starring: 
Geoff Baron as Jim
and Anne Baron as Rose

Directed by Lauren Sturgess

Written by Neil Arnott

The Old Green Vegetables is a comedy featuring two long time drinking buddies Jack and Norman. They meet three or four times a week at their local, the Badger's Crook, somewhere in London, and while away the hours sharing a pint or two and putting the world to rights. Jack is an upright citizen, retired (ex-military) and fastidious about his appearance. Norman on the other hand  is somewhat shambolic, writing a book that never seems to progress and pottering around markets. He is also a conspiracy theorist with a long-hidden secret that, when it comes to light, amazes Jack and sends them both on an adventure which will change their lives forever.

Starring:
Andrew C. Husband as Gerald
D.G Jones as Jack
David Swift as Norman 
and Katherine McDermott as Rosie

Directed by James Steventon and Lauren Sturgess 

Written by Luke Richards.

Two Beatles loving best friends find themselves taken on the adventure of a lifetime as they are transported back to 1968. Will they save the Beatles? 

Starring: 
Jack D'Arcy as Barry
Michael Baines as Will
Lew Freeburn as Stuart Best 
Liam Rabbette as John Lennon
Houmi Miura as Yoko Ono

Directed by James Steventon and Lauren Sturgess