Shortlisted for ‘Best Drama’ at the Sony Radio Awards 2012
In July 1518 a terrifying and mysterious plague struck the medieval city of Strasbourg. By the time the epidemic subsided, heat and exhaustion had claimed many lives, leaving thousands bewildered and bereaved. The South Bank, London. 2011. Is it happening again?
Original Idea by: Anita Sullivan
Adapted by: Julian Simpson
Cast: Robin Lustig, Jim Libby, Jana Carpenter, Tom Salinsky, Deborah Frances-White, Matt Bannister, Jessica Pidsley, Gary Turner & Jessica Regan
Broadcast Assistant: Vicky Pattinson
Sound Engineer: Alistair McGregor
Director: Julian Simpson
Producer: Karen Rose
Music: Blue Sky Falls by Tim Elsenburg & performed by Sweet Billy Pilgrim & Blue Kite by Joan Jeanrenaud