18 min

Episode 9 Children of the Stones

    • Drama

Mia Brake and her archaeometrist father Adam move to Milbury, a village framed by an ancient stone circle.
But all is not right in Milbury. The stones emit a strange power. The villagers are eerily happy, greeting each other with the unnerving phrase "Happy Day!" And at the village school the other children can solve incredibly complex mathematical problems.
As one-by-one her friends join the Happy People, Mia must uncover the secret of the stones.
Children of the Stones is a new adaptation of the cult 1977 television series – described by comedian Stewart Lee as 'the scariest programme ever made for children.'
Cast:
Mia Brake ....................India Brown
Rafe Hendrick ............Reece Shearsmith
Adam Brake ................Steve Oram
Radio presenter……….Danny Robins
Sam/TV host…………....Richard Reed
Producer/director: Simon Barnard
Writers: AK Benedict and Guy Adams, based upon the television serial by Jeremy Burnham and Trevor Ray
Sound Designer: Richard Fox
Music: Edwin Sykes
A Bafflegab Production for BBC Radio 4

Mia Brake and her archaeometrist father Adam move to Milbury, a village framed by an ancient stone circle.
But all is not right in Milbury. The stones emit a strange power. The villagers are eerily happy, greeting each other with the unnerving phrase "Happy Day!" And at the village school the other children can solve incredibly complex mathematical problems.
As one-by-one her friends join the Happy People, Mia must uncover the secret of the stones.
Children of the Stones is a new adaptation of the cult 1977 television series – described by comedian Stewart Lee as 'the scariest programme ever made for children.'
Cast:
Mia Brake ....................India Brown
Rafe Hendrick ............Reece Shearsmith
Adam Brake ................Steve Oram
Radio presenter……….Danny Robins
Sam/TV host…………....Richard Reed
Producer/director: Simon Barnard
Writers: AK Benedict and Guy Adams, based upon the television serial by Jeremy Burnham and Trevor Ray
Sound Designer: Richard Fox
Music: Edwin Sykes
A Bafflegab Production for BBC Radio 4

18 min

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