7 episodes

What price a new body? Welcome to 2050, where the booming transplant industry can cater for all your wildest desires

Body Horror BBC Radio 4

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    • 4.0 • 3 Ratings

What price a new body? Welcome to 2050, where the booming transplant industry can cater for all your wildest desires

    Episode 6

    Episode 6

    What price a new body? A dystopian thriller set in 2050 when London can cater for all your transplant needs. But can a new body ever fulfil the life-changing expectations of lowly mortician Caroline McAleese? Starring Jill Halfpenny and developed through the Wellcome Trust Experimental stories scheme.
    Caroline ..... Jill Halfpenny
    Gloria ..... Shelley Conn
    Anastasia ..... Samantha Dakin
    Paulina ..... Chetna Pandya
    Mel ..... Liza Sadovy
    Trevor ..... Clive Hayward
    Che ..... Ikky Elyas
    Karina ..... Heather Craney
    Stan ..... Neil McCaul
    Car Salesman ..... Ian Conningham
    Library Computer ..... Sinead MacInnes
    BodyEx Computer ..... Scarlett Courtney
    Hotel Computer ..... Laura Christy
    Rowan / Benefits Office Computer ..... Adam Courting
    Directed by Toby Swift

    • 27 min
    Episode 5

    Episode 5

    What price a new body? A dystopian thriller set in 2050 when London can cater for all your transplant needs. But can a new body ever fulfil the life-changing expectations of lowly mortician Caroline McAleese? Starring Jill Halfpenny and developed through the Wellcome Trust Experimental stories scheme.
    Caroline ..... Jill Halfpenny
    Gloria ..... Shelley Conn
    Anastasia ..... Samantha Dakin
    Paulina ..... Chetna Pandya
    Mel ..... Liza Sadovy
    Trevor ..... Clive Hayward
    Che ..... Ikky Elyas
    Karina ..... Heather Craney
    Stan ..... Neil McCaul
    Car Salesman ..... Ian Conningham
    Library Computer ..... Sinead MacInnes
    BodyEx Computer ..... Scarlett Courtney
    Hotel Computer ..... Laura Christy
    Rowan / Benefits Office Computer ..... Adam Courting
    Directed by Toby Swift

    • 18 min
    Episode 4

    Episode 4

    What price a new body? A dystopian thriller set in 2050 when London can cater for all your transplant needs. But can a new body ever fulfil the life-changing expectations of lowly mortician Caroline McAleese? Starring Jill Halfpenny and developed through the Wellcome Trust Experimental stories scheme.
    Caroline ..... Jill Halfpenny
    Gloria ..... Shelley Conn
    Anastasia ..... Samantha Dakin
    Paulina ..... Chetna Pandya
    Mel ..... Liza Sadovy
    Trevor ..... Clive Hayward
    Che ..... Ikky Elyas
    Karina ..... Heather Craney
    Stan ..... Neil McCaul
    Car Salesman ..... Ian Conningham
    Library Computer ..... Sinead MacInnes
    BodyEx Computer ..... Scarlett Courtney
    Hotel Computer ..... Laura Christy
    Rowan / Benefits Office Computer ..... Adam Courting
    Directed by Toby Swift

    • 20 min
    Episode 3

    Episode 3

    What price a new body? A dystopian thriller set in 2050 when London can cater for all your transplant needs. But can a new body ever fulfil the life-changing expectations of lowly mortician Caroline McAleese? Starring Jill Halfpenny and developed through the Wellcome Trust Experimental stories scheme.
    Caroline ..... Jill Halfpenny
    Gloria ..... Shelley Conn
    Anastasia ..... Samantha Dakin
    Paulina ..... Chetna Pandya
    Mel ..... Liza Sadovy
    Trevor ..... Clive Hayward
    Che ..... Ikky Elyas
    Karina ..... Heather Craney
    Stan ..... Neil McCaul
    Car Salesman ..... Ian Conningham
    Library Computer ..... Sinead MacInnes
    BodyEx Computer ..... Scarlett Courtney
    Hotel Computer ..... Laura Christy
    Rowan / Benefits Office Computer ..... Adam Courting
    Directed by Toby Swift

    • 23 min
    Episode 2

    Episode 2

    What price a new body? A dystopian thriller set in 2050 when London can cater for all your transplant needs. But can a new body ever fulfil the life-changing expectations of lowly mortician Caroline McAleese? Starring Jill Halfpenny and developed through the Wellcome Trust Experimental stories scheme.
    Caroline ..... Jill Halfpenny
    Gloria ..... Shelley Conn
    Anastasia ..... Samantha Dakin
    Paulina ..... Chetna Pandya
    Mel ..... Liza Sadovy
    Trevor ..... Clive Hayward
    Che ..... Ikky Elyas
    Karina ..... Heather Craney
    Stan ..... Neil McCaul
    Car Salesman ..... Ian Conningham
    Library Computer ..... Sinead MacInnes
    BodyEx Computer ..... Scarlett Courtney
    Hotel Computer ..... Laura Christy
    Rowan / Benefits Office Computer ..... Adam Courting
    Directed by Toby Swift

    • 21 min
    Episode 1

    Episode 1

    What price a new body? A dystopian thriller set in 2050 when London can cater for all your transplant needs. But can a new body ever fulfil the life-changing expectations of lowly mortician Caroline McAleese? Starring Jill Halfpenny as a demoralised mortician.
    Developed through the Wellcome Trust Experimental stories scheme.
    Caroline ..... Jill Halfpenny
    Gloria ..... Shelley Conn
    Anastasia ..... Samantha Dakin
    Paulina ..... Chetna Pandya
    Mel ..... Liza Sadovy
    Trevor ..... Clive Hayward
    Che ..... Ikky Elyas
    Karina ..... Heather Craney
    Stan ..... Neil McCaul
    Car Salesman ..... Ian Conningham
    Library Computer ..... Sinead MacInnes
    BodyEx Computer ..... Scarlett Courtney
    Hotel Computer ..... Laura Christy
    Rowan / Benefits Office Computer ..... Adam Courting
    Directed by Toby Swift

    • 23 min

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