Power Out

BBC Radio 4

3.8 (34)
DRAMA

If this is power, then power out. What happens when the power system we’re hooked up to fails? When things we thought were solid, that we thought would protect us, fail? A new thriller about power and protest on a dying planet. Starring Vinnie Heaven and written by Sarah Woods.

08/12/2020

Episode 10

Welcome to AchatinellaApexfulva Radio. Broadcasting out of necessity. Because the time has come to listen. Recorded in binaural sound to give you a fully immersive sound experience when listening on headphones. Written by Sarah Woods Sean …… Vinnie Heaven Skimmer …… Ayden Brouwers Qiqi ……. Celia Dominguez Mr Graham …… Jason Done Sameera …… Bhavna Limbachia Directed by Susan Roberts A BBC Drama North Production.

15 min
08/12/2020

Episode 9

AchatinellaApexfulva travel to a safe place and discuss their future. Will the police catch up with them? Recorded in binaural sound to give you a fully immersive sound experience when listening on headphones. Written by Sarah Woods Sean …… Vinnie Heaven Skimmer …… Ayden Brouwers Qiqi ……. Celia Dominguez Directed by Susan Roberts A BBC Drama North Production.

3 min
08/12/2020

Episode 8

The power goes out and AchatinellaApexfulva meet for the first time. Recorded in binaural sound to give you a fully immersive sound experience when listening on headphones. Written by Sarah Woods Sean …… Vinnie Heaven Xarea …… Jeanette Percival Moth ….. Saul Woods Skimmer …… Ayden Brouwers Moth’s Mum …… Deb McAndrew Moth’s Dad …… Jonathan Keeble Directed by Susan Roberts A BBC Drama North Production.

9 min
08/12/2020

Episode 7

AchatinellaApexfulva hijack the news. Recorded in binaural sound to give you a fully immersive sound experience when listening on headphones. Written by Sarah Woods Skimmer …… Ayden Brouwers Qiqi …… Celia Dominguez Directed by Susan Roberts A BBC Drama North Production

2 min
08/12/2020

Episode 6

Sean has some difficult conversations, and is pulled deeper in to the activists plans. Recorded in binaural sound to give you a fully immersive sound experience when listening on headphones. Written by Sarah Woods Sean …… Vinnie Heaven Xarea …… Jeanette Percival Mr Graham …… Jason Done Sameera …… Bhavna Limbachia Cathy …… Deb McAndrew Moth ….. Saul Woods Skimmer …… Ayden Brouwers Qiqi …… Celia Dominguez Directed by Susan Roberts A BBC Drama North Production.

10 min
08/12/2020

Episode 5

AchatinellaApexfulva want to get the message out, but some are getting cold feet. Will their demands be met? Recorded in binaural sound to give you a fully immersive sound experience when listening on headphones. Written by Sarah Woods Sean …… Vinnie Heaven Xarea …… Jeanette Percival Mr Graham …… Jason Done Sameera …… Bhavna Limbachia Cathy …… Deb McAndrew Moth ….. Saul Woods Skimmer …… Ayden Brouwers Qiqi …… Celia Dominguez Directed by Susan Roberts A BBC Drama North Production.

11 min
08/12/2020

Episode 4

Sean is helping the police with their enquiries. They want to get in touch with AchatinellaApexfulva, but they will only talk to the police through Sean. Recorded in binaural sound to give you a fully immersive sound experience when listening on headphones Written by Sarah Woods. Sean …… Vinnie Heaven Mr Graham …… Jason Done Directed by Susan Roberts A BBC Drama North Production.

9 min
08/12/2020

Episode 3

At a Service Station between Manchester and Lancaster, the fuel pumps aren’t working, cash machines aren’t working, the doors aren’t working. The mix of news and no news has thrown people into a panic. Sean and Xarea are alone now, in an entirely dark world. A police car pulls up - they need to talk to Sean. Recorded in binaural sound to give you a fully immersive sound experience when listening on headphones. Written by Sarah Woods. Sean …… Vinnie Heaven Xarea …… Jeanette Percival Phil …… Jason Done Max …… Jonathan Keeble Mr Graham …… Jason Done Sameera …… Bhavna Limbachia Cathy …… Deb McAndrew Directed by Susan Roberts A BBC Drama North Production.

8 min
08/12/2020

Episode 2

A power cut in Manchester has forced Sean and Xarea to hitch a ride to Lancaster. But Sean isn’t off the hook just yet. Recorded in binaural sound to give you a fully immersive sound experience when listening on headphones. Written by Sarah Woods. Sean …… Vinnie Heaven Xarea …… Jeanette Percival Phil …… Jason Done Max …… Jonathan Keeble Directed by Susan Roberts A BBC Drama North Production.

10 min
08/12/2020

Episode 1

Sean’s in trouble with the cyber crime police and a fake video has been posted on social media. An eco-activist group seem to be threatening the national grid. Recorded in binaural sound to give you a fully immersive sound experience when listening on headphones. Written by Sarah Woods. Sean …… Vinnie Heaven Xarea …… Jeanette Percival Skimmer …… Ayden Brouwers Qiqi …… Celia Dominguez Cathy …… Deborah McAndrew Mr Graham …… Jason Done Sameera …… Bhavna Limbachia MP …… Jonathan Keeble Directed by Susan Roberts A BBC Drama North Production.

20 min
04/30/2020

The World Is Dying. It's Time To Take Action.

An eco-activist group seem to be threatening the national grid and Sean’s in trouble with the cyber crime police. Written by award winning writer Sarah Woods with a cast of emerging new talent led by Vinnie Heaven. Recorded in binaural sound to give you a fully immersive sound experience when listening on headphones. A BBC Drama North Production.

1 min

11 Episodes

3.8

out of 5

34 Ratings

This was wonderful!

03/13/2022

Tbmeade

I don’t understand the low ratings, I really liked this. Great message, great acting.
Fair Review

06/12/2022

Call Me Bilal

It has plenty of potential. In good hands it could be a cool inspired story or even a dark entertaining one but I only got up to episode 5. Like everyone will tell you the protagonist is unbearable, which is fine actually if he was put in check by someone with sense. I’m someone who believes in activism and climate change and etc. But man killing a power grid? The argument is not intelligent. And story wise I felt it lacked meat, I don’t know why the protagonist feels so strongly about animals and I think that should’ve been explained in episode three at least. He threatens the lives of many and I thought he was a psychopath in episode one. I could say more but young people out there do NOT take this as anything other than fiction there is no message to be gained.
Awesome enby protagonist

03/30/2021

dead_not_sleeping

Loved this story
Hard to follow

12/19/2021

Kailbill

Lost me within a few minutes. Too much going on soundscape wise

If this is power, then power out. What happens when the power system we’re hooked up to fails? When things we thought were solid, that we thought would protect us, fail? A new thriller about power and protest on a dying planet. Starring Vinnie Heaven and written by Sarah Woods.