A recent BBC Radio 4 drama is now availavle to download from BBC iPlayer. 

Devoted by Ray Connolly

In 2020 writer Ray Connolly spent six months in hospital with Covid. As the virus attacked his body, he was, for much of the time, in a coma. Unaware of how doctors and nurses were saving his life, his mind was filled with fantasies. Only when he recovered did he discover that his wife, Plum, had sent daily bulletins on his condition to their children, some of which had made harrowing reading. Devoted is the story of how Plum would fear the ringing of the phone from the hospital, but also of how music was used to break into Ray’s coma and help nurse him back to health.

Ray.............................Philip Jackson
Plum..........................Alison Steadman
Louise.......................Natalie Grady
Dominic...................Matthew Gravelle
Kieron......................Joseph Millson
Nurse Hannah........Marilyn Nnadebe
Newsreader............Leah Marks
Director/Producer Gary Brown