Jessica Dromgoole
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Jessica Dromgoole is a British theatre and radio-play director, notable as the Artistic Director of the Finborough Theatre
from 1988 to 1991. She is currently New Writing Co-ordinator for BBC
Drama, Entertainment and Children's programmes.
She won the 2007 Prix Italia
for Original Radio Drama with The Incomplete Recorded Works of a Dead Body.
Finborough Theatre
The Finborough Theatre is a fifty seat theatre in the Earls Court area of London, United Kingdom , which presents new British writing, UK and premieres of new plays, primarily from the English speaking world including North America, Canada, Scotland and Ireland, music theatre, and rarely seen...
from 1988 to 1991. She is currently New Writing Co-ordinator for BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
Drama, Entertainment and Children's programmes.
She won the 2007 Prix Italia
Prix Italia
The Prix Italia is an international Italian television, radio-broadcasting and Website award. It was established in 1948 by RAI - Radiotelevisione Italiana in Capri...
for Original Radio Drama with The Incomplete Recorded Works of a Dead Body.
Radio Plays
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| The Incomplete Recorded Works of a Dead Body | Ed Hime | Khalid Abdalla Khalid Abdalla Khalid Abdalla is a Egyptian-British actor. He came to international prominence after starring in the 2006 Academy Award-nominated and BAFTA-winning film, United 93. Written and directed by Paul Greengrass, it chronicles events aboard United Airlines Flight 93, which was hijacked as part of the... , Ameet Chana Ameet Chana Ameet Chana is a British Indian actor. His most notable role is Adi Ferreira in EastEnders.... , Elaine Lordan Elaine Lordan Elaine Lordan is a British actress.Lordan is most famous for her role as Lynne Hobbs in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, which she appeared in from 2000 until 2004... , Saikat Ahamed, John Dougall John Dougall (actor) John Dougall is a British actor. He trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. He is notable for his appearances on television, radio and the stage, including Anne Boleyn and several productions for Propeller.... , Mark Straker, Anthony Glennon and Jasmine Callan |
Ed Hime's blackly comic fictional documentary combines a collage of deliberate recordings, from police surveillance tapes to an unfinished installation piece on pigeons, as it follows Babak Beyrouti, famous Iranian sound recordist and agoraphobic, as he braves London in his quest for lost love. Won the Prix Italia Prix Italia The Prix Italia is an international Italian television, radio-broadcasting and Website award. It was established in 1948 by RAI - Radiotelevisione Italiana in Capri... for Original Radio Drama in 2007. |
BBC Radio 3 BBC Radio 3 BBC Radio 3 is a national radio station operated by the BBC within the United Kingdom. Its output centres on classical music and opera, but jazz, world music, drama, culture and the arts also feature. The station is the world’s most significant commissioner of new music, and its New Generation... The Wire |
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| Listen to the Words | Ed Hime | Joe Dempsie, Lizzie Watts, Sam Crane Sam Crane (actor) Sam Crane is an English actor who has mainly worked in theatre. He was listed in New York Magazine as one of London's hottest young stage actors and was nominated for the Ian Charleson Award in 2008.... , Lisa Stevenson, Nyasha Hatendi, Helen Longworth Helen Longworth Helen Longworth is a British actor. She has appeared in many radio plays including playing Zofia in two series of On Mardle Fen, Susie Dean in The Good Companions and Marina in Pericles... , Ben Crowe, John Rowe John Rowe (actor) -TV:*BBC Television Shakespeare - Henry VIII *Juliet Bravo *When the Boat Comes In *Chambers *Agatha Christie's Poirot... , Liz Sutherland, Stephen Critchlow Stephen Critchlow Stephen Critchlow is a popular and versatile British actor, notable for his work in the theatre and appearances on radio series such as Truly, Madly, Bletchley, The Way We Live Right Now and Spats, along with radio episodes of Torchwood and Doctor Who... and Dan Starkey Dan Starkey Dan Starkey is a British actor.Dan studied at University of Cambridge before training at the Bristol Old Vic .-Theatre credits:*The 39 Steps UK national tour* The Fitzrovia Radio Hour-Filmography:... |
Tim has a problem with empathy, and justifies tapping fellow student Sophie's phone as the only way to understand her. When it all goes wrong, he books the media room of the secure unit where he is being held and creates a broadcast for his college radio station. | BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the... Afternoon Play Afternoon Play The Afternoon Play is a long-running drama programming strand, broadcast every weekday at 2.15pm on BBC Radio 4. Each play lasts for 45 minutes, and roughly 190 new Afternoon Plays are broadcast each year.... |
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| – | The Shooting Party The Shooting Party (book) The Shooting Party is a novel by Isabel Colegate that won the 1981 WH Smith Literary Award. It was adapted into a 1985 film The Shooting Party... |
Isabel Colegate Isabel Colegate Isabel Diana Colegate is a British author and literary agent.She was born in Lincolnshire, the daughter of Sir Arthur and Winifred Mary Colegate, and was educated at Runton Hill School... dramatised by D J Britton |
Olivia Colman Olivia Colman Olivia Colman is an English actress, best known for her supporting roles in various comedy shows, such as Sophie Chapman in Peep Show and Harriet Schulenburg in Green Wing. She trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, and has appeared in radio, television and theatre.-Personal life:Colman... , Ellie Kendrick Ellie Kendrick Ellie Kendrick is a British actress best known for playing Anne Frank in the BBC's 2009 miniseries The Diary of Anne Frank.Kendrick said she was "absolutely terrified" at the thought of playing the 15 year-old Anne Frank... , Sam Dale, Jaimi Barbakoff, Michael Shelford, Christine Kavanagh, Joshua Swinney, Sean Baker, Sally Orrock, Jude Akuwudike and David Seddon |
Autumn 1913; a shooting party takes place on an Oxfordshire country estate. An error of judgement results in a death. | BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the... Woman's Hour Drama Woman's Hour Drama The Woman's Hour Drama is a BBC Radio 4 Arts and Drama production. It consists of 15 minute episodes, broadcast every weekday 10.45-11.00am , repeated 7.45-8.00pm. These tend to be plays which extend over a week, or multiple of 5 episodes... |
| All the Blood in My Veins | Katie Hims | Elaine Lordan Elaine Lordan Elaine Lordan is a British actress.Lordan is most famous for her role as Lynne Hobbs in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, which she appeared in from 2000 until 2004... , Shannon Tarbet Shannon Tarbet Shannon Tarbet is a British actress from Brighton. Having studied at K-Bis Theatre College in Brighton she left school and worked in a bookies. She came to public attention in 2010 with her critically acclaimed professional stage debut as Delilah Evans in Spur of the Moment by Anya Reiss directed... , Tyger Drew-Honey, Katie Angelou Katie Angelou Katie Angelou is a British teenage starlet. She is most famous for her role as Sally in the series Bus Life.Angelou also acted in Charles Dickens' Bleak House as Charley Neckett.-References:... , Alfie Browne-Sykes, Jude Akuwidike, Lloyd Thomas, Deeivya Meir and Shirena Watt |
Viola, a 14-year-old girl, has responsibilities beyond her age. | BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the... Afternoon Play Afternoon Play The Afternoon Play is a long-running drama programming strand, broadcast every weekday at 2.15pm on BBC Radio 4. Each play lasts for 45 minutes, and roughly 190 new Afternoon Plays are broadcast each year.... |
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Sources
- http://pipl.com/directory/people/Jessica/Dromgoole
- Will and Me
- Jessica Dromgoole's radio work