Transcription: Part One

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By Katie Hims, adapted from the novel by Kate Atkinson. Juliet Armstrong’s life - as a producer in BBC Schools just after the war - is overturned when she sees Godfrey Toby, an old MI5 colleague, who insists he doesn’t know her. Then, when a note is left for her at Broadcasting House, threatening revenge for one of her past crimes, she desperately needs to find out which one. Kate Atkinson's book is a witty and exciting blend of politics, espionage and personal identity, alternating between Juliet's wartime experiences and her post-war life in the corridors of Broadcasting House. Recruited as a typist in the Second World War, after telling nothing but lies in her interview, orphan Juliet proves herself an interestingly nihilistic prospect. Cast Juliet ..... Phoebe Pryce Godfrey Toby ..... Toby Jones Trude, Mrs Scaife, Fr Rosenfeld, Headmistress ..... Fenella Woolgar Dolly, Mrs Ambrose ..... Eiry Thomas Anna, Receptionist, Clarissa, Dodds ..... Cecilia Appiah Perry ..... Rufus Wright Merton, Waiter ..... Hasan Dixon Cyril, Lester ..... Ian Dunnett Jr Hartley, Detective ..... Jonny Weldon Davenport, Astrakhan ..... Rick Warden Boy, Driver, Dennis, Mortician ..... Xavier Starr Written by Katie Hims, adapted from the novel by Kate Atkinson Sound by Pete Ringrose Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Produced by Mary Peate A Hooley production for BBC Radio 4