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Angry and blaming the government's policy, her brother tweets an image of Sarah in hospital. Starring Jocelyn Brassington.

Sarah is 10 years old. She scratched her knee, developed an infection and when that infection threatened her life, her parents agreed to have her leg amputated.

Angry and blaming the government's policy, her brother's tweeted an image of Sarah in hospital.

Now the outside world is waking up to the reality of a society without antibiotics.

Oliver Emanuel's potent and playful drama set in a near-future in which doctors can no longer prescribe antibiotics.

Sarah ...... Jocelyn Brassington
Lizzie ...... Christine Bottomley
Paul ...... Roderick Gilkison
David ...... Robin Laing
Journalist ...... Anita Vettesse

Developed through Wellcome Experimental Stories in consultation with Professor Joanna Coast and Dr Adam Roberts.

Director: Kirsty Williams.

First broadcast on ±«Óãtv Radio 4 in January 2018.

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15 minutes

Last on

Tue 18 Jan 2022 00:15

Credits

Role Contributor
Sarah Jocelyn Brassington
Lizzie Christine Bottomley
Paul Roderick Gilkison
David Robin Laing
Journalist Anita Vettesse
Writer Oliver Emanuel
Director Kirsty Williams

Broadcasts

  • Mon 29 Jan 2018 10:45
  • Mon 29 Jan 2018 19:45
  • Mon 29 Jul 2019 18:15
  • Tue 30 Jul 2019 00:15
  • Mon 17 Jan 2022 18:15
  • Tue 18 Jan 2022 00:15