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Animal SHow is a radio series by Katie Hims and Lucy Baldwyn. It was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005 as part of the Woman's Hour Drama [1].

Plot[]

Five stories exploring the way humans relate to animals.

Episodes[]

Episode Number Title Author Broadcast Date Summary
01 "Mouse" Katie Hims 11 July 2005 Mouse's boyfriend gave her the name Mouse. She left him, and now she lives in a nasty bedsit with a real mouse.
  • Cowboy....Vicenzo Nicoli
  • Mehmet....Nitzan Sharron
  • Mouse...Kate Ashfield
  • Directed by....Mary Peate
02 "Lizard" Katie Hims 12 July 2005 There's a bloke who comes into June's cafe who obviously fancies her, but she thinks he looks like a lizard.
  • June....Maggie O'Neill
  • Lizard....Tom Georgeson
  • Maureen....Susan Brown
  • Directed by....Mary Peate
03 "Elephant" Lucy Baldwyn 13 July 2005 There's something wrong between Rachel and Dhiraj, but just like the elephant in the room, no-one's talking about it.
  • Ajay....Emil Marwa
  • Rachel....Lucy Akhurst
  • Dhiraj....Shiv Grewal
  • Directed by....Mary Peate
04 "Blackbird" Lucy Baldwyn 14 July 2005 Alison's parents are splitting up, no-one's telling her anything and she's trying to make sense of it.
  • Alison....Lulu Popplewell
  • Danny....Daniel Anthony
  • Julie....Rachel Atkins
  • Maureen....Susan Brown
  • Directed by Mary Peate
05 "Dog" Katie Hims 15 July 2005 Danny has to write a story for school. He decides to write about the old man with the dog he sees on the bus.
  • Danny....Daniel Anthony
  • Mum....Sharlene Whyte
  • Teacher....Lucy Akhurst
  • The man....Ewan Hooper
  • Directed by....Mary Peate

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