Katie Hims

Five Rachels What if you could replace sad memories with happy ones? What if it was really easy, just as easy as popping a pill? Rachel Ridley is a perfectly ordinary woman who suddenly seems to have discovered memories that she didn’t used to have. She thinks she used to have them, but her doctor is very sure she didn’t. Rachel Ridley ….. Rachel Davies Rachel 2 …… Kika Markham Dr Jones ….. Michael Bertenshaw Girl in the newsagents ….. Sarah Ovens Receptionist ….. Franchi Webb Library customer ….. Christopher Harper Directed by Allegra McIlroy First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2019 Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

The Disappearance of Shirley McGill by Katie Hims is a darkly unsettling psychological radio drama. After twenty years trapped in an oppressive marriage to her controlling husband Vernon, Shirley begins to experience something far more frightening than emotional neglect — she starts to become invisible. As Shirley fades, the only person who seems to truly see her is the local butcher, her one confidant in a world that has long ignored her existence. Is her disappearance physical, emotional, or something far more disturbing? A powerful, thought-provoking BBC-style drama exploring marriage, identity, control, and what it means to be seen. Shirley McGill ...... Lesley Manville Vernon McGill ...... Philip Jackson The Butcher ...... Shaun Dingwall The Police Officer ...... Emma Woolliams The Croupier ...... Scott Brooksbank Written by Katie Hims Produced by Jeremy Mortimer First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2003

Five strangers board a train to Manchester — each carrying private thoughts, unspoken hopes, and quiet regrets. By the journey’s end, none of them will leave quite the same. Poetry in Motion by Katie Hims is a beautifully observed BBC-style radio drama that explores human connection, inner lives, and the unexpected bonds formed between people who begin as strangers. Presented by Old Tube Radio, home of classic and modern audio drama. Valerie ..... Rachel Davies Leonard ..... Alan Williams Karla ..... Karla Crome Reece ..... Ashley Kumar Bridie ..... Adie Allen Cashier ..... Kirsty Oswald Train Announcer ..... Nick Underwood Written by Katie Hims Directed by Mary Peate First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2016

Hair of the Dog by Katie Hims is a sharp, funny and quietly moving BBC radio drama set in a familiar British pub, where different lives overlap over the first drinks of the year. Resolutions are already under strain, relationships are tested, and dreams for the future don’t quite line up with reality. As the bar fills, we move from voice to voice — between laughter and silence, disappointment and hope — capturing a moment where an old way of life rubs up against what might come next. A beautifully observed ensemble piece about people, pints, and the fragile optimism of a brand-new year. 🎧 Classic BBC-style radio drama 🍺 New Year’s Day pub setting 🎭 Witty, human, and bittersweet storytelling Old Tube Radio – preserving the golden age of radio drama. Hair of the Dog was recorded 'as live', in a single take, on location in a London pub. Nick ...... Nicholas Gleaves Jo ...... Madeleine Bowyer Clare ...... Sarah Belcher Marine ...... Sharlit Deyzac Kara ...... Silvana Montoya Darren ...... Rasmus Hardiker Benedict ...... John Benfield Written by Katie Hims Directed by Boz Temple-Morris First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2014

Trystan and Simone reunite after eighteen years apart in Lilo by Katie Hims, a powerful and emotionally charged radio drama about love, regret, and the choices that shape our lives. Once inseparable, their relationship ended badly, and time has taken them down very different paths. As the evening unfolds, long-buried memories resurface, including a disturbing childhood incident at a swimming pool that may have altered everything. Subtle, intense, and deeply human, Lilo explores whether some loves ever truly fade — and whether it’s ever too late to face the truth. Simone ...... Maxine Peake Trystan ..... Trystan Gravelle Simone (11 yrs) ..... Shannon Flynn Trystan (11 yrs) ..... Euan Brown Written by Katie Hims Directed by Melanie Harris First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2011

Nell finds herself pregnant and marries Barry, not the father, for the sake of respectability. She has twin girls, Jeanie and Meg, and has a blissful first year raising her daughters. But Barry takes an instant dislike to the girls, twin black-eyed girls. They are separated at the age of five, one to stay at home, in a working class family in Scarborough, one to be adopted from a children's home by an upper middle class academic family. And thus their separate fortunes are set in motion, united only by the vaguest memory of being happy together. Their search for each other continues throughout their lives... Nell ...... Sabrina Sandhu Barry ...... Samuel James Nikki ...... Sanchia MacCormack Joseph ...... Philip Fox Meg ...... Charlotte Emmett Jeanie ...... Rosie Boore Meg (child) ...... Ailsa McGregor Jeanie (child) ...... Rosie McGregor Meg (older) ...... Carolyn Pickles Jeanie (older) ...... Jessica Turner Waitress ...... Kerry Gooderson Vi/Sister Juliana/Nurse ...... Julie Teal David ...... Tom Forrister Victor ...... Simon Ludders Written by Katie Hims Directed by Sasha Yevtushenko. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2017

Two boys out sledging in their local park find the body of an old woman in the snow. Who is she? And how did she come to be there? Over 10 episodes, this compelling series moves backwards and forwards in time to reveal the chain of events that led the woman to that point. We meet people she has encountered, members of her family and her friends, all of whom give us clues about what brought her to this place. From the police and paramedics to the nurses and residents in an old people's home, each character has their own relationships and circumstances - and on our journey to understanding the old woman's story, we hear theirs too, combining to form a brilliant kaleidoscope of modern life and love. Marion ..... Marcia Warren Lee ..... Neil Dudgeon Saskia ..... Amelia Bullmore Ryan ..... Harry Grasby Jackson ..... Aaron Gelkoff Mick ..... David Reed Hayley ..... Christine Bottomley Kadija ..... Nahel Tzegai Pat / Shirley ..... Heather Craney Rose ..... Jessica Turner Frank / Taxi Driver ..... Neil McCaul Zoe ..... Amanda Wilkin Eve ..... Sinead MacInnes Bloke ..... Ian Conningham Eli / Ben..... Greg Jones Ozzy ..... Ikky Elyas Ned / Baxter ..... Will Kirk Joe ..... John Rowe Call Handler ..... Scarlett Courtney Written by Katie Hims Directed by Mary Peate First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2020 Episode 1 00:00 Episode 2 13:20 A woman's body is found in the snow. Over ten episodes we find out what led her there. In this episode, Marion has gone missing from her residential care home. Kadija ..... Nahel Tzegai Pat ..... Heather Craney Rose ..... Jessica Turner Frank ..... Neil McCaul Episode 3 26:48 On her way to Bridlington by train, Marion meets Zoe who is on a romantic mission. Marion ..... Marcia Warren Zoe ..... Amanda Wilkin Eve ..... Sinead MacInnes Bloke ..... Ian Conningham Eli ..... Greg Jones Episode 4 40:27 Marion arrives in Bridlington and makes her way to 24 Kildare Road. Marion ..... Marcia Warren Ben ..... Greg Jones Taxi Driver ..... Neil McCaul Shirley ..... Heather Craney Episode 5 54:10 oday, paramedics Ozzy and Ned wait for a call out on a snowy January day. Ozzy ..... Ikky Elyas Ned ..... Will Kirk Call Handler ..... Scarlett Courtney Jackson ..... Aaron Gelkoff Hayley ..... Christine Bottomley Ryan ..... Harry Grasby Marion ..... Marcia Warren Episode 6 1:07:17 PC Hayley Morton is desperate to discover the identity of the old woman found in the snow. Hayley ..... Christine Bottomley Mick ..... David Reed Phil ..... Ian Conningham Shirley ..... Heather Craney Episode 7 1:20:23 omeone finally comes forward with some information about the old woman. Joe ..... John Rowe Mick ..... David Reed Girl ..... Scarlett Courtney Hayley ..... Christine Bottomley Episode 8 1:33:35 Lee gets a phone call about his elderly mother. Lee ..... Neil Dudgeon Saskia ..... Amelia Bullmore Hayley ..... Christine Bottomley Episode 9 1:46:44 Lee and his wife go to the hospital to find out if the old woman really is his mother. Lee .... Neil Dudgeon Saskia ..... Amelia Bullmore Joe ..... John Rowe Hayley ..... Christine Bottomley Baxter ..... Will Kirk Episode 10 2:00:33 oe goes back to the intensive care unit to see his old friend Marion who is still in a coma. Joe ..... John Rowe Marion ..... Marcia Warren Lee ..... Neil Dudgeon Saskia ..... Amelia Bullmore Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

The Earthquake Girl Edie works in a library and is terrified of causing a world catastrophe. Edie's sister-in-law, Lila, thinks she should go out and find a man, but she’d rather stay in to write a gothic romance, in fact, Edie would be a library if she could... Edie …. Saskia Reeves Lila/Aunt Ameila …. Jane Hollowood Mrs Penny …. Jean Alexander Erroll Maroon …. Burt Caesar The Hero …. Philip Rham Library Supervisor …. Barbara Marten Written by Katie Hims Directed by Kate Rowland First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1997 Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

Life of Penguins by Katie Hims is a quietly unsettling BBC-style drama where the ordinary brushes up against the extraordinary. Merle is a penguin keeper at London Zoo — a job of routines, responsibility, and keeping things in order. But when her sister Beth fails to turn up for a simple cinema date, Merle goes looking… and stumbles into something far stranger than she could ever have imagined. Beth hasn’t just gone missing. She’s been taken. By aliens. And it turns out this isn’t the first time. Set against the familiar surroundings of London Zoo, Life of Penguins blends everyday realism with eerie science-fiction, building a story that’s tense, emotional, and deeply human. This is not sci-fi with ray guns and laughs — it’s about absence, belief, and what happens when the unbelievable refuses to stay hidden. Moody, thoughtful, and darkly compelling, this is a drama that lingers long after the final word. 🎧 A classic BBC-style radio play 🛸 Subtle science-fiction mystery 🐧 London Zoo setting with an unsettling twist Old Tube Radio – keeping the best radio drama alive. Merle ...... Abigail Davies Linus ...... Matthew Wilson Gina ...... Serena Bobowski
 Frank ...... Dominic Hawksley Beth ...... Madeleine Bowyer
 Ania ...... Ania Tomaszewska
 Chris ...... Chris Nelson Written by Katie Hims Directed by Boz Temple-Morris First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2008