Today is the broadcast date for Episode 1 of my new radio drama series RED AND BLUE. This is a fast-talking drama about the world of military wargames – wars fought with words.
Episode 1, Hearts and Minds, tells the story of a large scale military wargame featuring a major conflict between the Reds and the Blues, after the Reds have invaded Yellowland. The Noirs, meanwhile, have secret plans of their own…
Sounds wacky but our beloved military spend a huge amount of time and money rehearsing wars with such wargame scenarios; as my main character Bradley Shoreham says at one point, we live in the era of the wargame.
Bradley Shoreham is played by the wonderful Tim Woodward, a television and stage star whose father was the late lamented Edward Woodward. Jeremy Howe, the senior BBC radio drama commissioner, calls his performance ‘mesmerising’, and I thoroughly agree.
Tune in at 2.15, BBC Radio 4, or catch it on iPlayer. If you live outside the UK, it’ll be available on another website next week.
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Just listened to the three red and blue plays that are available on th iPlayer and thought they were really engaging, entertaining and witty at the right points. I’ve never bothered to give a review on anything before but as an ex-rifleman and constant radio 4 listener I just wanted to say well done.
Thanks so much – really appreciated!