Thanks Auntie Beeb…for repeating the entire first two series of RED AND BLUE, my wargame/state of the planet drama series which I’ve been writing over the last four or five years.
The war to create a greater Kurdistan…the SAS in the desert…a terror attack on London…a global pandemic that will decimate humankind…these are just some of the nightmare scenarios I’ve written about. Think DOOMWATCH without the cheery optimism…(!) NOTE FOR YOUNGER READERS: That was a TV series once upon a time…in the days before Netflix.
I was privileged to work with the great Tim Woodward, who plays wargamist supreme Bradley Shoreham, playing against wonderful talents like Lloyd Hutchinson, Bill Paterson and Harriet Walter.
Episode 1 of Series 1 is on iPlayer now.
Eps 2 and 3 are on successive Thursdays from this week.
Series 2 begins in February.
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Dear Phillip
My colleague and I are running cyber wargames for business and I was directed to your play Ransomware, which was excellent! Sadly my colleague did not get a chance to listen to it before the BBC whipped it off iPlayer. I have done a fairly extensive search online but I can’t seem to find it anywhere. Do you know where I might find it for download? (happy to pay!).
Thanks
Will
Delighted you enjoyed it! Write me an email at debatable.spaces@gmail.com and I can suggest ways to access the play. Your cyber wargames sound awesome…
Hi Philip
Did you get my email?
W
Dear Philip,
I have happily listened to Red & Blue, the complete series, Hearts & Minds, Behind Enemy Lines and Terror, which I got off iTunes. Where can I buy your other episodes ?
Also, are you planning to do more ?
Many thanks,
Steve
Hi Steve
Sorry I’ve only just seen this – delighted you were ableto watch Season 1 of RED AND BLUE on iTunes. I didn’t actually know it was available there! I wrote two more series – the second features Harriet Walter and the third series has the astonishing Sara Kestelman. All 9 episodes were broadcast on BBC Extra last year but I don’t know if another repeat is planned. The BBC alas don’t have their own radio plays on iPlayer. I’m currently working on a DANGEROUS VISIONS episode and I have a Hungarian cop show coming up, as well as my novel HELL ON EARTH and novella MURDER OF THE HEART. Happy listening!
Philip
Loved the Hungarian cop show and all the characters.
Looking forward to a further series?
Yes Red and Blue was excellent! I wonder if there is any way to get the episodes now?
Hi
Thanks for those kind words.
I’m delighted to say you can now listen to all three series of RED AND BLUE on Audible:
https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Red-and-Blue-The-Complete-Series-1-3-Audiobook/1529142733?qid=1620998062&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=c6e316b8-14da-418d-8f91-b3cad83c5183&pf_rd_r=KTYYHZJ6V19TE9FYW0MG
You can also get my later series KEEPING THE WOLF OUT now on Audible:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=Keeping+the+Wolf+Out&ref=nb_sb_noss
I’m thrilled that both these series are on general release. I love the BBC but I wish they’d told me this!
Best wishes
Philip