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A pacy BBC Radio 4 comedy drama by Ali Taylor, lifting the lid on the ethics of publishing war-torn misery memoirs. Emma discovers a brilliant new talent in the unsolicited pile... Originally broadcast as the ‘Afternoon Play’ on 20 May 2010.When a heartbreaking memoir about life in war-torn Kabul lands on her desk, Emma thinks she's discovered a new literary sensation. Her colleagues, though, are deeply sceptical.

In the land of Uriah, nothing lasts forever. The fact remains after the War of Burning Lakes ended the hundred year reign of Tertian family dynasty. Like all previous wars, this was also won by the magical stone of the Spirit Keeper - Uriah’s supernatural peacemaker. Representing the six kingdoms, the High Council gathers to restore the balance of power and crown their new leader. Still, the council members have their own plans for the throne. But when word spreads that the Spirit Keeper gave up his duties and hid the stone, the battle for power gains a greater prize at a much higher cost.

A BBC Radio 4 comedy drama starring James Alexandrou (Martin Fowler, 'EastEnders'), originally broadcast as the 'Afternoon Play' on 7 December 2010. Giant. Upstairs. Ten quid a look. A touchingly real and comically disingenuous story about the awkwardness of being misshapen, and the misery of not fitting in.