Part of the commemoration of BBC Radio's centenary in 2023. Annie is writing a radio play about the history of drama on the BBC, and uses in effect the history of her family as the skeleton on which to hang it. Her grandfather Farley Sullivan, and mother Connie, were part of the radio repertory company in 1924. Connie was killed in a road accident soon after, but their daughter Jane, and her daughter Annie, were "all involved in the business". They worked for BBC radio drama through the war and into the post war era, up to the present day. We get interwoven plots of Farley's domestic abuse, the grief Jane felt after her mother's death, a teenage pregnancy hushed up, and in background how drama on the radio has evolved over the century. The play ends with Annie's son, Joe, listening to a dystopian drama on his phone whilst taking a turn by his grandmothers bedside in hospital. The way in which people listen to radio drama has changed dramatically. We no longer all "come closer" to the wireless in the front room, but we still listen. As a big fan of radio drama I enjoyed this very much.

Cast included Rebekah Staton, Joseph Kloska, Rhiannon Neads, Jessica Turner, Maisie Avis, Don Gilet, Tyler Cameron, Josh Bryant-Jones, Kitty O’Sullivan and Milton Dighton. Written by Katie Hims. Directed by Anne Isger. Sound by Ali Craig and Andy Garrett. Production Co-ordination by Jenny Mendez. A BBC Audio Production for BBC Radio 3. First broadcast 23 September 2023.