The Lion
- Radio comedy drama
- BBC Radio 4
- 2023
- 1 episode
Satirical comedy drama about an escaped lion in Estonia. Stars Mark Benton, James Northcote, Ewan Bailey, Georgie Glen, Samuel James and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Comedy Drama
- Broadcast
- 2023
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Episodes
- 1
- Stars
- Mark Benton, James Northcote, Ewan Bailey, Georgie Glen, Samuel James, Leah Marks, Kymberley Cochrane, Hasan Dixon and Connor Curren
- Writers
- Martin Algus, Adam Cullen and Andres Noormets
- Producers
- Andres Noormets and Sasha Yevtushenko
The Lion tells a compelling and thought-provoking story about a community's response to an escaped lion in the town. A host of characters, including the Chief Constable and an economist, are forced to face the unprecedented crisis. Their differing - often conflicted - responses speak to a nation coming to grips with a new dawn.
This high-octane satire about the restoration of Estonian independence has resonance far beyond Estonia's national events of 1991, and speaks to collective responses to all manner of global and community crises.
Catch-up
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Tuesday 11th April 2023 at 2:15pm on BBC Radio 4
- Episode length
- 45 minutes