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The Lion

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.

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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.

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Broadcast details

First broadcast
Tuesday 11th April 2023 at 2:15pm on BBC Radio 4
Episode length
45 minutes

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