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Seascraper by Benjamin Wood

Benjamin Wood's quietly profound story is set on the Lancashire coast in the early 1960s.

Radio 4,10 episodes

Episodes

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Episode 1
The coast of Lancashire, the early 1960s - a young man struggles to earn a living.
30 Mar 2026,14 mins
Episode 2
Edgar Acheson introduces himself to Thomas and explains his idea.
31 Mar 2026,14 mins
Episode 3
Thomas agrees to help Edgar Acheson and Acheson writes a cheque.
01 Apr 2026,14 mins
Episode 4
Thomas is sent to the Post Office to pay in the cheque that Acheson has written them.
02 Apr 2026,14 mins
Episode 5
Thomas is due to take Edgar out into the bay at evening low water.
03 Apr 2026,14 mins
Episode 6
Edgar asks Thomas to take him to scout the shoreline for his film.
06 Apr 2026,14 mins
Episode 7
Edgar Acheson alights from Thomas's cart at the shoreline and is enveloped by sea fog.
07 Apr 2026,14 mins
Episode 8
Rescued from the sinking sand, a shaken Thomas is welcomed into a nearby inn to recover.
08 Apr 2026,14 mins
Episode 9
The morning after he was rescued from the sinkpit Thomas wakes up at home.
09 Apr 2026,14 mins
Episode 10
Edgar’s mother Mildred has intervened in her son’s plans to film at Longferry.
10 Apr 2026,14 mins