Paul Elkins

Es 25 de diciembre y la familia Milgram se despierta con su casa rodeada de una viscosa sustancia negra. Aunque están convencidos de que ha sucedido alguna catástrofe, no están seguros de cuál puede ser la causa: ¿un ataque terrorista? ¿una guerra nuclear? ¿tal vez algún tipo de incidente industrial? La televisión sólo muestra un rótulo que aconseja a los ciudadanos no abandonar su casa, algo que desconcierta aún más a la familia. A medida que pasan las horas la información se actualiza con mensajes cada vez más aterradores, lo que aumenta la paranoia y acaba por desencadenar una auténtica carnicería.

Ed y Sarah han sustituido el estresante ritmo de vida londinense por una granja aislada en los campos de Escocia. Cuando cae la noche, el paisaje idílico se vuelve inhóspito, y la pareja empieza a sospechar que no está sola. En White Settlers, las tensiones subterráneas entre el Reino Unido y Escocia emergen y dan forma a un thriller rural y angustioso.

Dramatisation of the true story of the notorious 'acid bath murderer' John Haigh, who murdered women and disposed of their bodies in vats of acid in the 1940s. He was only caught when the gallstones of one of his victims failed to dissolve in the acid and were detected by the pathologist who examined the residue from the acid bath.

The Falklands Play is a dramatic account of the political events leading up to, and including, the 1982 Falklands War. The play was written by Ian Curteis, an experienced writer who had started his television career in drama, but had increasingly come to specialise in dramatic reconstructions of history. It was originally commissioned by the BBC in 1983, for production and broadcast in 1986, but was subsequently shelved by Controller of BBC One Michael Grade due to its alleged pro-Margaret Thatcher stance and jingoistic tone. This prompted a press furore over media bias and censorship.The play was not staged until 2002, when it was broadcast in separate adaptations on BBC Television and Radio.