{"product_id":"book-hbpr","title":"Broken Wings and Bright Stars \u0026 other stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of dramas set in South and Central America by acclaimed dramatist Mike Walker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn award-winning dramatist, author and feature writer, Mike Walker has written numerous original dramas for BBC Radio 4, including his epic chronicles \u003ci\u003eTsar, Caesar!, The Stuarts\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCastle of the Hawk\u003c\/i\u003e. Collected here are five of his gripping dramas from the 1980s and '90s, set around the Amazon rainforest and Nicaragua.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBroken Wings and Bright Stars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Life in Tomas's small Brazilian fishing village hasn't changed for generations. But the old ways are dying, and few men now venture out to sea. For young Tomas, the future lies with the developers and their promise of jobs and money - so when his grandfather asks for his help building a boat, he is faced with a dilemma... \u003cb\u003eGary Cady\u003c\/b\u003e stars as Tomas, with \u003cb\u003eMichael Spice\u003c\/b\u003e as Jose, in this first play in the \u003ci\u003eBroken Wings and Bright Stars\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDull Sun, Polished Moon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - American filmmaker Bill Krause leads a crew into the Amazon jungle to make a documentary about tribal life, accompanied by his friend Father Alvarro, Tomas and Javari, a Brazilian Indian. They want to record the truth - but the truth is complicated, and difficult to reconcile. This second drama in the \u003ci\u003eBroken Wings and Bright Stars\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy stars \u003cb\u003eGary Cady, Ronald Herdman, Crawford Logan\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eSteve Hodson\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFallen Leaves, Dead City\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - In this final part of the \u003ci\u003eBroken Wings and Bright Stars\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy, Tomas, desperate to make a difference, has embarked on a dangerous venture. Forced to confront the consequences of his actions, he must put aside idealism and face some harsh realities. Starring \u003cb\u003eGary Cady, Frances Jeater, Richard Pascoe\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eCrawford Logan\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStaying Still\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - When Jack Lowell is not organising survival courses for unfit executives on a remote Scottish island, he is living with an indigenous tribe in the Brazilian rainforest. Then tragedy occurs and his two worlds collide. Unhinged by grief, he seeks to extract payment for his losses... \u003cb\u003eNigel Anthony\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eHilary MacLean\u003c\/b\u003e star in this haunting tale of ritual, remorse and revenge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCompañeros\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Four strangers meet and decide to make a journey into the heart of Nicaragua, but when they happen upon a group of trigger-happy Contras, their nightmare begins... Starring \u003cb\u003eDerek Newark, Angharad Rees, Trevor Nichols\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eColin Stinton\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eProduction credits\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by Mike Walker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBroken Wings and Bright Stars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCast \u003cb\u003eGary Cady\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMichael Spice\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eSteve Hodson\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eEric Lander\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ePauline Letts\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMartyn Read\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eAnton Phillips\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eCrawford Logan\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eJohn Webb\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eJill Lidstone\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eRonald Herdman\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ePatience Tomlinson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDirected by Christopher Venning. First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 23 October 1981\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDull Sun, Polished Moon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCast \u003cb\u003eGary Cady\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eRonald Herdman\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eSteve Hodson\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eFrank Ellis\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eCrawford Logan\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eJohn Livesey\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eStephen Thorne\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eHugh Dickson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDirected by Christopher Venning. First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 15 April 1982\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFallen Leaves, Dead City\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCast, \u003cb\u003eRichard Pascoe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eGary Cady\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eFrances Jeater\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eBeth Porter\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eAaron Swartz\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eRonald Herdman\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eNick Reding\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eJames Bryce\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eCrawford Logan\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eAlex Jennings\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eStuart Organ,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHenry Stamper\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMichael Spice\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eJohn Livesey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDirected by Christopher Venning. First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 3 February 1983\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStaying Still\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCast \u003cb\u003eNigel Anthony\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eHilary MacLean\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eBob Docherty\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eDavid Bannerman\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ePavel Douglas\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ePatricia Gallimore\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eDeborah Berlin\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eCornelius Garrett\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eTina Gray\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eRichard Fleming\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eAled Jones\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eRachel Oldfield\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eAnna Rose\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDirected by Shaun MacLoughlin. First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 1 October 1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCompañeros\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCast \u003cb\u003eDerek Newark\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eAngharad Rees\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eTrevor Nichols\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eColin Stinton\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eStuart Milligan\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eArturo Venegas\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eFrancisco Morales\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eAlan Dudley\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMichael Deacon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDirected by Peter King. First broadcast BBC Radio 4,11 January 1988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. 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