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This Thing of Darkness

Drama

Crime

Podcasts

Gripping drama inspired by a real forensic psychologist and her work in secure prisons.

Reviews

6.5

(1000)

Recent Reviews

"Stunning"

8

Dark, unearthly, and filled the mystical moodiness of desire, impulse, and daydreams, we follow the unloved and unbreakable Janet, as she navigates sibling rivalry, societal boundaries, and the judgement of family and strangers alike. From birth til untimely death, she is misunderstood, mistaking it begrudged, and a victim of the stereotypes and restrictions associated with being a woman.

"Extremely funny!"

7

Wonderfully eccentric family, living in a castle in Scotland’s E. coast highlands with a motley collection of others. This book is beautifully and originally written in a very colourful style. Very descriptive of the difficulties of growing up if you are unconventional .

Where to listen

Episodes

The Dandelion and the Orchid

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A gripping drama which explores the impact of violent offending on young men. Can telling the truth help to free you from a violent past?.by Frances Poet with monologues by Eileen Horne.Part Five – THE DANDELION AND THE ORCHID.Dr Alex Bridges is an expert forensic psychiatrist and psychotherapist, assessing and treating perpetrators of serious crime..This gripping drama explores the psychological impact of murder on perpetrators and follows the fortunes of participants in a Long Sentence therapy group..How thin is the line between love and hate?.Dr Alex Bridges ….. Lolita Chakrabarti.Anthony ….. Lorn Macdonald.Finn ….. Reuben Joseph.Dani ….. Elysia Welch.Sound Design: Fraser Jackson.Series Consultant: Dr Gwen Adshead.Series format created by Lucia Haynes, Audrey Gillan, Eileen Horne, Gaynor Macfarlane, Anita Vettesse and Kirsty Williams..Thanks to Victoria Byrne, Barlinnie Prison, Vox Liminis Distant Voices Project and Prof Fergus McNeill..Produced by Gaynor Macfarlane and Kirsty Williams.A BBC Scotland Production directed by Gaynor Macfarlane.Download.Choose your file.Higher quality (128kbps).Lower quality (64kbps)

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Cast and crew

Gaynor

Macfarlane

Director

Anne

Jenkin

Interviewed Guest