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Humanly Possible

Sarah Daniels's play follows two babies, their parents and staff through one day in a neonatal intensive care unit.

by Sarah Daniels.

Alongside the current series of Inside The Ethics Committee, the Afternoon Play presents the third of three dramas which get inside the emotional realities of dealing with ethical dilemmas.
Two babies spend the same day on the same Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Their cases are very different and entirely unrelated. Until the feelings and decisions of one set of parents begin to irrevocably affect the other.

Jasmine ..... Farzana dua Elahe
Sebastian ..... Michael Shelford
Dominic ..... Ewan Bailey
Sophie ..... Zita Sattar
Brigid ..... Joanna Monro
Lucy ..... Federay Holmes
Ben ..... Tony Bell

Researcher: Alison Griffiths
Directed by Jonquil Panting

Inside The Ethics Committee, presented by Joan Bakewell, continues on Tuesday 3rd August at 09.00 and 21.00.

The other plays in the series are 'The Understanding' by P G Morgan, and 'Gift' by Philip Palmer.

45 minutes

Last on

Tue 27 Jul 2010 14:15

Broadcast

  • Tue 27 Jul 2010 14:15

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