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Heading to Paradise

The stories of some of the victims of Flight MH17, shot down over the Ukraine in 2014. Joe Caffrey, Philip Franks and Tracy Wiles star in David Morley's factual drama.

The stories of some of the victims of Flight MH17, shot down over the Ukraine one year ago. Joe Caffrey, Philip Franks and Tracy Wiles star in David Morley's factual drama.

Elsemiek de Borst, Daisy Oehlers, Bryce Fredriksz, Liam Sweeney and John Alder all perished in the attack on a defenceless passenger jet in July 2014. How did they come to be on that flight? This drama illuminates the paths that brought these ordinary people to be part of this dreadful event.

The drama portrays actual events, with some imagined scenes, based on discussion with victims' relatives, eyewitness accounts, texts and emails

Written by David Morley
Directed by Dirk Maggs

A Perfectly Normal production for 大象传媒 Radio 4.

45 minutes

Last on

Thu 16 Jul 2015 14:15

Credits

Role Contributor
Mike Tom Alexander
Travel Agent Tom Alexander
Elsemiek Eliza Butterworth
Lee Eliza Butterworth
John Joe Caffrey
Esther Felicity Duncan
Rika Felicity Duncan
Hans Philip Franks
Airport Official Philip Franks
Bryce Richard Goulding
Barry Sim Richard Goulding
Daisy Alana Ramsey
Izzy Sim Alana Ramsey
Barry David Shaw-Parker
Sergio David Shaw-Parker
Liam Daniel Weyman
Silene Tracy Wiles
Julian Tracy Wiles
Writer David Morley
Director Dirk Maggs

Broadcast

  • Thu 16 Jul 2015 14:15

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