Episode One
Ola and Michael's wedding approaches, but an online post makes them question everything. Read by Tracy Ifeachor and Clifford Samuel.
Yomi Adegoke's acclaimed novel is a fast-paced and addictive story that tackles the moral dilemmas of our digital world; showing how the pressure cooker of social media can turn lives upside down.
Ola and Michael's wedding is approaching, but when 'The List' drops online, will its revelations change everything they think they know about each other and will their perfect lives become a nightmare?
Who is on 'The List' and why?
Episode One
Ola and Michael are celebrating the countdown to their wedding but something is about to happen that will change everything and make them question themselves and the world they live in. One that revolves and thrives on social media.
Readers in all ten episodes: Tracy Ifeachor and Clifford Samuel
Extra Reader in Episode Ten: Tyler Cameron
Tracy Ifeachor has many television and theatre credits including Doctor Who, The Originals and Quantico. Her latest film role is in Wonka which is due for release this December.
Clifford Samuel is currently appearing in 2.22: A Ghost Story. His television credits include McMafia, The Mallorca Files and Soon Gone: The Windrush Chronicles.
Tyler Cameron is currently on the Radio Drama Company as one of this year's Carleton Hobbs Bursary Award Winners.
Writer:
Yomi Adegoke is a multi award-winning journalist and author. She is currently a columnist at The Guardian and British Vogue and is the former host of the Women's Fiction Prize podcast. In 2018, she co-wrote the bestselling book Slay In Your Lane and the same year was named one of the most influential people in London by the Evening Standard. She also was awarded the Groucho Maverick and Marie Claire Future Shaper awards. In 2021, she was named on the Forbes 30 under 30 list. The List is her debut novel, which published in July 2023 with 4th Estate and spent 7 consecutive weeks at the Sunday Times Bestseller list.
Abridger:
Julian Wilkinson regularly abridges books for Sounds and Radio 4's Book of the Week most recently working on The Forgotten Girls by Monica Potts and journalist Fergal Keane's latest memoir The Madness.
Producer: Tracey Neale
Production Team: Richard Woska, Mike Etherden, Peter Ringrose
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