Summary
Maita goes to see her dad for her birthday, but he's not in...and there's something strange about his flat. When she goes to look for him down the docks where he works, she discovers there is more than just her dad that has gone missing.
Series creators Eno Mfon and Darragh Mortell
Episode 1 by Eno Mfon
ORIGINAL MUSIC by Kaidi Tatham
CAST
Maita - Saffron Coomber
Julian - John Pfumojena
Bevin - Tonderai Munyevu
Kat - Caitlin Richards
Tony - Dean Rehman
Meditation voice, TikToker - Kitty O'Sullivan
Newsreader, TikToker - Rhiannon Neads
Not Jehovahs, TikTokers - Tyler Cameron and John Lightbody
Sound: Catherine Robinson and Nigel Lewis
Director: John Norton
A BBC Audio Drama Wales Production
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | You're about to listen to a BBC podcast and maybe it's when I had a hand in. |
| 0:04.0 | I'm Tammy Walker and I produce podcasts with a BBC. |
| 0:07.4 | My role is to give new and diverse creators a voice with the opportunity to build a career. |
| 0:12.1 | That's the thing I love about Podcast. |
| 0:14.0 | You start with just a good idea. |
| 0:16.0 | But then you have the space to see where it goes. |
| 0:18.0 | And doing that at the BBC means we can really run with the best stories |
| 0:21.0 | while developing the most unique audio talent. |
| 0:24.0 | So if you like what you hear, why not check out the huge range of |
| 0:27.2 | podcast we've got on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:30.3 | BBC Sounds, Music, radio podcasts. |
| 0:34.0 | This is Drama of the Week. |
| 0:37.0 | Cobalt by Enon Fon and Dara Mortell I hate birthdays. |
| 0:45.0 | Burtel. Episode 1. |
| 0:47.0 | I hate birthdays. |
| 0:50.0 | It's like yeah one year older but also kind of one step closer to death. |
| 0:54.0 | Congratulations not to be morbid or anything but the day I was born has always made me think |
| 1:00.1 | of the day I'll die. My birth was a difficult one. It was all, well I wasn't there. I mean I was, but you know what I mean. I came out the wrong side up, |
| 1:11.9 | umbilical cord around my neck and apparently after 12 hours of |
| 1:16.6 | mum screaming abuse at dad and digging her nails into his arm until she actually drew blood, |
| 1:21.4 | they heard my cry for the first time. And then, according to mom, dad whispered, |
| 1:26.8 | thank you Lord, hence my name. And then he burst out crying too. Imagine that. |
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