Galapagos: 2. Smashing It
Limelight
BBC
4.4 • 698 Ratings
🗓️ 6 March 2023
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Speculative thriller about big tech, data manipulation and the undermining of democracy, by Simon Scardifield and Andrew Day
With Galapagos out of the bag and Omar reeling from Bryony's ambition, the dust settles on a newly forged partnership between Shapeshift boss Sydney and Bryony. But will Bryony be able to keep her job at Mayfair Interventions and deal with her sister Gaynor's bad news back home?
CAST Bryony......Hannah Daniel Gaynor/Assistant......Sara Gregory Omar......Danny Ashok Max......Ewan Bailey Sam......Claire Cage Sydney......Ashleigh Haddad Aneni/ Receptionist/ Woman......Ntombizodwa Ndlovu Titus/ Driver/ Attendant......John Pfumojena Fake Greta......Sunja Hyde
Production co-ordinators Eleri McAuliffe and Lindsay Rees Sound design by Nigel Lewis Produced by John Norton, Philippa Swallow and Emma Harding for BBC Audio Drama Wales
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:09.0 | Brianie, it's time you outgrew them. |
| 0:16.9 | There was something about Sydney and what she was saying. |
| 0:21.2 | Of course, I know now what it was, but back then, things seemed to be working by magic. |
| 0:26.7 | I had no plan. |
| 0:28.1 | I just rolled the dice and launched this Galapagos thing. |
| 0:33.9 | I didn't know that as I arrived back at the fish eagle mine, I basically tied this guy called Boniface Caracoga to a huge rocket. |
| 0:44.3 | Or that the rope was wrapped around my ankle. |
| 0:52.3 | Galapagos |
| 0:55.2 | by Simon Scardofield and Andrew Day |
| 0:59.0 | Part 2 |
| 1:03.7 | Omar, this is early for you. |
| 1:10.5 | I haven't slept. It was wrong what you've done. Omar, not now. We've been on the road two hours and we're just getting to the line. I have to tell Max. I've left him like six messages. It has to come from me. I'll make sure he doesn't blame you. No, you can't. He's not logical. I had no choice. Sydney already knew about Galapagos and she'll trust me more. See, see, it's about you getting in with this woman and leaving us behind. |
| 1:29.3 | You created Galapagos. |
| 1:31.3 | Max owns it. You're baked into the whole arrangement. |
| 1:34.3 | So there is an arrangement? |
| 1:35.3 | Oh, don't be paranoid. |
| 1:36.3 | Oh, wow. Oh, well, you actually are gas-lice in me. |
| 1:39.3 | I need to get off this call. Talking to you is not good for me. |
| 1:42.3 | Oh. Stop here. to get off this call talking to you is not good for me. |
| 1:47.0 | Stop here. |
| 1:53.0 | Titus, what? It's gone worse. No, no, no, no, no, no. |
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