Summary
Amber claims she needs a place to store her bikes and she and her dad, Jim, are long overdue a bonding experience.
What better way to finally get to know him than to spend a few weekends together in her garden building a shed from scratch, the old-fashioned way? It doesn't matter that they've barely spoken in 34 years. As long as they follow the instructions, what could possibly go wrong? But as the generation gap becomes a seismic shift, Amber and Jim's bonding experience soon descends into a furious battle of wills - one that threatens to damage relations between them forever.
An epic family drama in miniature filled with twists and turns, as the source of the tensions in Amber and Jim's relationship is gradually revealed. Ultimately, both will learn a valuable lesson: that there's no instruction manual for parenthood.
AMBER...................................Sacha Parkinson JIM..............................................Pearce Quigley CHARLIE....................................Nico Mirallegro SUNITA......................................Lauren Patel NARRATOR/ KEITH..............Jonathan Keeble
Written by Paolo Chianta Sound design by Sharon Hughes Production Co-ordinator Pippa Day Producer/ Director Lorna Newman
A BBC Studios Audio Production for Radio 4
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| 0:00.0 | October 2012. |
| 0:03.0 | My registry service. |
| 0:04.0 | Seven people are caught in a devastating house fire. |
| 0:07.0 | There's people inside? |
| 0:09.0 | Over 12 years later, the only survivor Dr. Abdul Shakur is still searching for answers. |
| 0:15.0 | Why my family? Why? |
| 0:17.0 | How did it happen? |
| 0:18.0 | I pledged to bring those responsible to justice. |
| 0:21.4 | And was the investigation compromised from the start? |
| 0:24.4 | There could be evidence that's being interfered with. |
| 0:26.8 | Crime next door. Who killed the Shakur's? |
| 0:29.9 | Listen first on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:33.9 | BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:38.4 | This is Drama of the Week. |
| 0:41.6 | How to build a shed from scratch. |
| 0:44.8 | A garden shed is useful for storing tools, garden furniture, or in your case, all the bikes you never ride from your spare room. |
| 0:56.0 | To begin with, sit on the floor in your spare room. |
| 1:00.0 | Idly spin the bike pedals backwards with your hand like a bored child or fully engaged cat. |
| 1:08.0 | Imagine you peddling them forwards with your feet. Imagine the wind in your hair, on your |
| 1:14.6 | glowing, healthy cheeks. Imagine yourself as the rosy-faced cyclist you always dreamed you would be. |
| 1:24.6 | You are not this person. |
| 1:27.9 | But this is okay. |
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