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1: The Other Side of the World
Episode 1
Wednesday, 11 June, 2025
Catflap Media and The Jungle Room in association with TBC Audio present 'The Other Side of the World' by Jonathan Williamson This is a thrilling 60 min audio drama based on real events, which takes the listeners behind the scenes of the launch of Whickers World and how the BBC nearly triggered WW3. It is 1958. BBC Tonight reporter Alan Whicker, having recently filmed stories for the show in Sudan and Aden approaches producers Donald Baverstock and Alasdair Milne with the idea of filming a series of stories of social interest from the other side of the world. After pitching the idea to Head of Television Talks, Leonard Miall, the idea turns into a reality. Alan, cameraman Cyril Moorhead and sound recordist Freddie Downton set out on a 30,000-mile world trip, crossing five continents while filming more than forty different reports, each one flown back to London for film editor Jack Gold to shape into stories for the nightly show. CAST JON CULSHAW (Alan Whicker) TOM DUSSEK (Cyril Moorhead) MATT BEAUMONT (Freddie Downton) PENNY SCOTT-ANDREWS (Joy Moorhead) ANDY CRESSWELL ( Donald Baverstock) CHARLIE BUCKLAND (Leonard Miall) SORCHA BROOKS (Grace Wyndham Goldie) AMELIA ARMANDE (Cynthia Kee) ANTONIA KINLAY (Marguerite Higgins) DOUG DEVANY (Ned Sherrin) BRETT FANCY (Antony Jay) THOMAS GRANT (Jack Gold) JUSTIN K HAYWARD ( Bill Searle) JD HENSHAW ( Alasdair Milne) RUSSELL SHAW( Fred Atkinson) PETER WALSH (Cliff Michelmore) MEI KONSKI (Interpreter) HARIZ A. JAIDI (Arsenio Lacson) RAY ROSEN-RAWLINGS (Ray) PEARL ROSEN RAWLINGS (Pearl) JONATHAN WILLIAMS (Writer) STEVE PRITCHARD (Sound Recordist) SIMON MOORHEAD (Sound design) ASHLEY SLATER (Opening and Closing Music) ALEX KNOWLES (Set Photographer) JANE RAY (Executive Producer) EMILY ROSEN RAWLINGS (Executive Producer) BEVERLEY HURLL (Executive Producer) SORCHA BROOKS (Director) SIMON MOORHEAD (Producer) This play was recorded at Greenwich Studios, London. ©TBC Audio Ltd 2021
