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The Bacchanal

At a festival offering an escape from daily life, two friends enter a liminal space where strange happenings threaten reality. Reader Nalini Chetty. Written by Helen McClory.

In Helen McClory’s new short work, two friends embark upon a festival promising a wild and soulful escape from the daily grinds of modern life, only to be met by ominous forces and unsettling spaces, corrupting the supposed utopia they initially sought to find.
Reader Nalini Chetty
Producer Bethany Woodhead
Helen McClory is an award-winning Scottish writer.
A BBC Audio Scotland production for BBC Radio 4.

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14 minutes

Last on

Sun 27 Jul 2025 23:45
BBC Radio 4

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  • Fri 25 Jul 2025 15:45
    BBC Radio 4
  • Sun 27 Jul 2025 23:45
    BBC Radio 4