Tracks: Series 1 and 2

Two BBC Radio 4 full-cast thrillers

By: Matthew Broughton

Narrated by: Fiona O’Shaughnessy, Full Cast, Jonathan Forbes, Kai Owen, Kenneth Cranham, Robert Pugh, Romola Garai, Susan Jameson

'One of the best dramas - on television or radio - currently on offer' Radio Times

'The most brilliant drama' and 'really, really well produced' Dolly Alderton

'instantly compelling' The Guardian

Tracks

A plane crash.
A dead father.
A buried secret.
A passenger with a missing heart.

When Dr Helen Ash witnesses the brutal and disturbing crash of the plane that is carrying her father, the incident sets her on an investigation into a dark conspiracy. Florian Chauvin was flying to Wales to tell his daughter something important, but his plane fell out of the sky. In the aftermath of the crash, Helen discovers that one of the passengers doesn't seem to have a heart.

What was Florian coming to tell Helen? Who was he travelling with? And why did his plane crash?

A major conspiracy thriller about life, death and the human brain, starring Romola Garai. Tracks became the most successful drama series launched by Radio 4 in 2016.

Tracks: Strata

Snowdonia, 1980.
It's the dawn of a new decade and the future is coming.
But in the wilds of Snowdonia, the ancient history of the landscape is hard to escape.

Rachel Turner is looking for fossils with her four year-old son, Joe. But when a freak earthquake shakes the land beneath their feet, Joe vanishes. With the help of two locals, Rachel embarks on a desperate search to find her son. But as darkness descends, the secrets hidden in the ancient forests of the mountain are uncovered.

A prequel to the first series, Series 2 is set 36 years before the events that rocked the life of Helen Ash.

Cast of Tracks
Helen....................Romola Garai
Freddy...................Jonathan Forbes
Michael..................Alex Beckett
Rosie....................Susan Jameson
Florian...................Sean Baker
K...........................Rafay Asfi
Fisker Lee..............Kenneth Cranham
Other parts played by Suzanne Packer, Richard Nichols, Caroline Berry, Alexandria Riley, Matthew Gravelle, Claire Cage, Richard Mitchley, Pauline McLynn, Paul Courtenay Hyu, Leo Wan, Ruth Lloyd, Tristan Sturrock, Jaimi Barbakoff, John Norton, Paul Copley, Rhodri Meilir, Sam Rix, Nabil Elouahabi, Liz Sutherland and Matilda le Fleming.

Written by Matthew Broughton
Directed by James Robinson, Helen Perry and Abigail le Fleming.
Original music by Stu Barker
A BBC Cymru Wales Production

Cast of Tracks: Strata
Rachel ..................Fiona O'Shaughnessy
Ifan........................Kai Owen
Sam......................Robert Pugh
Afa........................Betsan Llwyd
Charlotte................Shelly Rees
Ronny.....................Dafydd Emyr

Written by Matthew Broughton
Directed by James Robinson
A BBC Cymru Wales Production

Critic reviews

One of the best dramas – on television or radio- currently on offer

instantly compelling

intriguing and thrilling, for the most part!

this series has its ups and downs, but overall it is interesting. I loved the characters and the overarching storyline. Yes, the last couple seasons are a little out their and may have fallen off, but it still was entertaining. I would recommend it to anyone looking for a thrilling science fiction listen!

Can’t wait for Part 3 to be available on Audible

Brilliant suspense/thriller first aired on BBC radio. Part 1 story was excellent with lots of shadowy figures and grotesque doctors. Part 2 was slightly confusing and not as good, but sets the story for part 3 (Chimera)

weird

I wish when something is weird Sci-Fi stuff there would be away to tell you...like maybe put it on Sci-Fi and not in the mystery genre.

The first series started out intriguing and towards the end it jumped off a cliff named wtf. The second series started off there and I couldn't finish it. The first series is most of the whole thing. The second series was only an hour and a half.