hostage drama

captives

Desert image for CaptivesMy radio play Captives will air on Newstalk 106 – 108 fm on Sunday May 2nd at 7.00.a.m. and will be repeated on Monday May 7th at 11.00 a.m. It will be podcast on Newstalk after the broadcast.

Captives is a drama about a group of Irish soldiers taken hostage while on UN duty in Lebanon, and their varying relationships with an existing American prisoner. With the clock ticking towards an execution date, interpersonal tensions rise to boiling point as the characters are forced to confront their most deeply held beliefs.

Starring Mark O’Regan, Aonghus Og McAnally and Sharon Hogan, the programme was funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland with the Television License Fee.