<description>&lt;p&gt;A cutting-edge thriller about an Artificial Intelligence takeover, written in consultation with leading AI and cybersecurity experts.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;During a routine overnight update at the headquarters of a major UK telecoms giant, two IT workers unknowingly set something terrifying in motion. They've started an LCE - an AI Loss of Control Event.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Over the course of one night, a handful of staff race to regain control as forces far beyond the building begin to close in. What’s been unleashed threatens to change everything — and soon there may be no way to put it back.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is a very a real and disastrous phenomenon, and it could happen to us very soon.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Starring Edward Bluemel and Corinna Brown.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Artificial Intelligence consultant: Saffron Huang.
Cybersecurity consultant: Adam Orton.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Written by James Dobbyn and Anthony Povah.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cast:
Iain - Edward Bluemel
Mel - Corinna Brown
Zaina - Fatima Adoum
Roland - Philip Bretherton
Jess - Alix Wilton Regan
Nisha - Seyan Sarvan
Sam - Kenneth Omole
Andrea - Beth Chalmers
Oliver - Sean Rigby
Marcus - Wilf Scolding
John - Joseph Mydell
Susan - Karen Bryson
Lyssa - Catriona Stirling
Supporting roles - Sean Baker and members of the cast&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Original Music by Steven D Griffiths and Isla Noir&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Artificial Intelligence consultant: Saffron Huang
Cybersecurity consultant: Adam Orton
Sound Designer: Lucinda Mason Brown
Director: John Wakefield
Story Producer: Sarah Olley
Producer: Chris Grezo
Executive Producer: John Scott Dryden&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A Strange Boy production for BBC Radio 4&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Cutting-edge thriller about an AI takeover, rooted in expert contemporary research.

A cutting-edge thriller about an Artificial Intelligence takeover, written in consultation with leading AI and cybersecurity experts.During a routine overnight update at the headquarters of a major UK telecoms giant, two IT workers unknowingly set something terrifying in motion. They've started an LCE - an AI Loss of Control Event.Over the course of one night, a handful of staff race to regain control as forces far beyond the building begin to close in. What’s been unleashed threatens to change everything — and soon there may be no way to put it back.This is a very a real and disastrous phenomenon, and it could happen to us very soon.Starring Edward Bluemel and Corinna Brown.Artificial Intelligence consultant: Saffron Huang.
Cybersecurity consultant: Adam Orton.Written by James Dobbyn and Anthony Povah.Cast:
Iain - Edward Bluemel
Mel - Corinna Brown
Zaina - Fatima Adoum
Roland - Philip Bretherton
Jess - Alix Wilton Regan
Nisha - Seyan Sarvan
Sam - Kenneth Omole
Andrea - Beth Chalmers
Oliver - Sean Rigby
Marcus - Wilf Scolding
John - Joseph Mydell
Susan - Karen Bryson
Lyssa - Catriona Stirling
Supporting roles - Sean Baker and members of the castOriginal Music by Steven D Griffiths and Isla NoirArtificial Intelligence consultant: Saffron Huang
Cybersecurity consultant: Adam Orton
Sound Designer: Lucinda Mason Brown
Director: John Wakefield
Story Producer: Sarah Olley
Producer: Chris Grezo
Executive Producer: John Scott DrydenA Strange Boy production for BBC Radio 4

Wraith: Episode 1: Breach

<description>&lt;p&gt;A cutting-edge thriller about an Artificial Intelligence takeover, written in consultation with leading AI and cybersecurity experts.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;During a routine overnight update at the headquarters of a major UK telecoms giant, two IT workers unknowingly set something terrifying in motion. They've started an LCE - an AI Loss of Control Event.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Over the course of one night, a handful of staff race to regain control as forces far beyond the building begin to close in. What’s been unleashed threatens to change everything — and soon there may be no way to put it back.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is a very a real and disastrous phenomenon, and it could happen to us very soon.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Starring Edward Bluemel and Corinna Brown.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Artificial Intelligence consultant: Saffron Huang.
Cybersecurity consultant: Adam Orton.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Written by James Dobbyn and Anthony Povah.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

A cutting-edge thriller about an Artificial Intelligence takeover, written in consultation with leading AI and cybersecurity experts.During a routine overnight update at the headquarters of a major UK telecoms giant, two IT workers unknowingly set something terrifying in motion. They've started an LCE - an AI Loss of Control Event.Over the course of one night, a handful of staff race to regain control as forces far beyond the building begin to close in. What’s been unleashed threatens to change everything — and soon there may be no way to put it back.This is a very a real and disastrous phenomenon, and it could happen to us very soon.Starring Edward Bluemel and Corinna Brown.Artificial Intelligence consultant: Saffron Huang.
Cybersecurity consultant: Adam Orton.Written by James Dobbyn and Anthony Povah.

Wraith: Trailer

<description>&lt;p&gt;Kerry’s efforts to assume her sister’s identity and pose as a dentist have been disastrous. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Between the high body count and a gangster pursuing her for a quarter of a million pounds, the life of quiet desperation she was previously living seems very attractive right now…&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;D.C. Jackson’s darkly comical crime thriller concludes. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cast:	
DI Hickman … David Ireland 
Paul Rennie… Jonathan Watson 
Jaconelli and The Minister… Gavin Mitchell 
Leanne … Gabriel Quigley 
Kasia … Leah Byrne
Bob … Grant O’Rourke
Sapphire … Sylvia Jackson&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Studio Production: Andy Hay and Gav Murchie
Production Coordinator: Ellie Marsh&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Original music and sound design: Fraser Jackson
Additional keyboards: Tony Graham &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Commissioning Editors: Alison Hindell and Rhian Roberts. 
 
A BBC Audio Scotland Production directed by Kirsty Williams&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Between the high body count and the raging gangster, Kerry’s world is in freefall.

Kerry’s efforts to assume her sister’s identity and pose as a dentist have been disastrous. Between the high body count and a gangster pursuing her for a quarter of a million pounds, the life of quiet desperation she was previously living seems very attractive right now…D.C. Jackson’s darkly comical crime thriller concludes. Cast:	
DI Hickman … David Ireland 
Paul Rennie… Jonathan Watson 
Jaconelli and The Minister… Gavin Mitchell 
Leanne … Gabriel Quigley 
Kasia … Leah Byrne
Bob … Grant O’Rourke
Sapphire … Sylvia JacksonStudio Production: Andy Hay and Gav Murchie
Production Coordinator: Ellie MarshOriginal music and sound design: Fraser Jackson
Additional keyboards: Tony Graham Commissioning Editors: Alison Hindell and Rhian Roberts. 
 
A BBC Audio Scotland Production directed by Kirsty Williams

The Dentist: Episode 5

<description>&lt;p&gt;When Kerry made the snap decision to assume her dead sister’s identity, she didn’t think through the consequences of posing as a dentist.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;So far those consequences have been pretty fatal. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And now, as she digs deeper and deeper into her deception, she finds herself butting up against the criminal underworld. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cast:	
Kasia … Leah Byrne
Leanne … Gabriel Quigley 
Paul Rennie… Jonathan Watson 
DI Hickman … David Ireland 
Bob … Grant O’Rourke&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Studio Production: Andy Hay and Gav Murchie
Production Coordinator: Ellie Marsh&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Original music and sound design: Fraser Jackson
Additional keyboards: Tony Graham 
 
A BBC Audio Scotland Production directed by Kirsty Williams&lt;/p&gt;</description>

As Kerry digs deeper into her deception, she uncovers a criminal underworld.

When Kerry made the snap decision to assume her dead sister’s identity, she didn’t think through the consequences of posing as a dentist.So far those consequences have been pretty fatal. And now, as she digs deeper and deeper into her deception, she finds herself butting up against the criminal underworld. Cast:	
Kasia … Leah Byrne
Leanne … Gabriel Quigley 
Paul Rennie… Jonathan Watson 
DI Hickman … David Ireland 
Bob … Grant O’RourkeStudio Production: Andy Hay and Gav Murchie
Production Coordinator: Ellie MarshOriginal music and sound design: Fraser Jackson
Additional keyboards: Tony Graham 
 
A BBC Audio Scotland Production directed by Kirsty Williams

The Dentist: Episode 4

<description>&lt;p&gt;Darkly comic crime thriller by D.C. Jackson. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;When Kerry makes the snap decision to assume her dead sister’s identity, she doesn’t think through the consequences of posing as a dentist.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And those consequences turn out to be pretty fatal... &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cast:	
Leanne … Gabriel Quigley 
Kasia … Leah Byrne
Bob and Toby… Grant O’Rourke
Stewart … Jonathan Watson 
DI Hickman … David Ireland 
Jaconelli … Gavin Mitchell &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Studio Production: Andy Hay and Gav Murchie
Production Coordinator: Ellie Marsh&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Original music and sound design: Fraser Jackson
Additional keyboards: Tony Graham 
 
A BBC Audio Scotland Production directed by Kirsty Williams&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Kerry’s life isn’t going to plan. Turns out posing as a dentist isn’t great either.

Darkly comic crime thriller by D.C. Jackson. When Kerry makes the snap decision to assume her dead sister’s identity, she doesn’t think through the consequences of posing as a dentist.And those consequences turn out to be pretty fatal... Cast:	
Leanne … Gabriel Quigley 
Kasia … Leah Byrne
Bob and Toby… Grant O’Rourke
Stewart … Jonathan Watson 
DI Hickman … David Ireland 
Jaconelli … Gavin Mitchell Studio Production: Andy Hay and Gav Murchie
Production Coordinator: Ellie MarshOriginal music and sound design: Fraser Jackson
Additional keyboards: Tony Graham 
 
A BBC Audio Scotland Production directed by Kirsty Williams

The Dentist: Episode 3

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