Limelight

Following an Arctic storm, the crew of the research vessel Coralith Epsilon find themselves stranded in thick pack ice. Cut off from the outside world and running low on supplies, hope arrives in the form of a mysterious Morse code message.
But the ship that comes to the rescue is not what they expected. Trapped together in a frozen limbo, two crews separated by a century must survive starvation, the elements, and paranoia to get home.
A chilling five-part supernatural thriller that blends claustrophobic survivalism, cosmic sci-fi and environmental geopolitics, set in one of the most hostile places on Earth - the Arctic tundra. Written by the writers of the award-winning drama podcast 'Up In Smoke', Cambria Bailey-Jones and Guy Larsen.
MARIA.....Raffey Cassidy
TIMOTHY.....Sacha Dhawan
FRED.....Tanya Moodie
LAURA.....Tiffany Smith
Writers: Cambria Bailey-Jones and Guy Larsen
Director: Nadia Molinari
Sound Designer and Technical Producer: Sharon Hughes
Technical Producer: Sam Dickinson
Production Co-ordinator : Pippa Day
Series Script Editor: Lorna Newman
Casting Manager: Alex Curran
Series Scientific Consultant: Prof. James Lea from the University of Liverpool
Weather Consultant: Andy Cutcher
Arctic Historian Consultant: Peter Martin
Army Consultant: Alec Heron
Ship Navigation Consultants: Martha Armitage & James Butters
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4.

When a stranded Arctic research vessel transmits a call for help, the ship that comes to the rescue is not what they expected. Trapped together in a frozen limbo, two crews separated by a century must survive starvation, the elements, and paranoia to get home.
A chilling five-part supernatural thriller that blends claustrophobic survivalism, cosmic sci-fi and environmental geopolitics, set in one of the most hostile places on Earth - the Arctic tundra. Written by the writers of the award-winning drama podcast 'Up In Smoke', Cambria Bailey-Jones and Guy Larsen.
Listen to the whole series on BBC Sounds from 23 October, 2026.
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4.

After the devastating revelation about Edward's wife, Thornfield is burning. But Axel has an offer for Charly.
In a near-future world on the brink of societal collapse, the wealthiest 0.01% have retreated into luxury bunkers. These high-tech fortresses boast swimming pools, cinemas, and hydroponic farms, but their inhabitants live in a bubble of paranoia and control. Charly takes a job tutoring the children of reclusive billionaire Edward in his doomsday bunker. But when strange things start happening, it seems dark secrets are buried in this vast bunker too.
In the real world, the super-rich are already building bunkers ready to provide sanctuary from the apocalypse. In Chloë Myerson claustrophobic thriller, we ask: what happens next?
CAST
Charly ..... Ava Hinds-Jones,
Edward ..... Jacob Fortune-Lloyd
Axel ..... Alexander Arnold,
Obi ..... Joshua-Alexander Williams,
Popo ..... Liz Sutherland-Lim
Mei ..... India Moon
Huxley ..... Ayrton English
Esther ..... Kerry Gooderson
Dmitry ..... Tom Kiteley
Other parts are played by David Holt.
Written by Chloë Myerson
Production Co-ordinator: Ben Hollands
Sound Design: Peter Ringrose, Keith Graham, Andy Garratt
Director: Anne Isger
A BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 4

What secret is hidden in Thornfield's forbidden East Wing? And what lengths will Charly go to, to find out?
In a near-future world on the brink of societal collapse, the wealthiest 0.01% have retreated into luxury bunkers. These high-tech fortresses boast swimming pools, cinemas, and hydroponic farms, but their inhabitants live in a bubble of paranoia and control. Charly takes a job tutoring the children of reclusive billionaire Edward in his doomsday bunker. But when strange things start happening, it seems dark secrets are buried in this vast bunker too.
In the real world, the super-rich are already building bunkers ready to provide sanctuary from the apocalypse. In Chloë Myerson claustrophobic thriller, we ask: what happens next?
CAST
Charly ..... Ava Hinds-Jones
Edward ..... Jacob Fortune-Lloyd
Obi ..... Joshua-Alexander Williams
Popo ..... Liz Sutherland-Lim
Dev ..... Danny Ashok
Axel ..... Alexander Arnold
Kal ..... Tom Kiteley
Huxley ..... Ayrton English
Mei ..... India Moon
Other parts are played by David Holt
Written by Chloë Myerson
Production Co-ordinator: Ben Hollands
Sound Design: Peter Ringrose, Keith Graham, Andy Garratt
Director: Anne Isger
A BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 4

Guests arrive at Thornfield. But what is Edward hiding from Charly?
In a near-future world on the brink of societal collapse, the wealthiest 0.01% have retreated into luxury bunkers. These high-tech fortresses boast swimming pools, cinemas, and hydroponic farms, but their inhabitants live in a bubble of paranoia and control. Charly takes a job tutoring the children of reclusive billionaire Edward in his doomsday bunker. But when strange things start happening, it seems dark secrets are buried in this vast bunker too.
In the real world, the super-rich are already building bunkers ready to provide sanctuary from the apocalypse. In Chloë Myerson claustrophobic thriller, we ask: what happens next?
CAST
Charly .... Ava Hinds-Jones
Edward ..... Jacob Fortune-Lloyd
Obi ..... Joshua-Alexander Williams
Dev ..... Danny Ashok
Axel ..... Alexander Arnold
Popo ..... Liz Sutherland-Lim
Mei ..... India Moon
Huxley ..... Ayrton English
Zack ..... Waj Ali
Brett ..... Kerry Gooderson
Other parts are played by David Holt
Written by Chloë Myerson
Production Co-ordinator: Ben Hollands
Sound Design: Peter Ringrose, Keith Graham, Andy Garratt
Director: Anne Isger
A BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 4