Episode 3: Roshina's Story
Inspired by a true story. Roshina is an Afghan refugee who loves cricket and fair play. But will she get it as her family fights to stay in the UK?
by Kamal Kaan and Mary Cooper
Episode 3 Roshina's Story
Roshina was in the Bat Girls team that won the Yorkshire Schools' final and got to the national final. But now she faces a different battle. Her father was an interpreter for the British Army in Afghanistan, and if the family stayed there they would be in danger. They are now in the UK but their asylum claim is pending. Will they be allowed to remain so that can Roshina can achieve her dream of going to university and also of becoming a cricket umpire?
ROSHINA ........................................Saba Amini
KARISHMA.................................... Amy Leigh Hickman
NAILA/ DAMSA.......................... Yazmin Kayani
HAMID/ SALIM........................... Peter Singh
MATT/ LOGAN/ SILKSTONE..... Liam Fox
SHIVANIE.........................................Shivanie Patel
Production Co-ordinator - Lorna Newman
Studio Manager - Amy Brennan
Script Advisers - Sara De Jong and Zainab Goreja
Sound Design - Sharon Hughes
Director/Producer - Gary Brown
A 91热爆 Studios Audio Production
Special thanks to Duckinfield Cricket Club, Shivanie Patel (Bradford Park Avenue Ladies' Cricket Club), Katie Stewart (Yorkshire Cricket Board) and Mariam Ali - (Refugee Action, Bradford)
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- Wed 1 May 2024 14:1591热爆 Radio 4
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