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Ruby鈥檚 growing up, and in doing so, she must unearth the ghosts of her past that have lain buried for a lifetime. Kate Atkinson's award-winning novel.

Ruby Lennox鈥檚 family is ostensibly ordinary. But behind the scenes, secrets, lies and inexplicable coincidences are waiting to be found.

In Kate Atkinson鈥檚 beguiling Behind the Scenes at the Museum, the effervescent Ruby pulls at threads at to unravel a tragi-comic story of family love, loss and heartbreak that spans a century. Starring Rosie Cavaliero, Kate O'Flynn and Samuel James.

Behind the Scenes at the Museum won the Whitbread Best Book of the Year in 1995, and is now dramatised by one of our very best audio writers, Katie Hims, for 91热爆 Radio 4. This is the final episode.

Ruby鈥檚 growing up, and in doing so, she must unearth the ghosts of her past, that have lain buried for a lifetime.

CAST
Ruby ..... Rosie Cavaliero
Bunty ..... Kate O鈥橣lynn
George ..... Samuel James
Young Ruby ..... Maddie Evans
Young Patricia ..... Lauren Patel
Clive ..... Ian Dunnett Jnr
Nell ..... Jessica Turner
Older Patricia ..... Jane Slavin
Alice ..... Ruth Everett
Jean-Paul ..... Charlie Anson
Bernard ..... David Hounslow
Daisy ..... Shreya Lallu

Dramatist ..... Katie Hims
Director ..... Anne Isger
Production Co-ordinators ..... Jenny Mendez and Maggie Olgiati
Sound ..... Keith Graham, Ali Craig, Andy Garratt

A 91热爆 Studios Audio Production for 91热爆 Radio 4

KATIE HIMS

Katie has written extensively in audio drama including multiple leading adaptations for 91热爆 Radio 4: Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D'ubervilles, George Eliot's Middlemarch, Edna O'Brien's The Country Girls and The Martin Beck Killings by Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo.

Katie was also lead writer on 91热爆's 91热爆 Front and other radio work includes Black Eyed Girls (winner of the 91热爆 Audio Drama Award for Best Original Drama), Lost Property (winner of the 91热爆 Audio Drama Award for Best Original Drama), The Gunshot Wedding (winner of The Writer鈥檚 Guild Best Original Radio Drama) and The Earthquake Girl (winner of the Richard Imison Award).

In TV Katie is developing an original grounded sci-fi drama with Hooley Productions, and has episodic experience on 91热爆's long running series Casualty. In theatre, Katie is currently on attachment at the National Theatre. Her recent stage work includes a contemporary retelling of Kafka's The Trial which ran at The Unicorn Theatre in 2023 and received 4 and 5 star reviews.

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