Sand House - A Unique Victorian Marvel

This episode is a recording of an interview on BBC Radio Sheffield, on 30th January 2025, when the writer of the Sand House audio drama, Peter Spafford, spoke to presenter Paulette Edwards.

A creative partnership of writer Peter Spafford and director Olwen May brought a stage version of "Sand House" to Cast theatre, Doncaster, in 2018. They have collaborated once again and have been joined by sound designer and music composer Nicolas Lewis. With a small company of actors, most of whom also worked on the stage play, they have created a compelling dramatisation of the Sand House story, firmly rooted in its factual history. Follow the tale of Alice and Jim, from their wartime adventures in the tunnels to their protest against infilling them, in 1984. Listen in to how the conversation may have gone when Sand House creator Henry Senior explained to his wife, Mary, his vision for the next stage of his fantastical creation. Expect smiles and sadness.

This is a short trailer for the full-length audio drama "Sand House", which forms Episode 2 of this podcast season. The creative partnership of writer Peter Spafford and director Olwen May brought a stage version of the drama to Cast theatre, Doncaster, in 2018. They have collaborated once again and have been joined by sound designer and music composer Nicolas Lewis. With a small company of actors, most of whom also worked on the stage play, they have created a compelling dramatisation of the Sand House story, firmly rooted in its factual history.