1931, Last Orders

It's 1931 and Eros, larger than the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, will impact Earth in twenty minutes. The time for wailing and raging has passed. What would you do in your final few minutes?

In Brighton, Emma and Tom go for one last stroll on the promenade, while in London a radio presenter is determined to be a witness right up to the end.

Extracts from:

Ozymandias by Shelley

The Second Coming by Yeats

The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (Fitzgerald translation)

The Bible

Radio Presenter: Christian Duncan

Emma: Madeleine Slatford

Tom: Sean Mulligan

Peter: Gerard Mulligan

This is a mature show intended for a mature audience.