A dialogue between the living and the dead, that visits the past, the present and the future. Each episode facilitates a conversation someone has always wanted to have with a figure from the(ir) past. Recordings are treated and edited to give the impression of real conversations across time and cultures.
Unforgettable – David Temple and Derek Jarman
David Temple has an imagined conversation with his late brother-in-law, Derek Jarman. The two differ in many ways but their mutual affection, and a similar sense of humour, shine across the 22 years since Derek’s death, as they share impressions of Jarman’s films.
Research: Philippa Geering
Producer: Adam Fowler
An Overtone production. Listen on BBC Radio 4
Unforgettable – Mary Whitehouse and Tony Garnett
Filmmaker Tony Garnett has an imagined conversation with the late Mary Whitehouse. Using archive clips, they are reunited in one final debate across the political and moral divide.
Research: Philippa Geering
Producer: Adam Fowler
An Overtone production. Listen on BBC Radio 4
Unforgettable – Douglas Adams and Robbie Stamp
Robbie Stamp has an imagined conversation with his late business partner and friend, Douglas Adams whom he last spoke to on the night before the author’s death in 2001.
Research: Philippa Geering
Producer: Adam Fowler
An Overtone production. Listen on BBC Radio 4
Unforgettable – Colin Johnson and Maya Angelou
Colin Johnson has an imagined conversation with his late Grandmother, Maya Angelou, and asks for her blessing on the many ways in which he seeks to continue her legacy.
Research: Philippa Geering
Producer: Adam Fowler
An Overtone production. Listen on BBC Radio 4
Unforgettable – Rodnell Collins and Malcolm X
Rodnell Collins has an imagined conversation with his late Uncle, the human rights activist, Malcolm X, who was assassinated in 1965.
Research: Philippa Geering
Producer: Adam Fowler
An Overtone production. Listen on BBC Radio 4
All programmes can be listened to on Overtone Soundcloud channel.
