The residents of a village in England all receive the same alarming message on their mobile phones. What would you do if  you only had only moments to decide?

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Emergency Alert: Ballistic Missile Inbound was a comedy-drama commissioned by BBC Audio Drama London. 

 

It was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 20th March 2024 and is now available on BBC Sounds.  

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It follows the actions of three residents of the fictional village of Brookmere in the East Midlands after they receive an Emergency Alert informing them of an imminent ballistic missile. 

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Praise for Emergency Alert: Ballistic Missile Inbound:

 

Radio Times (Recommended Drama):

“[a] shrewdly constructed comedy drama [...] centres on how people react in desperate ways to impending doom”

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The Observer (Pick of the Week for Radio):

“A fascinating play [...] intriguingly, being in the line of fire turns out to be the least of their worries”

 

The Telegraph (Choice of the Day for Radio)
“[a] brilliant new drama [which] of course, post-COVID it’s not that distant a possibility” 

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Pick of the Week for Radio in The Times

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