Judas

JUDAS
(2018)

JUDAS | 15 MINUTE DRAMA | BBC RADIO 4
Episodes 1 – 5
10.45 – 11 am & 7.45 – 8pm
26 – 30 March 2018

JUDAS | OMNIBUS | BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA
1 – 2.10 pm
31 March 2018

Episode 1
10.45 – 11 am & 7:45 – 8 pm
26 March 2018

This powerful drama traces the days leading up to Jesus’s death, from the perspective of the young man you never hear from: Judas.

Multi award winning writer Lucy Gannon gives us a very personal take on these tempestuous days.

Judas of Kerioth followed Jesus all through His ministry, hearing revolutionary and inspiring teaching, seeing miracles, and part of an intimate team. Like the other apostles, he gave up everything to follow this simple teacher, and yet, with the kiss of friendship, he betrayed the man he loved and who loved him.

It’s poetic, and punchy, and grabs you by the heart. Judas, always an outsider, struggles to weigh his love for his brothers against growing rage and resentments, and ultimately – of course – loses everything.

Episode 2
11.45 – 11 am & 7:45 – 8 pm
27 March 2018

Judas, always an outsider, struggles to weigh his love for his Master against growing impatience and doubts.
While Jesus preaches submission, Judas longs to rise up and overthrow Rome

Episode 3
10.41 – 10.56 am & 7:45 – 8 pm
28 March 2018

A fierce young rebel desperate to overthrow Rome, Judas begins to doubt his Master’s teaching,
and an idea begins to take hold of him, to raise money for the cause. At least, that’s what he tells himself.

Episode 4
10.45 – 11 am & 7:45 – 8 pm
29 March 2018

Judas’s doubts overwhelm him. As his resentments tip the balance to action, events take on a pace of their own
– one which he can’t seem to alter.

Episode 5
10.45 – 11 am & 7:45 – 8 pm
30 March 2018

As Judas awakes to his devastating betrayal of his Master, the consequences are more catastrophic
than he could have imagined.

Cast and Production

Judas – Damien Molony
Jesus – Jimmy Akingbola
John – Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
Peter – Clive Hayward
Mary – Abbie Andrews
Priest / Caiaphas – Tayla Kovacevic-Ebong
Man / Pilate – Rupert Holliday-Evans

Writer – Lucy Gannon
Director – Allegra McIlroy
Sound design – Wilfredo Acosta