The Call of the Void

About this episode

A story about a grandmother's mysterious condition and the family's confrontation with vulnerability and mortality.

'How strange... I was having a most wonderful dream.' When Gillian collapses at her granddaughter's ballet performance, her son Bradley is forced to confront his fears about vulnerability and mortality, still raw from a recent loss. But as doctors puzzle over her condition, Gillian becomes convinced that her deterioration is being caused by something - or someone - far beyond the explanation of medical science. Are her memories playing tricks, or is the voice in her sleep reaching for her - and, perhaps, for the rest of the family? A story about ghosts, whether they be real or imagined...

People in this episode

Host: James Lark

Topics covered

• vulnerability
• mortality
• family dynamics
• ghosts
• dreams
• medical mystery

Keywords

• Gillian
• Bradley
• ballet
• ghosts
• medical science
• dreams
• family

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