Henry's Demons

On a cold February day Henry Cockburn waded into the freezing water of Newhaven Estuary and tried to swim across. Voices, he said, had told him to do it.

Nearly halfway round the world in Afghanistan journalist Patrick Cockburn learned from his wife that Henry, their son had been admitted to a hospital mental ward. Thus begins Henry, Patrick and wife Janet Montefiore's extraordinary account of Henry's rapid descent into mental illness.

Raps and song by Henry Cockburn

Cast:
Henry Cockburn .............. Tom Riley
Patrick Cockburn ..............Tim McInnerny
Janet Montefiore ..............Joanna David
Evelyn Waugh....................Sam Dale
Young Henry.....................Julien Stockwell and Oscar Richardson

Producer: Karen Rose
A Sweet Talk Production for BBC Radio 4.