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BBC World Drama

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    The Prison Graduates by Efo Kodjo Mawugbe

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    Available since today.

    Winner of the International Radio Playwriting Competition 2009.

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    1. Trying by Erin Browne

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      Available since Saturday.

      Winner of the International Radio Playwriting Competition 2009.

    2. The Day That Lehman Died

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      Available since Mon, 14 Sep 2009.

      The Day That Lehman Died: a World Drama by Matthew Solon.

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The day that Lehman died

In September 2008 several US financial institutions went into meltdown sending shockwaves across the world's financial markets.

US mortgage lending giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were the first casualties of the credit crisis, followed by Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch and AIG.

Documentary producer Jeremy Skeet and writer Matthew Solon look back to meltdown Monday to explore the emotional truth behind the collapse of investment bank Lehman Brothers.

Watch a behind-the-scenes video of the radio drama The Day That Lehman Died.

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Sat, 12 Dec 2009, 20:00 on World Service

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