Westway (radio series)

Westway
GenreSoap opera
Running time15 minutes
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Language(s)English
Home stationBBC World Service
Created byDavid Hitchinson
Original releaseNovember 1997 –
October 2005
Websitewww.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/arts/features/westway/

Westway was a radio soap opera broadcast twice a week on the BBC World Service from November 1997 to October 2005. It focused on life in and around the fictional Westway Health Centre in West London.[1][2] It was named after the Westway, the main road route into London from the west.

The principal actors were Jillie Meers as Dr Margaret Sampson, head of the health centre, Nigel Carrington as Dr David Boyce, and Abi Eniola as Dr Joy Onwukwe. It was created and edited by David Hitchinson.

  1. ^ The way we live now: Westway The Guardian, 23 July 2000
  2. ^ Eight years of Westway end BBC News, 28 October 2005