Jacob had been working onboard the Search and Rescue ship in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea for several months and rescued thousands of people. But that night when two children came onboard searching for their mother he knew something had gone wrong.

Anywhere but Home is a six-episode audio drama brought to you by Save the Children. To find out more about the real people who inspired this story go to: www.savethechildren.net/anywherebuthome

Written and created by Alexia Singh; directed by Alexia Singh; produced by Natasha Coleman; sound design, editing and music by Nikky French; casting by Meryl&Leslie. Recording and editing by Nathan at the Blue Studios.

Jacob - Michael Smiley

Narrator - Juliana Yazbeck

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a town in Syria, surrounded by minefields, with bombs exploding overhead, an elderly woman sets out on an epic journey to bring her grandchildren across the border to safety. But even if they make it will they ever recover from the horrors they’ve witnessed?

Anywhere but Home is a six-episode audio drama brought to you by Save the Children. Special thanks to Cat Carter for sharing her personal story and providing the inspiration behind this episode. To find out more about Cat and the Syrian children who inspired this episode go to: www.savethechildren.net/anywherebuthome

Written and created by Alexia Singh; directed by Alexia Singh; produced by Natasha Coleman; sound design, editing and music by Nikky French; casting by Meryl&Leslie, script editor Ben Lambert. Recorded at One Louder Studios.

Grandmother - Amira Ghazalla

Cat - Zoe Tapper

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A family fleeing conflict find a sick baby hidden under a pile of leaves deep in a forest. With gunmen all around the race to get her to safety and find her family begins.

Anywhere but Home is a six-episode audio drama brought to you by Save the Children. To find out more about the stories that inspired this episode and learn more about what’s happening in South Sudan go to: www.savethechildren.net/anywherebuthome

Written and created by Alexia Singh; directed by Alexia Singh; produced by Natasha Coleman; sound design, editing and music by Nikky French; casting by Meryl&Leslie, script editor was Ben Lambert. Recorded at One Louder Studios.

Gabriel - Richard Pepple

Young Gabriel - Rhoda Ofori-Attah

Sylvia, Rose and the nurse - Anna-Maria Nabirye

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.