Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (BBC) torrent

From BBC Radio 4 Extra. Written by Jacqueline Susann; Full-cast dramatisation starring Madeleine Potter, Stuart Milligan, Jamie Glover, Liza Ross and Barbara Barnes; Dramatised by Yvonne Antrobus.

Dolls - red or black, capsules or tablets, washed down with vodka or swallowed straight - are showbiz slang for tranquillizers, uppers and sleeping pills. For Anne, Jennifer and Neely, it doesn’t matter how or which, as long as the pill bottle is within easy reach. A model, a singer and an actress become best friends when they are young and struggling at the bottom of their professions. By the time they reach the top, they discover there’s no place left to go but down - into the Valley of the Dolls.