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Classic Radio Sci-Fi: BBC Drama Collection
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  • Published: 1 June 2017
  • ISBN: 9781785296239
  • Imprint: BBC DL
  • Format: Audio Download
  • Length: 9 hr 45 min
  • Narrators: Robert Glenister, William Gaunt, Joanne Froggatt
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Classic Radio Sci-Fi: BBC Drama Collection

Five BBC radio full-cast dramatisations

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Five seminal science fiction classics are brought vividly to life in these gripping BBC Radio dramatisations.

Five seminal science fiction classics are brought vividly to life in these gripping BBC Radio dramatisations, with casts including Robert Glenister, William Gaunt, Carleton Hobbs and Joanne Froggatt. \"Frankenstein\" (1994) is adapted from one of the first science fiction novels, Mary Shelley's tale of a scientist who tries to play God and creates a monster. \"The Time Machine\" (2009) dramatises one of the first stories to feature time travel, HG Wells' thrilling tale of an inventor who discovers a dystopian future. \"The Lost World\" (1975) is based on a classic fantasy adventure story by Arthur Conan Doyle's, whose notion of dinosaurs roaming our world was the inspiration for Jurassic Park. \"R.U.R.\" (1989) is a radio production of Karel Capek's thought-provoking play which introduced the word 'robot' to the English language. \"Solaris\" (2007) dramatises Stanislaw Lem's pioneering ghost story set in space, both a suspenseful thriller and a philosophical meditation on guilt and the human condition. Accompanying this collection is a bonus PDF file featuring extensive sleeve notes by Andrew Pixley. Duration: 10 hours approx.
  • Published: 1 June 2017
  • ISBN: 9781785296239
  • Imprint: BBC DL
  • Format: Audio Download
  • Length: 9 hr 45 min
  • Narrators: Robert Glenister, William Gaunt, Joanne Froggatt
Categories:

About the authors

Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born on 22 May 1859 in Edinburgh. He studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh and began to write stories while he was a student. Over his life he produced more than thirty books, 150 short stories, poems, plays and essays across a wide range of genres. His most famous creation is the detective Sherlock Holmes, who he introduced in his first novel A Study in Scarlet (1887).

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H. G. Wells

H.G. Wells was a professional writer and journalist who published more than a hundred books, including pioneering science fiction novels, histories, essays and programmes for world regeneration. He was a founding member of numerous movements including Liberty and PEN International - the world's oldest human rights organization - and his Rights of Man laid the groundwork for the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Wells' controversial and progressive views on equality and the shape of a truly developed nation remain directly relevant to our world today. He was, in Bertrand Russell's words, 'an important liberator of thought and action'.

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