Directed by Gemma Jenkins.Ī young traveller encounters a vagrant on the road who claims his tattoos come to life after dark and have the powers of prophecy. Iain Glen (Game of Thrones) is the Illustrated Man in a dramatization by Brian Sibley of Ray Bradbury's iconic short story collection. The Illustrated Man (dramatized by Brian Sibley) Lightening rod salesman: Gerard McDermott A thrilling, chilling, richly kaleidoscopic sound world ensues a shimmering mirror maze that reflects your older or younger self, depending on your desires, and a magic carousel that plays Chopin's Funeral March forwards - with each rotation you gain a year, and rotating backwards - you get younger. This is a vivid variation on the eternal theme of the fight between Good and Evil. These two innocents, both aged 13, (Will is born one minute before Halloween, and Jim one minute after) save the souls of the town (as well as their own). Set in 1960's Illinois this gem of modern Gothic literature is the memorable story of two boys, James Nightshade and William Halloway, and the evil that grips their small Midwestern town with the arrival of a "dark carnival" one Autumn midnight. Something Wicked This Way Comes (dramatized by Diana Griffiths) The parents become concerned when the children keep returning to an African veldt scene and start feeding the lions, even though there are supposed to be no lions in the program… It comes alive - a startling premonition, from pre-computer days, of multimedia technology. Two parents buy a nursery which simulates different environments for their children to play in. The Veldt (adapted by Mike Walker from his stage play)ĭirected by Judith Kampfner.
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There will come a time when we won't be allowed to walk - by order of the authorities. The Pedestrian (read by David Horovitch) Produced at BBC Bristol by Susan Roberts.Īt summer's end, two beachcombers have the shore to themselves again, until they discover a strange creature. What would induce a small boy to queue in the cold at five in the morning? And what does it have to do with Leonardo da Vinci? An enigmatic tale set in a post-apocalyptic city written by Ray Bradbury and read by Peter Whitman. With Neil Shackleton, John Adam Baker and Lynn Bains Tom Watson and Finlay Welsh star in Ray Bradbury's own adaptation of his short story from The Illustrated Man. Kaleidoscope (dramatized by Ray Bradbury)Ī disaster strikes in space, leaving a crew of astronauts with no option but to make peace with coming death. There she was, oblivious to man and dog, listening to far winds and whispers and soap-opera cries, sleep-walking, helped up and down kerbs by a husband who might just as well not have been there. From this sprang tiny copper wires which ended in a dainty cone plugged into her right ear. The woman held in one hand a small cigarette-package-sized radio, its antenna quivering. I stood staring after them, absolutely stunned. But only a few weeks ago, in Beverly Hills one night, a husband and wife passed me, walking their dog. ĭark futuristic tale dramatized for radio by Gregory Evans and starring Michael Pennington.īradbury observed many years later: “ In writing the short novel Fahrenheit 451 I thought I was describing a world that might evolve in four or five decades. But Montag the fireman is beginning to have doubts about his role. Fahrenheit 451 is the temperature at which books burn. Sometime in the future the fireman's role has changed from stopping fires to starting them: the material being all books or printed matter of any kind. Fahrenheit 451 (dramatized by Gregory Evans ) Fortuin and starring Denys Hawthorne as Ishmael You can call him Ishmael.Īdapted and produced by H. Join a deranged captain, an eight-foot-tall telepathic spider, and our reluctant hero.
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Singers: Ann Dowdall and John Carol Case.Ī fantastical adaptation of Moby Dick, Ray Bradbury takes audiences past the moon and the stars in search of the greatest and brightest comet in the universe. Music composed and conducted by Antony Hopkins Dramatization of Ray Bradbury’s short story, adapted and produced by Nesta Pain. There Will Come Soft Rains (dramatized by Nesta Pain)Ģ026: With surroundings destroyed and devoid of human life, an automated house carries on. Produced by Frederick Bradnum and first broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in March 1959 Ray Bradbury's gripping sci-fi story first published in 1950.Īdapted by Jack Pulman. In FLAC whenever possible.Ī futuristic cautionary tale about the perils of smart technology, where danger prowls in the nursery.
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Here’s a collection of dramatizations and readings from BBC Radio. All rights reserved.A giant of 20th century genre fiction, Bradbury’s imaginative stories lend themselves particularly well to the audio medium.