Arthur C. Clarke - 'Childhood's End' FULL CAST AUDIOBOOK (2007)
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Arthur C Clarke's novel of the same name is the basis for this full-cast radio drama, starring Steven Pacey as Jan Rodricks. As mankind began to take its first faltering steps into the vast darkness of space, huge ships appear over every city on Earth. They bring the Overlords, seemingly benign but vastly superior in technology and intelligence. So begins their rule of our planet, bringing peace, prosperity, and a new world hope. But when mankind begins to question the purpose of the Overlords, it seems that they themselves may be in thrall to an even greater power... First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1997, this classic piece of sci-fi is presented here as the 2007 CD release.
Cast:
Jan ............................. Steven Pacey Karellen ....................... Peter Jeffrey Stormgren ........................ Philip Voss Wainwright ..................... Bernard Lloyd Katerina ....................... Alison Petit Katya .......................... Lynn Farleigh Katy ......................... Sarah-Jane Holm Jeffrey ....................... James Richards George ...................... Christian Rodska Maia ...................... Suzanne Hitchmough Rupert ...................... Cornelius Garret Young Katerina ................ Yana Weinstein Sir Kenneth ..................... Paul Webster Luther ......................... Paul Birchard Mark ............................. Leon Tanner Kircher ........................ Jonathan Owen Dr Ivanova .................... Patricia Perry Sullivan .................... Gerard McDermott
Directed By Brian Lighthill
Music composed and performed by Jeff Mearns
Genre: Sci-Fi Language: English Publisher: BBC Audiobooks Ltd Commercial release Date: CD - 06/08/2007 Original Broadcast Date: 02/11/1997 - 09/11/1997
Format: MP3, inc. M3U playlist Bit rate: 192kbps
Total Running Time: 1hour 55 mins
Size: 158Mb |