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Iain M Banks - The State of the Art
A spaceship lands in 1977 finding Earth obsessed with property and money. An agent sparks alarm going native. Stars Antony Sher.
The Culture ship Arbitrary arrives on Earth in 1977 and finds a planet obsessed with alien concepts like 'property' and 'money' and on the edge of self-destruction.
When Agent Dervley Linter decides to go native, can Diziet Sma change his mind?
Sci-fi thriller novella written by Iain M Banks.
Dramatised by Paul Cornell.
The Ship ...... Antony Sher
Diziet Sma ...... Nina Sosanya
Dervley Linter ...... Paterson Joseph
Li ...... Graeme Hawley
Tel ...... Brigit Forsyth
Sodel ...... Conrad Nelson
Director: Nadia Molinari
First broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 4 in March 2009.
Last on
Sat 19 Aug 2023
16:00
大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra
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Thu 5 Mar 2009 14:15大象传媒 Radio 4- Fri 29 Apr 2011 14:15大象传媒 Radio 4
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