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Ray Bradbury - Kaleidoscope

A disaster strikes in space, leaving a crew of astronauts with no option but to make peace with coming death. Stars Tom Watson.

The crew aboard space ship ‘Venturer’ blast off from Cape Canaveral.

But disaster is awaiting them in deep space along with some difficult decisions...

Stars Tom Watson and Finlay Marsh.

Ray Bradbury's own adaptation of his short story from ‘The Illustrated Man’.

Hollis ...... Tom Watson
Applegate ...... Finlay Welsh
Stone ...... Rebecca Hawking
Stimson ...... John Yule
Lespere ...... Stuart McQuarrie
Barklay ...... Neil Shackleton
Woode ...... John Adam Baker
Houston Control ...... Lynn Bains

Other parts played by members of the cast.

Directed at ´óÏó´«Ã½ Edinburgh by Hamish Wilson.

First broadcast on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 in August 1991.

45 minutes

Last on

Sun 17 Jul 2022 00:00

Broadcasts

  • Sat 12 Jul 2014 18:00
  • Sun 13 Jul 2014 00:00
  • Sun 6 Aug 2017 18:00
  • Mon 7 Aug 2017 00:00
  • Sat 14 Dec 2019 18:00
  • Sun 15 Dec 2019 00:00
  • Sat 16 Jul 2022 18:00
  • Sun 17 Jul 2022 00:00