Episode 8
Bea and Peter's relationship reaches crisis point, as Peter's mission continues. Starring Joe Armstrong and Hayley Atwell.
Joe Armstrong, Hayley Atwell and Dougray Scott star in Miranda Emmerson's adaptation of the extraordinary novel by Michel Faber (Under the Skin, Crimson Petal and the White).
Set in the near future, it tells the story of Peter, devoted husband and devoted man of faith, as he is called to the mission of a lifetime, one that takes him galaxies away from his wife, Beatrice.
Peter has travelled to a far distant planet, called Oasis, where an enigmatic corporation called USIC have a base. He has been employed as Christian missionary to the native inhabitants - a gentle, peaceable community, who have welcomed Peter to their settlement and are eager to hear the teachings of the Bible, a book they call 'The Book of Strange New Things'.
In today's episode, Bea and Peter's relationship comes under strain.
CAST
Narrator.....Dougray Scott
Peter.....Joe Armstrong
Beatrice.....Hayley Atwell
Grainger.....Kelly Burke
Oasan/ Tuska.....Mark Edel-Hunt
Jesus Lover Number One/ Severin.....Michael Bertenshaw
Jesus Lover Number Five/ BG.....Damian Lynch
Jesus Lover Number Four.....David Acton
USIC Psychologist.....Jane Slavin
USIC Doctor.....Elaine Claxton
Other parts played by members of the company
Directed by Emma Harding
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
---|---|
Narrator | Dougray Scott |
Peter | Joe Armstrong |
Beatrice | Hayley Atwell |
Grainger | Kelly Burke |
Oasan | Mark Edel-Hunt |
Tuska | Mark Edel-Hunt |
Jesus Lover Number One | Michael Bertenshaw |
Severin | Michael Bertenshaw |
Jesus Lover Number Five | Damian Lynch |
BG | Damian Lynch |
Jesus Lover Number Four | David Acton |
USIC Psychologist | Jane Slavin |
USIC Doctor | Elaine Claxton |
Adaptor | Miranda Emmerson |
Author | Michel Faber |
Director | Emma Harding |
Broadcasts
- Wed 15 Oct 2014 10:41大象传媒 Radio 4
- Wed 23 May 2018 18:15大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 24 May 2018 00:15大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 11 Mar 2020 19:45大象传媒 Radio 4