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Ray Bradbury's Tales of the BizarreSeries 1
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A lone survivor on Mars has waited a lifetime for rescue. On his 80th birthday, the phone rings. Starring Kerry Shale.

Marooned accidentally on Mars, telephone engineer Barton waits for the rescue rocket and goes on putting up the phone lines.

Then one morning - on the day of his 80th birthday - the phone rings...

Ray Bradbury introduces his own sci-fi thriller.

Dramatised by Brian Sibley.

Starring Kerry Shale.

Directed in Edinburgh by Hamish Wilson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1995.

30 minutes

Last on

Mon 1 Aug 202200:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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