The Shadow of a Volcano
Tragedy follows as Mars Twenty crash lands on Mars, and the crew is minus a speech writer. Read by Peter Capaldi.
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the launch of Sputnik, Nick Walker was commissioned to write the sci-fi adventure 'The First King Of Mars'.
'Mars Twenty' has landed. And it wasn't pretty.
Nick Walker's theatre work has been presented extensively in the UK as well as Europe, and the USA. His plays and short stories are often featured on BBC Radio 4 and 3 series of the late-night show The Bigger Issues. He is the author of two critically acclaimed novels Blackbox and Helloland, published in the UK, US, Australia, Japan and across Europe.
Performed by Peter Capaldi.
Producer: Karen Rose
A Sweet Talk Production for BBC Radio 4.
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| Role | Contributor |
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| Producer | Karen Rose |
Broadcasts
Tue 29 Jul 200815:30BBC Radio 4- Sun 13 Mar 201119:45BBC Radio 4
- Wed 10 Sep 201411:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 10 Sep 201421:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 11 Sep 201404:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 7 Mar 201718:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 8 Mar 201700:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
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