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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 BBC Edinburgh by Hamish Wilson.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1991.

45 minutes

Last on

Sun 17 Jul 202200:00
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Broadcasts

  • Sat 12 Jul 201418:00
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  • Sun 13 Jul 201400:00
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  • Sun 6 Aug 201718:00
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  • Mon 7 Aug 201700:00
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  • Sat 14 Dec 201918:00
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  • Sun 15 Dec 201900:00
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  • Sat 16 Jul 202218:00
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  • Sun 17 Jul 202200:00
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