Blackout
Blackout by Julian Simpson. London is plunged into an internet and power blackout. A woman watches the infrastructure and civilisation of her city begin to collapse.
The first of four specially-commissioned stories in the Dangerous Visions series.
Blackout by Julian Simpson
“Yesterday was the day when the phones stopped working.”
But the phones are only the start, as London is plunged into an internet and power blackout. A woman starts a diary of the first days as she watches first the infrastructure and then the civilisation of her city begin to collapse.
Writer: Julian Simpson
Director: Julian Simpson
Reader: Nicola Walker
Producer: Jeremy Osborne
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reader | Nicola Walker |
| Writer | Julian Simpson |
| Director | Julian Simpson |
| Producer | Jeremy Osborne |
Broadcasts
- Sun 22 May 201619:45BBC Radio 4
- Sun 16 Feb 202019:45BBC Radio 4
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