Ray Bradbury - The Illustrated Man

A young traveller encounters a vagrant on the road who claims his tattoos come to life after dark and have the powers of prophecy.

The vagrant offers his young travelling companion tantalising glimpses into the future with tales of restless androids, children caught up in a sinister game and astronauts stranded in outer space.

They all hint at dark and troubling times ahead...

Starring Iain Glen.

Ray Bradbury's iconic short story, first published in the UK in 1952.

Dramatised by Brian Sibley.

The Illustrated Man ...... Iain Glen
The Youth ...... Jamie Parker
The Tattoo Witch ...... Elaine Claxton
The Driver ...... Wilf Scolding
Brayling/Brayling 2 ...... Patrick Kennedy
Smith ...... Stephen Hogan
Mink ...... Nell Herrin
Mother ...... Heather Craney
Father ...... Clive Hayward
Anna ...... Lucy Hutchinson
Hollis ...... Alec Newman
Applegate ...... John P Arnold
Stone ...... Jaimi Barbakoff
Stimson ...... Craige Els

Director: Gemma Jenkins

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2014.