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Phase 1: Moonrise

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It’s 1979. With the Doomsday Clock at one minute to midnight, is the Anglo-American accord in good shape? Stars Philip Bulcock.

It’s 1979. With the Doomsday Clock at one minute to midnight, is the Anglo-American accord in good shape?

As American and Soviet Moon bases aim their nuclear missiles at targets across the planet, former MI5 agent Eddie Sloper stumbles across a deadly conspiracy in this alternative-history, Cold War thriller.

Winner of Best Online Audio Drama at the 2019 BBC Audio Drama Awards.

Eddie Sloper …. Philip Bulcock
Wilkins …. Stephen Critchlow
Emperor Zurk/Rick Risk …. Richard Reed
Mission Control/Cab Driver …. Greg Page
The Space Snaxx Kid …. Sarah Whitehouse
Den …. Yasmine Holness-Dove
Mrs Jones …. Georgina Periam
Lieutenant-General Atherton William Hope
The Russian Countdown …. David Taylor
Yuri Gagarin …. Andrei Zayats
Other parts were played by members of the cast

Music composed and performed by Francesco Quadraruopolo.

Story by Jack Bowman and Robert Valentine.

Written, directed and produced by Robert Valentine.

A Wireless Theatre Production recorded at the RNIB Talking Book Studios.

30 minutes

Last on

Tue 7 Feb 202321:30

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