The State of the Art by Iain M Banks

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The Culture ship Arbitrary arrives on Earth in 1977. Its finds a planet obsessed with alien concepts like 'property' and 'money' - and on the edge of self-destruction. When Agent Dervley Linter decides to go native, can Diziet Sma change his mind? Sci-fi thriller novella written by Iain M Banks. Dramatised by Paul Cornell. The Ship ...... Antony Sher Diziet Sma ...... Nina Sosanya Dervley Linter ...... Paterson Joseph Li ...... Graeme Hawley Tel ...... Brigit Forsyth Sodel ...... Conrad Nelson Director: Nadia Molinari First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2009.