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2. A Light in the Night

London’s population is blinded. Bill finds a companion, but can they survive the chaos? Stars Gary Watson. From 1968.

'London was a city of the blind, the capital of a blind country in a blind world.'

Bill Masen finds a new companion, but can they survive the chaos of their surroundings?

John Wyndham's classic sci-fi novel.

Dramatised by Giles Cooper.

Gary Watson ..…. Bill Masen
Barbara Shelley …... Josella Playton
John Wyse ..…. Blind Man
John Pullen ..…. Radio Commentator

Music composed by David Cain.

Producer: John Powell.

First broadcast on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 in June 1968.

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30 minutes

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