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Radio 4 Extra,20 Jun 1968,30 mins

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It all begins with the end - the end of the world - almost. It happens during a night of brilliant green flashes - meteors? Perhaps - or satellite weapons. Who can say? Survivor, Bill Masen recalls how the world was plunged into darkness with the dawning monstrous horror of ambulant plant life... John Wyndham's classic sci-fi novel was first published in 1951. Dramatised in six parts by Giles Cooper. Gary Watson ..…. Bill Masen Freda Dowie …... Elspeth Barbara Shelley …... Josella Garard Green ..…. Umberto Palanguez Ralph Truman ..…. Managing Director Michael Deacon ..…. Young Bill Peter Pratt …... Mr. Masen Peter Baldwin …... Walter Lucknor Jan Edwards …... Nurse Rolf Lefebvre …... House Surgeon Haydn Jones ..…. Publican John Pullen ..…. Radio Commentator This compelling tale has been made into a film, two TV series and three radio versions. Music composed by David Cain. Producer: John Powell. First broadcast on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 in June 1968.

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