First Men in the Moon: A four-part dramatisation of H.G.Wells’ classic tale. A Full-Cast BBC Radio Drama

Mr Punch

Apr 2022 · Mr. Punch Audiobooks · Narrated by Sir Donald Sinden, James Bolam, Ali Hames, Anthony Jackson, Chris Pavlos, Gary Olson, Jilly Bond, Kerry Shale, Nick Mercer, Robert Whelan, and Tom Georgeson

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1 hr 50 min

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In this exciting adaptation of the novel by H.G.Wells set in 1900 we join the eccentric professor Cavor (Sir Donald Sinden) and the rakish free loading Charles Bedford (James Bolam) on their extraordinary journey to the moon in a huge metal sphere resplendent with drape curtains, gentleman’s arm chairs and brass fittings.

Once upon the moon’s surface they discover more than they bargained for - within the centre of the moon there is life! Taken prisoner by the calculating Selenites, our heroes and their crew are soon subjected to mind experiments and terror. Responding as they only know how, with violence, only one of our space travellers will return to earth!

Cast

Sir Donald Sinden as Cavor

James Bolam as Bedford

Gary Olson as Manson

Tom Georgeson as Spike

Jilly Bond as Elise

Kerry Shale as the Selenites

with

Chris Pavlos

Anthony Jackson

Ali Hames

Robert Whelan

Nick Mercer

& full supporting cast

Dramatisation: Joe Dunlop

Music: Robert Rigby

Director: Martin Jameson

Producer: Michael Cameron & Stewart Richards

About the author

H. G. Wells was born in Bromley, England on September 21, 1866. After a limited education, he was apprenticed to a draper, but soon found he wanted something more out of life. He read widely and got a position as a student assistant in a secondary school, eventually winning a scholarship to the Royal College of Science in South Kensington, where he studied biology. He graduated from London University in 1888 and became a science teacher. He also wrote for magazines. When his stories began to sell, he left teaching to write full time. He became an author best known for science fiction novels and comic novels. His science fiction novels include The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, The Wonderful Visit, The Island of Doctor Moreau, The Invisible Man, The First Men in the Moon, and The Food of the Gods. His comic novels include Love and Mr. Lewisham, Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul, The History of Mr. Polly, and Tono-Bungay. He also wrote several short story collections including The Stolen Bacillus, The Plattner Story, and Tales of Space and Time. He died on August 13, 1946 at the age of 79.

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