BBC DRAMATISED RADIO RECORDING OF:
'THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS'
PRODUCTION INFO
]John Wyndham's classic novel of man's struggle in a besieged world is
dramatised by Giles Cooper in this classic 1968 Audio recording.
Gary Watson stars as Bill, with Barbara Shelley as Josella in these six
stirring episodes Also amongst the cast are Peter Sallis, Marjorie
Westbury (Steve in the Paul Temple radio series) and some names
familiar to Doctor Who aficionados: Peter Pratt, Christopher Bidmead
and David Brierley.
First published in 1951, John Wyndham's novel became his best-known
work and a classic of 20th Century fiction.
PLOT
Bill Masen wakes in his hospital bed, eyes bandaged. Something is wrong,
it's unusually quiet and no one has come to his room. When he removes
his bandages he finds a world that has changed utterly. Most of the population
are completely blind — only those who didn't watch the night sky can still see.
And as law and order break down, a new menace appears — triffids, walking
carnivorous plants that can kill a human with their lethal sting. For Bill and
the other survivors, it's now a battle to stay alive.
EPISODE GUIDE
1. The End Begins 00:26:44
2. A Light In The Night 00:27:01
3. Conference And Confusion 00:27:00
4. Dead End 00:26:55
5. World Narrowing 00:26:54
6. Strategic Withdrawal 00:26:54
Directed By Giles Cooper and Produced by John Powell
ACTORS
]Bill Masen....Gary Watson
Josella Playton....Barbara Shelley
Coker....Peter Sallis
Miss Berr....Marjorie Westbury
Elspeth Cary/Mary....Freda Dowie
Nurse/Lucy....Jan Edwards
Mr Masen....Peter Pratt
Young Man....Christopher Bidmead
Dennis....David Brierley
Announcer....Colin Doran
Theme music by David Cain - BBC Radiophonic Workshop
MEDIAINFO
General
Complete name : C:\Downloads\The Day of the Triffids - Classic SciFi Thriller -
BBC Radio 1968 - cheops\01. The End Begins - 1 of 6.mp3
Format : MPEG Audio
File size : 24.5 MiB
Duration : 26mn 44s
Overall bit rate : 128 Kbps
Album : The Day of the Triffids
Track name : The Day of the Triffids - 1 of 6 - The End Begins
Track name/Position : 1
Performer : John Wyndham
Genre : Radio Drama
Recorded date : 1968
Writing library : LAME3.88 (alpha)
Comment : podded by cheops
Audio
Format : MPEG Audio
Format version : Version 1
Format profile : Layer 3
Mode : Joint stereo
Mode extension : MS Stereo
Duration : 26mn 48s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 128 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 24.5 MiB (100%)
Writing library : LAME3.88 (alpha)
Original Uploader/Encoder - cheops for RadioArchives
Flint's Review
Listened to these episodes in the motor whilst traveling to work,
thought it would make a change from hearing the same old music,
so i gave it a go, something new for me, very well played out drama,
always liked this story and it's TV and movie adaptions, I found this
just as good as those, this radio version creates its own atmosphere
and ones own imagination does the rest.
The actors and the dramatisation of the story certainly keep you wanting
more, if anything i was a little disappointed when it ended,
Bit hooked on these bbc radio dramatised plays now...
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