The Chrysalids (radio)
Encyclopedia
The Chrysalids was an adaption of the John Wyndham
book of the same name
, produced as a Radio Play
by the BBC
in March 1981. It was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4
on the 25 April 1981 with an audience of 150,000 listeners. The play was edited into three half hour episodes and broadcast in Canada
by CBC Radio
from 10 June to 24 June 1983.
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Dramatized by Barbara Clegg
Produced by Michael Bartlett
John Wyndham
John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris was an English science fiction writer who usually used the pen name John Wyndham, although he also used other combinations of his names, such as John Beynon and Lucas Parkes...
book of the same name
The Chrysalids
The Chrysalids is a science fiction novel by John Wyndham, first published in 1955 by Michael Joseph. It is the least typical of Wyndham's major novels, but regarded by some people as his best...
, produced as a Radio Play
Radio drama
Radio drama is a dramatized, purely acoustic performance, broadcast on radio or published on audio media, such as tape or CD. With no visual component, radio drama depends on dialogue, music and sound effects to help the listener imagine the characters and story...
by the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
in March 1981. It was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
on the 25 April 1981 with an audience of 150,000 listeners. The play was edited into three half hour episodes and broadcast in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
by CBC Radio
CBC Radio
CBC Radio generally refers to the English-language radio operations of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The CBC operates a number of radio networks serving different audiences and programming niches, all of which are outlined below.-English:CBC Radio operates three English language...
from 10 June to 24 June 1983.
CD release
The Radio Play was released on CD as an Audiobook in 2007. It was entitled The Chrysalids & Survival and contained the original 1981 version of the Chrysalids and the 1989 BBC radio 4 adaption of John Wyndham's SurvivalThe Seeds of Time
The Seeds of Time is a collection of science fiction short stories by John Wyndham, published in 1956 by Michael Joseph.The collection contains:* a foreword by John Wyndham* "Chronoclasm", a time-travelling romantic comedy....
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Back Cover Synopsis
"Ten-year-old David is a happy, ordinary boy, untroubled except for occasional strange dreams about a mysterious city - until he befriends Sophie, who is unlike anybody he has met before: she has six toes. But in the ultra-religious village of Waknut, all abnormality is abhorred as an offense against God, and he must keep her secret to himself. When he learns that he, too, is 'deviant', he realises that differences can be very dangerous indeed..."Cast and Credits
- David.......................Stephen Garlick
- Rosalind....................Amanda Murray
- Petra.......................Judy Bennett
- Michael.....................Spencer Banks
- Katherine...................Phillipa Ritchie
- Rachel......................Jennifer Lee
- Anne........................Kathryn Hurlbutt
- David as a child............Susan SheridanSusan SheridanSusan Sheridan is a British actress. Her voice acting roles include Noddy in the Cosgrove Hall/BBC Television series Noddy's Toyland Adventures, Trillian in the radio series The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and Princess Eilonwy in the animated film The Black Cauldron.She has also provided...
- Sofie as a child............Elissa Derwent
- Mrs Wender/Sealander........Jennifer Piercey
- Mr Wender/Spiderman.........Robin Browne
- Mary........................Elizabeth RiderElizabeth RiderElizabeth Rider is an English actress best known for her recurring role as DI Lynette Driver in the BBC soap opera, Doctors, which she has appeared in 2009 and often from 2010.-Career:...
- Father......................Peter Baldwin
- Mother......................Sonia Fraser
- Uncle Axel..................Michael SpiceMichael SpiceMichael Spice was an English character actor on British television.He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of two classic Doctor Who villains opposite Fourth Doctor Tom Baker: the voice of Morbius in The Brain of Morbius ; and Magnus Greel in The Talons of Weng-Chiang .He made a number of...
- Inspector...................John Rye
- Jacob.......................William Eedle
- Skinner.....................Martyn Read
- Sopie.......................Jane Knoles
Dramatized by Barbara Clegg
Barbara Clegg
Barbara Clegg is a British actress and scriptwriter for television and radio. She was born in Manchester and spent her early years in Gatley.Clegg started out acting in the theatre before moving into film and television with roles in Emergency Ward 10 and The Dream Maker...
Produced by Michael Bartlett