![]() ![]() ![]() Meanwhile, Earth itself teeters on the brink of its own global catastrophe as the very survival of humanity hangs in the balance…. Ray Bradbury is a storyteller without peer, a poet of the possible, and, indisputably, one of Americas most beloved authors. But to what lengths will she go?Īs the honourable but duty-bound Captain Wilder tracks the now rogue Spender into the Martian mountains, the future of this ancient planet is at stake. Now part of the Voyager Classics collection. Spender, an anthropologist on Wilder’s crew, attempts to prevent the colonisation that she believes will eradicate the last of an ancient people living on Mars. The strange and wonderful tale of mans experiences on Mars, filled with intense images and astonishing visions. When the first expedition to Mars mysteriously disappears, Earth sends a second to find out what happened. Ray Bradbury in his collection of short stories The Martian Chronicles makes numerous predictions regarding the future of technologies and their place. Then stream the embedded Spotify audio below. Read this little blurb, which helps set the stage. For your weekend listening pleasure, we present a 70 minute radio dramatization of The Martian Chronicles, Ray Bradbury’s “timeless fable of doomed Martian colonisation.” Aired by the BBC, this production stars Derek Jacobi and Hayley Atwell. ![]()
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