Music composed and conducted by Antony Hopkins Dramatization of Ray Bradbury’s short story, adapted and produced by Nesta Pain. There Will Come Soft Rains (dramatized by Nesta Pain)Ģ026: With surroundings destroyed and devoid of human life, an automated house carries on. Produced by Frederick Bradnum and first broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in March 1959 Ray Bradbury's gripping sci-fi story first published in 1950.Īdapted by Jack Pulman. In FLAC whenever possible.Ī futuristic cautionary tale about the perils of smart technology, where danger prowls in the nursery. Here’s a collection of dramatizations and readings from BBC Radio. A giant of 20th century genre fiction, Bradbury’s imaginative stories lend themselves particularly well to the audio medium.
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