Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Beginning | 19971102 | 20250216 (BBC7) 20250217 (BBC7) 19971107 | 'By Arthur C Clarke , adapted in two parts by Tony Mulholland. 1: Beginning Repeated from Sunday 2.30pm' With Steven Pacey, Philip Voss and Peter Jeffrey. Director Brian Lighthill director brian lighthill.the world is at war. but what is it they really want? By Arthur C Clarke , adapted in two parts by Tony Mulholland. See picture and caption on page 147. 1: Beginning. The world is at war. Self-destruction is inevitable. Then the Overlords arrive. What do they want? with Peter Jeffrey , Bernard Lloyd , Alison Pettitt , Lynn Farleigh , Paul Webster , Paul Birchard. Leon Tanner , Jonathan Owen , Sue Kimberley , Katherine Messenger , Patricia Perry and Yana Weinstein. Director Brian Lighthill Repeated Friday 2pm With Steven Pacey, Philip Voss and Peter Jeffrey. Director Brian Lighthill director brian lighthill.the world is at war. Classic sci-fi novel written by Arthur C Clarke. Dramatised in two parts by Tony Mulholland. Originally broadcast as a Classic Serial on BBC Radio 4 in November 1997. First and last broadcast on BBC 7 in January 2003. Stormgren - Philip Voss Young Katerina - Yana Weinstein Katerina - Alison Pettitt Doctor - Patricia Perry Wainwright - Bernard Lloyd Katya - Lynn Farleigh Sir Kenneth - Paul Webster Luther - Paul Birchard. Mark - Leon Tanner Kircher - Jonathan Owen The Thai President - Sue Kimberley The Terrorist - Katherine Messenger The world is at war. Self-destruction is inevitable. Then the Overlords arrive. What do they want? Stars Steven Pacey. By Arthur C Clarke, adapted in two parts by Tony Mulholland. |
| 02 LAST | End | 19971109 | 20250223 (BBC7) 20250224 (BBC7) 19971114 | The Overlords have remained unseen, ruling the world from a distance, for over fifty years. Now they are about to reveal themselves. The Overlords are about to reveal themselves.... The Overlords have been unseen, ruling the world from a distance for over 50 years. Now they are about to reveal themselves... How will humanity respond when the Overlords finally reveal themselves? The world is at war. Self-destruction is inevitable. Then the Overlords arrive. How will humanity respond when its unseen rulers - the Overlords - finally reveal themselves after 50 years? |