Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
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| 01 | 20170703 | Fahrenheit 451 is the temperature at which paper burns. It's Guy Montag's job to know these things: he's a fireman and he burns books for a living. He loves his job doing this service for the public, but he is not happy. As his life unravels he begins to question all his beliefs. Ray Bradbury's cult classic was first published in 1953 but it imagines a world very like 2017, in which sophisticated mass media are used to pacify and control people; love is a commodity; attention spans are short and police hunts are live entertainment. Poetic, dazzling and shocking: Ray Bradbury's vision of the future has become terrifyingly familiar. Abridged by Sara Davies and read by Alex Jennings. Music: 'Stitch' from the album Bella by PT-1, on Bandcamp. Part of BBC Radio 4's 'Dangerous Visions' season. Ray Bradbury's visionary cult classic, abridged by Sara Davies and read by Alex Jennings. Dramas that explore contemporary takes on future dystopias. Guy Montag is a fireman, and he loves his job. But he is not happy. Ray Bradbury's prophetic cult classic, abridged by Sara Davies and read by Alex Jennings. | ||
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| 03 | 20170705 | Ray Bradbury's visionary cult classic, abridged by Sara Davies. Read by Alex Jennings. Dramas that explore contemporary takes on future dystopias. | ||
| 04 | 20170706 | Ray Bradbury's visionary cult classic, abridged by Sara Davies. Read by Alex Jennings. Dramas that explore contemporary takes on future dystopias. | ||
| 05 | 20170707 | Ray Bradbury's visionary classic, abridged by Sara Davies. Read by Alex Jennings. Dramas that explore contemporary takes on future dystopias. | ||
| 06 | Defiance | 20170710 | Montag has quit his job as fireman, burning books for a living. He has a copy of the Bible, maybe the last one in existence, and he can't burn it. He can't talk to his wife. His only hope is Faber, a retired English professor. Fahrenheit 451 is the temperature at which paper burns. It's Guy Montag's job to know these things: he's a fireman and he has burned books all his life. He used to love his job, doing this service for the public, but he can't do it anymore. As his life unravels he begins to question all his beliefs. Ray Bradbury's cult classic was first published in 1953 but it imagines a world very like 2017, in which sophisticated mass media are used to pacify and control people; love is a commodity; attention spans are short and police hunts are live entertainment. Poetic, dazzling and shocking: Ray Bradbury's vision of the future has become terrifyingly familiar. Abridged by Sara Davies. Read by Alex Jennings Part of BBC Radio 4's 'Dangerous Visions' season. Montag has quit his job as a fireman, burning books for a living. Now he is in danger. Dramas that explore contemporary takes on future dystopias. Read by Alex Jennings. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2017. Montag has quit his job as a fireman, burning books for a living. Now he is in danger. Dystopian classic read by Alex Jennings. | |
| 07 | 20170711 | Ray Bradbury's dystopian classic, abridged by Sara Davies. Read by Alex Jennings. Dramas that explore contemporary takes on future dystopias. | ||
| 08 | Pursuit | 20170712 | Ray Bradbury's dystopian classic, abridged by Sara Davies. Read by Alex Jennings. Dramas that explore contemporary takes on future dystopias. Beatty is dead. Montag is on the run from the authorities and the chase is being broadcast live. Ray Bradbury's cult classic was first published in 1953 but it imagines a world very like today, in which sophisticated mass media are used to pacify and control people; love is a commodity; attention spans are short and police hunts are live entertainment. Poetic, dazzling and shocking: Ray Bradbury's vision of the future has become terrifyingly familiar. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2017. Beatty is dead, and there's a live broadcast of Montag on the run from authorities. Beatty is dead, and there's a live broadcast of Montag on the run from authorities. Dystopian classic read by Alex Jennings. | |
| 09 | Solo | 20170713 | Faber has done what he can to help Montag. Now he's on his own, with the deadly Mechanical Hound in pursuit: the chase broadcast live into every home. Ray Bradbury's cult classic was first published in 1953 but it imagines a world very like today, in which sophisticated mass media are used to pacify and control people; love is a commodity; attention spans are short and police hunts are live entertainment. Poetic, dazzling and shocking: Ray Bradbury's vision of the future has become terrifyingly familiar. Abridged by Sara Davies. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2017. Faber has done what he can to help but the Mechanical Hound is after Montag now. Faber has done what he can to help but the Mechanical Hound is after Montag now. Dystopian classic read by Alex Jennings. | |
| 10 | Dissent | 20170714 | Ray Bradbury's dystopian classic, abridged by Sara Davies and read by Alex Jennings. Dramas that explore contemporary takes on future dystopias. Montag has found friends and evaded the authorities, for now. There may be a way to save the books that still exist, and even those that do not. Ray Bradbury's cult classic was first published in 1953 but it imagines a world very like today, in which sophisticated mass media are used to pacify and control people; love is a commodity; attention spans are short and police hunts are live entertainment. Poetic, dazzling and shocking: Ray Bradbury's vision of the future has become terrifyingly familiar. Abridged by Sara Davies. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2017. Montag has evaded the authorities and found friends. But he is still not safe. Montag has evaded the authorities and found friends. But he is still not safe. Concluded by Alex Jennings. | |
| OMNI-01 | 20170709 | 20170710 (BBC7) 20210829 (BBC7) 20210830 (BBC7) | Fahrenheit 451 is the temperature at which paper burns. It's Guy Montag's job to know these things: he's a fireman and he burns books for a living. He loves his job doing this service for the public, but he is not happy. As his life unravels he begins to question all his beliefs. Ray Bradbury's cult classic was first published in 1953 but it imagines a world very like 2017, in which sophisticated mass media are used to pacify and control people; love is a commodity; attention spans are short and police hunts are live entertainment. Poetic, dazzling and shocking: Ray Bradbury's vision of the future has become terrifyingly familiar. Read by Alex Jennings. Omnibus of the first five of ten parts abridged by Sara Davies. Music: 'Stitch' from the album Bella by PT-1, on Bandcamp. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2017. Fireman Guy Montag loves his job, but begins to question all his beliefs. Ray Bradbury's classic futuristic tale of an American society in which books are banned | |
| OMNI-02 | 20170716 | 20170717 (BBC7) 20210905 (BBC7) 20210906 (BBC7) | Montag has quit his job as fireman, burning books for a living. He has a copy of the Bible, maybe the last one in existence, and he can't burn it. He can't talk to his wife. His only hope is Faber, a retired English professor. Fahrenheit 451 is the temperature at which paper burns. It's Guy Montag's job to know these things: he's a fireman and he has burned books all his life. He used to love his job, doing this service for the public, but he can't do it anymore. As his life unravels he begins to question all his beliefs. Ray Bradbury's cult classic was first published in 1953 but it imagines a world very like 2017, in which sophisticated mass media are used to pacify and control people; love is a commodity; attention spans are short and police hunts are live entertainment. Poetic, dazzling and shocking: Ray Bradbury's vision of the future has become terrifyingly familiar. Omnibus of the last five of ten parts abridged by Sara Davies. Concluded by Alex Jennings. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2014. Montag has quit his job as a fireman, burning books for a living. Now he is in danger. Ray Bradbury's classic futuristic tale of an American society in which books are banned |