First Men In The Moon, The [H G Wells]

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20090720

20190722 (BBC7)

1901: Penniless businessman Mr Bedford meets the brilliant Cavor, a scientist on the brink of developing a material that can block gravity.

Together, they prepare to embark on an expedition to the moon...

First published in 1901, H G Wells’ novel abridged in five parts by Neville Teller.

Read by Tim Pigott-smith.

Producer: David Roper

Made by Heavy Entertainment for BBC Radio 4 and first broadcast in July 2009.

A penniless businessman meets an absent-minded scientist with a dream.

Stories by the great English sci-fi writer.

20090721

20190723 (BBC7)

Cavor has invented a new material blocking the effect of gravity. After covering a sphere with the substance, he and Mr Bedford travel far from Earth to the Moon's surface.

Here they encounter a strange new world...and new life forms.

First published in 1901, H G Wells’ novel abridged by Neville Teller.

Read by Tim Pigott-smith.

Producer: David Roper

Made by Heavy Entertainment for BBC Radio 4 and first broadcast in July 2007

A penniless businessman meets an absent-minded scientist with a dream.

Stories by the great English sci-fi writer.

20090722

20190724 (BBC7)

The intrepid explorers encounter advanced, intelligent beings on the Moon - but it's a meeting of worlds that proves far from harmonious...

First published in 1901, H G Wells’ novel abridged by Neville Teller.

Read by Tim Pigott-smith.

Producer: David Roper

Made by Heavy Entertainment for BBC Radio 4 and first broadcast in July 2007.

A penniless businessman meets an absent-minded scientist with a dream.

Stories by the great English sci-fi writer.

20090723

20190725 (BBC7)

Intrepid explorers Bedford and Cavor must run for their lives to escape the inhabitants of the moon - the Selenites.

First published in 1901, H G Wells’ novel abridged by Neville Teller.

Read by Tim Pigott-smith.

Producer: David Roper

Made by Heavy Entertainment for BBC Radio 4 and first broadcast in July 2007.

A penniless businessman meets an absent-minded scientist with a dream.

Stories by the great English sci-fi writer.

20090724

20190726 (BBC7)

Intrepid explorers Bedford and Cavor’s first mission to the moon comes to a surprising and unexpected conclusion.

First published in 1901, H G Wells’ novel abridged by Neville Teller.

Concluded by Tim Pigott-smith.

Producer: David Roper

Made by Heavy Entertainment for BBC Radio 4 and first broadcast in July 2007.

A penniless businessman meets an absent-minded scientist with a dream.

Stories by the great English sci-fi writer.

Episodes

Episode	First Broadcast	Repeated	Comments
01	20090720	20190722 (BBC7)	1901: Penniless businessman Mr Bedford meets the brilliant Cavor, a scientist on the brink of developing a material that can block gravity. Together, they prepare to embark on an expedition to the moon... First published in 1901, H G Wells’ novel abridged in five parts by Neville Teller. Read by Tim Pigott-smith. Producer: David Roper Made by Heavy Entertainment for BBC Radio 4 and first broadcast in July 2009. A penniless businessman meets an absent-minded scientist with a dream. Stories by the great English sci-fi writer.
02	20090721	20190723 (BBC7)	Cavor has invented a new material blocking the effect of gravity. After covering a sphere with the substance, he and Mr Bedford travel far from Earth to the Moon's surface. Here they encounter a strange new world...and new life forms. First published in 1901, H G Wells’ novel abridged by Neville Teller. Read by Tim Pigott-smith. Producer: David Roper Made by Heavy Entertainment for BBC Radio 4 and first broadcast in July 2007 A penniless businessman meets an absent-minded scientist with a dream. Stories by the great English sci-fi writer.
03	20090722	20190724 (BBC7)	The intrepid explorers encounter advanced, intelligent beings on the Moon - but it's a meeting of worlds that proves far from harmonious... First published in 1901, H G Wells’ novel abridged by Neville Teller. Read by Tim Pigott-smith. Producer: David Roper Made by Heavy Entertainment for BBC Radio 4 and first broadcast in July 2007. A penniless businessman meets an absent-minded scientist with a dream. Stories by the great English sci-fi writer.
04	20090723	20190725 (BBC7)	Intrepid explorers Bedford and Cavor must run for their lives to escape the inhabitants of the moon - the Selenites. First published in 1901, H G Wells’ novel abridged by Neville Teller. Read by Tim Pigott-smith. Producer: David Roper Made by Heavy Entertainment for BBC Radio 4 and first broadcast in July 2007. A penniless businessman meets an absent-minded scientist with a dream. Stories by the great English sci-fi writer.
05	20090724	20190726 (BBC7)	Intrepid explorers Bedford and Cavor’s first mission to the moon comes to a surprising and unexpected conclusion. First published in 1901, H G Wells’ novel abridged by Neville Teller. Concluded by Tim Pigott-smith. Producer: David Roper Made by Heavy Entertainment for BBC Radio 4 and first broadcast in July 2007. A penniless businessman meets an absent-minded scientist with a dream. Stories by the great English sci-fi writer.