Susan Jane Harrison Alaska
Alaska by Susan Jane-Harrison Against the backdrop of Alaska, boy meets girl across a bar. It might be the start of a romance, but this is a parallel universe, where humanity is all male and scientific research is paramount. What are the planes which keep passing overhead? And where are all the other girls? Can Frank save Winona from a fate worse than death? Frank ..........Michael Sheen Jack ...........John Bowd Dean ...........Stephen Critchlow Winona .........Nancy Crane Man 1.........Ross Livingstone Man 2........Andrew Branch Director Marion Nancarrow Originally broadcast as part of BBC radio four's "First Bite" season: 21st September 1995 Shades of 1950’s genre science fiction slant towards satire. “Alaska” explores the conflicting roles of women in the media, and the potential of a socially conservative state to use genetic advances to isolate those with ‘undesirable traits’. A provocative and filmic play which questions a woman's place in a man's world, with resulting surprises.
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.
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| Alaska by Susan Jane-Harrison | 56:07 |