Oneira

BBC Radio Sci Fi Comedy Drama

English · Drama, Science Fiction, Dramatic Readings

Oneira is a science fiction comedy drama written by Robert Easby.  It tells a surreal story of the encounter between a young museum guard, called Oneira, and a 400-year-old alchemist calling himself Nikolai. Nikolai claims to be the artist who painted one of the pictures hanging in the museum. The painting includes a figure who resembles Nikolai himself. He also tells Oneira that he and she are destined to search for a book of alchemy called the Lux Ata or "Book of Black Light".  The resulting quest involves aliens, string theory, a sinister official from the electricity board called "Mister Resistor", a TV cooking show, a cappuccino bar, a comedian travelling by flying saucer, and a dead science fiction author.  Oneira's boyfriend Pete is transformed from an up-and-coming young financier in the City into a bucket of water and a pair of Argyll socks while their expensive penthouse flat is destroyed by a ravenous refrigerator. Oneira ...... Lyndsey Marshal Nicholai ...... Peter Marinker Pete ...... Joseph Kloska Resistor ...... Sam Dale Salesman / Floor Manager ...... Mark Straker Visitor ...... Bethan Walker Fulcanelli / Elias ...... Gerard McDermott Bill Hicks ...... Chas Early Roger Bacon ...... Jon Glover Alien ...... Christine Kavanagh Courier ...... Saikat Ahamed Written by Robert Easby Produced and Directed by Liz Webb  First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra in September 2007

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.