John Wyndham - The Midwich Cuckoos 1982

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John Wyndham - The Midwich Cuckoos The classic 1957 sci-fi novel. Adaptation by William Ingram Three 30-minute episodes BBC World Service, first broadcast betwen 9 and 23 December 1982 Directed by Gordon House Music by Roger Limb of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop Episode 1 The mystery deepens when all the residents of the rural village of Midwich suddenly fall into a state of unconsciousness... Colonel Bernard Westcott ...... Charles Kay  Richard Gayford ...... William Gaunt  Gordon Zellaby ...... Manning Wilson  Angela Zellaby ...... Pauline Yates  Janet Gayford ...... Rosalind Adams  Ferrelyn Zellaby ...... Jenny Quayle  Alan Hughes ...... Gordon Dulieu  Doctor Willers ...... Hugh Dickson  Vicar Leebody ...... William Ingram  Colonel Latcher ...... Garard Green  Captain Beamish ...... Martin Bansley  Group Captain Harding ...... Peter Tuddenham  Chief Constable ...... Ronald Baddiley  Pilot ...... Alex Jennings PC ...... David Peart  Base Controller ...... Edward Cast Episode 2 There are moral and security issues when all the women of child-bearing age in the village of Midwich simultaneously become pregnant by an alien force. . Bernard Westcott …. Charles Kay  Gordon Zellaby …. Manning Wilson  Angela Zellaby …. Pauline Yates  Richard Gayford …. William Gaunt  Janet Gayford/Secretary …. Rosalind Adams  Ferrelyn Zellaby …. Jenny Quayle  Alan Hughes …. Gordon Dulieu  Vicar Leebody …. William Ingram  Doctor Willers …. Hugh Dickson Episode 3 The mysterious powers of the alien children start to become destructive... Bernard Westcott …. Charles Kay  Gordon Zellaby …. Manning Wilson  Angela Zellaby …. Pauline Yates  Richard Gayford …. William Gaun  Chief Constable …. Ronald Baddiley  Coroner …. Nigel Graham  Doctor Torrance …. Peter Tuddenham  Mrs Williams …. Katherine Parr  Girl …. Rosalind Adams  Boy …. Jill Lidstone  Man …. Simon Hewitt Cuckoos lay eggs in other birds' nests.... The rather sleepy village of Midwich finds itself becoming even sleepier when one night in September all those in it – and nearby, within a precise circular boundary – fall suddenly into a state of unconciousness that lasts for over 24 hours. In that time, aerial reconnaissance and photographs reveal not only that the affected area is a hemisphere, but also that, at the centre of it, a strange shape can be seen. But as suddenly as the village was affected, everything returns – apparently – to normal. It's some weeks before the realisation grows that all the women in the village of child-bearing age are mysteriously impregnated. Nine months pass and the pregnancies run to their natural term, producing 61 "Children" – all with blonde hair, pale skin and golden eyes. As they start to grow at enormous speed, it becomes clear that they all have telepathic abilities. The clutch that have been fathered by Aliens promise to make the human race look as dated as the dinosaur.... and who is to stop them? [suttonelms.org]

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.

Chapters

1 The Midwich Cuckoos - Episode 01

27:47

2 The Midwich Cuckoos - Episode 02

28:05

3 The Midwich Cuckoos - Episode 03

27:58

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John Wyndham does it again. "The Day Of The Triffids", "The Midwich Cuckoos" are merely two of Wyndham's edge sitting anxiety inducing tales. But, "The Midwich Cuckoos" is betting know as the 1950's classic science fiction movie "Village Of The Damned". After a mysterious even renders the entire quiet English countryside community of Midwich in a strange coma state, upon awakening, every female of childbearing age is just as suddenly & mysteriously found to be pregnant. After even strangely shorter gestation periods, all of these mysterious bundles arrive at one. But, what is delivered falls extremely short of being "BUNDLES OF JOY"! Hell is born in Midwich, and the children are in control!

Title appropriates Cookoo culture

Bill Cosby