By Russell Hoban. Three thousand years in the future, the Pry Mincer wants to rebuild the shattered technology of the past. Riddley, the Connexion Man, is caught up in a desperate struggle to unlock the secrets of "the yellerboy stoan".
With Sue Johnston and Kathryn Hunt Dramatised by Dominic Power
Music composed by Ilona Secasz Director Michael Fox
First broadcast on Radio 4