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Book at Bedtime: Planet of the Apes

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1/5. It is the year 2500, and a team of French astronauts make the first interstellar journey to the star Beteiguese, where they discover a planet very like the Earth, but with one or two surprises.
Michael Maloney reads Pierre Boulle 's classic novel, abridged by Jane Purcell. Producer Chris Wallis

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Maloney
Unknown:
Pierre Boulle
Abridged By:
Jane Purcell.
Producer:
Chris Wallis
Source: Radio Times

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