Chemist Scharf and the dial-painter Ishbel visit New York in search of Mary Pickford and Albert Einstein.

A 20th-century scientific fable about knowing too little, and believing too much.

Written by Lavinia Greenlaw - drawn from a true story.

Dolly .... Dervla Kirwan
Ishbel Maclean .... Lesley Hart
Jakob Scharf .... Henry Goodman

Producer: Tim Dee

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2004. Show less