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Arthur C Clarke - 2001: A Space Odyssey

Drama: SciFi & Fantasy

Ten-part adaptation of Arthur C Clarke's sci-fi classic read by William Roberts.

Ten-part adaptation of Arthur C Clarke's groundbreaking sci-fi classic read by William Roberts.

Arthur C Clarke - 2001: A Space Odyssey: Tools

10/05/2004

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BBC Radio 4 Extra - Arthur C Clarke - 2001: A Space Odyssey, Tools

Moonwatcher and his tribe learn how to use tools, enabling them to eat more meat.

Moonwatcher and his tribe learn how to use tools, enabling them to eat more meat. Classic sci-fi novel read by William Roberts. From January 2001.

Moonwatcher and the rest of the tribe learn how to use tools - with implications for all humanity.

Arthur C Clarke's ground-breaking novel is set in our present, a vision of a future yet to be, and a past shrouded in mystery. 

Read in ten parts by William Roberts - secrets of the story are revealed that the film adaptation missed.

Producer: Dirk Maggs 

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2001.

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