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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: Discovery

12/05/2004

Discovery

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

Dave Bowman learns that the Discovery's mission to Saturn has changed course.

Now aboard the Discovery, Dave and Frank learn that the spaceship's mission to Saturn has changed course. Classic sci-fi novel read by William Roberts. From January 2001.

Aboard 'Discovery', Dave Bowman learns the spaceship mission has changed course...

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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