Aliens in the Mind

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Robert Holmes - Aliens in the Mind: Episode 1: 1. Island Genesis

Robert Holmes - Aliens in the Mind

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Episode 1: 1. Island Genesis

1. Island Genesis

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Robert Holmes - Aliens in the Mind, 1. Island Genesis

The death of a man on the remote Scottish island of Luig sparks a sinister discovery.

The death of a man on the remote Scottish island of Luig sparks a sinister discovery. Stars Peter Cushing and Vincent Price.

The curiosity of the inhabitants of the remote Scottish island of Luig is aroused when two strangers arrive for the funeral of the local doctor. 

The two men are no strangers to each other, nor were they to the late Dr Hugh Dexter. One is Professor Curtis Lark - a flamboyant American explorer, scientist and Nobel Prize winner whose research has been in the field of telepathy and telekinesis; the other is John Cornelius - the eminent British brain surgeon. 

What starts as a brief visit by two colleagues to honour an old friend quickly develops into a series of bizarre and frightening events uncovering the presence of forces unknown bent on world domination... 

Starring Peter Cushing and Vincent Price.

Written by Rene Basilico from an idea by Robert Holmes. 

John Cornelius …. Peter Cushing   
Professor Curtis Lark …. Vincent Price
Minister Donald Schooler …. Henry Stamper
Mrs Kyle …. Shirley Dixon
Flora Kiery …. Sandra Clarke
Mary …. Irene Sutcliffe 
Dr Hugh Dexter …. Frazer Carr

Producer: John Dyas 

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1977.

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Strange people are found on a remote Scottish island. With Peter Cushing and Vincent Price

Strange people are discovered on a remote Scottish island. Classic radio sci-fi starring Peter Cushing and Vincent Price. By Doctor Who script editor, Robert Holmes

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