Trouble with Lichen

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Trouble with Lichen by John Wyndham: Episode 1

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Trouble with Lichen by John Wyndham

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Trouble with Lichen by John Wyndham, Episode 1

Stumbling on a discovery, a biochemist must battle to ensure that it benefits humanity.

Stumbling on a discovery, biochemist Diana Brackley must battle to ensure that it benefits humanity. Read by Joanna Tope.

Biochemist Diana Brackley has stumbled across something earth-shattering - but why does no-one want to know? 

The scientific world, government, media and the beauty salon are set to collide... 

Read by Joanna Tope.

John Wyndham's 1960 sci-fi novel abridged by Scott Stainton Miller. 

Producer: Eilidh McCreadie

Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2007.

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Drama: SciFi & Fantasy

A biochemist stumbles on a discovery which could change the course of humanity

John Wyndham's 1960s classic, in which a biochemist stumbles on a discovery which could change the course of humanity

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