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I Sing the Body Electric

Ray Bradbury's Tales of the Bizarre Series 1
Episode 5 of 6

When a young mother dies, she is replaced by a Mark V 110-volt AC/DC Electrical Grandmother. What else? Stars Joanna Tope.

When a young mother dies, she's replaced by a 'Mk V, 110 volt, AC/DC, Electric Grandmother'.

What else?

Ray Bradbury introduces his own thought-provoking tale.

Dramatised by Catherine Czerkawska.

Tom …. David Jarvis
Father …. Angus McInnes
Agatha …. Buffy Davis
Timothy …. Colin Scott Moncrieff
The Mk V, AC/DC, Electric Grandmother …. Joanna Tope

Directed in Edinburgh by Hamish Wilson.

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in January 1996.

30 minutes

Last on

Mon 29 Aug 2022 00:00
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