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The Road to Extinction

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Moonwatcher's tribe hunt for food, but the appearance of a monolithic rock sparks new feelings in them. Classic sci-fi read by William Roberts. From January 2001.

The primate Moonwatcher and his tribe hunt for food - but the appearance of a strange transparent slab sparks new feelings in them...

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 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in 2001.

15 minutes

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Tue 15 May 2018 00:00
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  • Mon 14 May 2018 18:00
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