Tony Mulholland - Aesop's Astronauts
What happened to the animals that were sent up in the early days of the 'Space Race'? Stars Don Fellows and Toyah Wilcox.
Tony Mulholland's drama answers a question:
What happened to the animals that were sent up in rockets in the early days of the American/Soviet 'Space Race'?
Ginzberg .... Philip O'Brien
Whitman .... Don Fellows
Sylvia ....Marian Kemmer
Mona .... Toyah Wilcox
Josh .... Jim Christian
Von Essen ....Christian Rodska
Berryman .... Ed Bishop
Austin .... Ron Berglas
Jethro .... Paul Birchard
Satan .... Christopher Rozycki
Ivan ....Yuri Stephanov
Valentina .... Valentina Yakunina
Pushkin .... Rad Lazar
Chico .... Lewis Hancock
Marie .... Buffy Davis
Pluto .... Michael Elliot
Cameron .... Alisha Dean
Police Officer .... Martin Cookson
Original music written and played by Jeff Mearns
Director: Brian Lighthill
First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in February 1996.
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