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2. Blackouts

Episode 2 of 5

Carl fears the attack has caused brain damage, as he keeps having blackouts. Read by Tom Goodman-Hill.

Carl fears the attack has caused brain damage, as he keeps having blackouts...

Alex Garland's surreal fantasy explores the lucid, but powerless workings of the mind of Carl, who is in a coma following a violent assault

It plays tricks on both the story's protagonist and the listener.

Read by Tom Goodman-Hill.

Producer: Gemma Jenkins

Made for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ 7 and first broadcast in December 2004.

30 minutes

Last on

Wed 25 Aug 2021 00:00
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