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Leonid's funeral is overshadowed as the space heroes are left clinging to the red dust at the edge of the abyss. Read by Peter Capaldi.

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the launch of Sputnik, Nick Walker was commissioned to write the sci-fi adventure 'The First King Of Mars'.

Leonid's funeral is overshadowed by a shocking discovery.

Nick Walker's theatre work has been presented extensively in the UK as well as Europe, and the USA. His plays and short stories are often featured on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 and 3 series of the late-night show The Bigger Issues. He is the author of two critically acclaimed novels Blackbox and Helloland, published in the UK, US, Australia, Japan and across Europe.

Performed by Peter Capaldi.

Producer: Karen Rose
A Sweet Talk Production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.

15 minutes

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Thu 9 Mar 2017 00:00
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Producer Karen Rose

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  • Wed 30 Jul 2008 15:30
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  • Sun 20 Mar 2011 19:45
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  • Thu 11 Sep 2014 11:00
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  • Thu 11 Sep 2014 21:00
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  • Fri 12 Sep 2014 04:00
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  • Wed 8 Mar 2017 18:00
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  • Thu 9 Mar 2017 00:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra

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