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Episode 5

Montag resolves to quit his job burning books. But it’s a dangerous stand to take. Millie must be told. Read by Alex Jennings.

Montag has resolved to quit his job as a fireman.

No more burning books.

But it's a dangerous stand to take.

And he must tell Millie.

Ray Bradbury's cult classic was first published in 1953 but it imagines a world very like today, in which sophisticated mass media are used to pacify and control people; love is a commodity; attention spans are short and police hunts are live entertainment.

Poetic, dazzling and shocking: Bradbury's vision of the future has become terrifyingly familiar.

Abridged by Sara Davies.

Read by Alex Jennings.

Producer: Mary Ward-Lowery

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in July 2017.

15 minutes

Last on

Fri 16 Feb 2024 21:30

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  • Fri 16 Feb 2024 21:30