麻豆约拍

New Jersey, 1920s. A German chemist arrives at a clock factory with a dazzling new invention.

Lavinia Greenlaw's 20th-century scientific fable about knowing too little - and believing too much...

Drawn from a true story in five parts.

Dolly .... Dervla Kirwan
Ishbel Maclean .... Lesley Hart
Jakob Scharf .... Henry Goodman
Mr Macready .... Ed Bishop
Painter 1 .... Christina Lecker
Painter 2 .... Amy Clifton
Painter 3 .... Charlotte Reeder

Produced at 麻豆约拍 Bristol by Tim Dee.

First broadcast on 麻豆约拍 Radio 4 in November 2004.