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Airing on BBC7‘s The 7th Dimension:
“Gimmicks Three” and “Light Verse”
To be broadcast: Sun 22 Feb, 18:30 – 19:00 GMT 30 mins
William Roberts reads two witty tales by sci-fi storyteller Isaac Asimov. Hell dimensions, time travel and robots are on the menu. [Rptd Monday 12.30am]
Posted by Jesse Willis
Airing on BBC7‘s The 7th Dimension:
Burning Chrome by William Gibson, an UNABRIDGED reading – PART 2!
Sun 28 Dec, 18:30 – 19:00, 30 mins
Adam Sims reads William Gibson’s hugely influential short story of cyberspace hackers and ruthless computer cool. [Episode 2 of 2. Rptd Monday 12.30am]
Posted by Jesse Willis
Airing on BBC7‘s The 7th Dimension:
Burning Chrome by William Gibson, an UNABRIDGED reading
Sun December 21st, 2003, 18:30 – 19:00, 30 mins
Adam Sims reads William Gibson’s hugely influential short story of cyberspace hackers and ruthless computer cool. [Episode 1 of 2. Rptd Monday 12.30am]
Posted by Jesse Willis
Another new BBCi audiobook is online!
The Ghosts of Albion novella Astray, written by former Buffy the Vampire Slayer player Amber Benson and Christopher Golden, is available online as an audio book, read by actress Jasmine Hyde. Text and RealMedia audio versions will be launched at the same time, with one new chapter a week.
Find it here!
Posted by Jesse Willis
Airing on BBC7‘s wonderful program The 7th Dimension:
The Fall Of The House Of Usher
[Episode 1 of 2, rptd at midnight]
By Edgar Allan Poe; Read by Sean Barratt
STREAMING AUDIO – Approx. 30 Minutes – Stereo – [UNABRIDGED]
Airs: Thu 25 Sep, 18:00 – 18:30 GMT, (Repeats Friday, 26 Sep, 00:00 – 00:30 GMT)
Poe’s chilling short story about a family’s descent into madness.
The Fall Of The House Of Usher
[Episode 2 of 2, rptd at midnight]
By Edgar Allan Poe; Read by Sean Barratt
STREAMING AUDIO – Approx. 30 Minutes – Stereo – [UNABRIDGED]
Airs: Fri 26 Sep, 18:00 – 18:30 GMT, (Repeats Sat 27 Sep 00:00 – 00:30GMT)
Poe’s chilling short story about a family’s descent into madness.
Posted by Jesse Willis
BBC Radio is probably most famous in Science Fiction and Fantasy circles for its production of The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas Adams. But SF&F audio fans outside the U.K. will be pleased to discover that the BBC is available online through streaming media! You’ll need a RealPlayer Plug-in or a Windows Media Player Plug-in to listen. BBC Radio 7 is your best station, it broadcasts 2 hours of science fiction and fantasy every day in two time slots entitled “The 7th Dimension“. Currently being broadcast are BBC produced programs like Earthsearch, Blake’s 7 and Isaac Asimov’s Foundation Trilogy.
Here’s that link:
Other BBC Radio stations do occasional Science Fiction and Fantasy broadcasts as well. Most notably among these infrequent broadcasts would be BBC 4. Here is a link:
Finally, those who remember Doctor Who from television will be excited to learn that the BBC has started to produce some Doctor Who Audio adventures.
Here are the links:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/doctorwho/realtime/index.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/doctorwho/shada/
Another good source for fans of public radio around the world is here: http://www.publicradiofan.com/.
Posted by Jesse Willis