2001: A Space Odyssey
10 part adaptation of the Arthur C Clarke sci fi classic
2001: A Space Odyssey
Written by Arthur C. Clarke. Abridged and read by William Roberts.
An ancient and unseen alien race uses a device with the appearance of a large crystalline monolith to investigate worlds across the galaxy and, if possible, to encourage the development of intelligent life. The book shows one such monolith appearing in ancient Africa, 3 million years B.C, where it inspires a starving group of hominids to develop tools. The ape-men use their tools to kill animals and eat meat, ending their starvation. They then use the tools to kill a leopard preying on them. The next day, the main ape character, Moon-Watcher, uses a club to kill the leader of a rival tribe. The book suggests that the monolith was instrumental in awakening intelligence. And so the evolution of mankind moves on a pace...
Broadcast in 2001 by BBC Radio 4
- The Road to Extinction (12.6Mb)
- Tools (12.5Mb)
- Epidemic (12.2Mb)
- Moon Base (12.5Mb)
- Discovery (12.6Mb)
- Trouble (12.6Mb)
- HAL (12.6Mb)
- Mutiny (12.6Mb)
- Reconnaisance (12.6Mb)
- Monolith (12.8Mb)
MP3 files hosted by archive.org.