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A giant of 20th century genre fiction, Bradbury's imaginative stories lend themselves particularly well to the audio medium. Here's a collection of dramatizations and readings from BBC Radio.

1959-03-05 The Veldt
A futuristic cautionary tale about the perils of smart technology, where danger prowls in the nursery.

1962-09-12 There Will Come Soft Rains
2026: With surroundings destroyed and devoid of human life, an automated house carries on.

1968-05-03 Leviathan 99
A fantastical adaptation of Moby Dick, Ray Bradbury takes audiences past the moon and the stars in search of the greatest and brightest comet in the universe.

1982-11-13 Fahrenheit 451
Sometime in the future the fireman's role has changed from stopping fires to starting them: the material being all books or printed matter of any kind.

1991-01-31 Kaleidoscope
A disaster strikes in space, leaving a crew of astronauts with no option but to make peace with coming death.

1991-12-03 The Smile
What would induce a small boy to queue in the cold at five in the morning? And what does it have to do with Leonardo da Vinci?

1994-04-19 Shoreline at Sunset
At summer's end, two beachcombers have the shore to themselves again, until they discover a strange creature.

2004-08-20 The Pedestrian
There will come a time when we won't be allowed to walk - by order of the authorities.

2007-05-22 The Veldt
Two parents buy a nursery which simulates different environments for their children to play in.

2011-11-04 Something Wicked This Way Comes
Set in 1960's Illinois this gem of modern Gothic literature is the memorable story of two boys, James Nightshade and William Halloway, and the evil that grips their small Midwestern town with the arrival of a "dark carnival" one Autumn midnight.

2014-06-14 The Illustrated Man
A young traveller encounters a vagrant on the road who claims his tattoos come to life after dark and have the powers of prophecy.

2014 The Martian Chronicles
When the first expedition to Mars mysteriously disappears, Earth sends a second to find out what happened.

1. 1959-03-05 The Veldt (dramatized by Jack Pulman) (26Mb)
2. 1962-09-12 There Will Come Soft Rains (dramatized by Nesta Pain) (28.9Mb)
3. 1968-05-03 Leviathan 99 (adapted by H. B. Fortuin) (64.8Mb)
4. 1982-11-13 Fahrenheit 451 (dramatized by Gregory Evans) (79.8Mb)
5. 1991-08-28 Kaleidoscope (adpt by Ray Bradbury) (56Mb)
6. 1991-12-03 The Smile (read by Peter Whitman) (19.6Mb)
7. 1994-04-19 Shoreline at Sunset (read by Ed Bishop) (26.7Mb)
8. 2004-08-20 The Pedestrian (read by David Horovitch) (13.6Mb)
9. 2007-05-22 The Veldt (adapted by Mike Walker from his stage play) (40.7Mb)
10. 2011-11-04 Something Wicked This Way Comes (dramatized by Diana Griffiths) (20.1Mb)
11. 2014-06-14 The Illustrated Man (Iain Glen) (96.7Mb)
12. 2014-xx-xx The Martian Chronicles (Derek Jacobi) (92.7Mb)

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