Arthur C Clarke Childhood's End


(4.5 stars; 21 reviews)

Arthur C. Clarke's novel of the same name is the basis for this full–cast radio drama, starring Steven Pacey as Jan Rodricks. As mankind began to take its first faltering steps into the vast darkness of space, huge ships appear over every city on Earth. They bring the Overlords, seemingly benign but vastly superior in technology and intelligence. So begins their rule of our planet, bringing peace, prosperity, and a new world hope. But when mankind begins to question the purpose of the Overlords, it seems that they themselves may be in thrall to an even greater power…

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.

Reviews

Fine adaptation


(5 stars)

A very engaging dramatisation of a highly imaginative novel by AC Clarke, one of the real giants of early Sci Fi writers.

The Overmind is the Future


(5 stars)

Best sc