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A chilling 1953 tale about a man who starts dreaming of a monstrous creature from the future. Read by Nicholas Boulton.

A man starts having terrifying dreams in which he's plagued by a monstrous creature.

Yet - although hideously repellent - the parasite seems strangely familiar to him...

First published in 1953, Arthur C Clarke's tale is read by Nicholas Boulton.

Arthur C Clarke, along with Robert Heinlein and Isaac Asimov, are known as Science-Fiction's "Big Three". Their work was key to the 1950s and 60s being recognised as the genre's Golden Age.

Abridged and produced by Gemma Jenkins

Made for 成人论坛 Radio 7 and first broadcast in 2007.

30 minutes

Last on

Sat 14 Oct 2017 00:00

Broadcasts

  • Sun 16 Dec 2007 18:30
  • Mon 17 Dec 2007 00:30
  • Thu 29 May 2008 18:00
  • Fri 30 May 2008 00:00
  • Fri 10 Jul 2009 18:30
  • Sat 11 Jul 2009 00:30
  • Sat 24 Apr 2010 18:00
  • Sun 25 Apr 2010 00:00
  • Fri 7 Jan 2011 18:30
  • Sat 8 Jan 2011 00:30
  • Thu 29 Sep 2011 18:00
  • Fri 30 Sep 2011 00:00
  • Fri 6 Jul 2012 18:00
  • Sat 7 Jul 2012 00:00
  • Fri 6 Dec 2013 18:00
  • Sat 7 Dec 2013 00:00
  • Wed 6 May 2015 18:00
  • Thu 7 May 2015 00:00
  • Fri 13 Oct 2017 18:00
  • Sat 14 Oct 2017 00:00