{"product_id":"book-gwv7","title":"Classic Dystopias: A BBC Radio Drama Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFull-cast dramatisations of six masterpieces from the founding fathers of dystopian fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDark and disturbing, provocative and prescient, dystopian literature has long captured our imagination with its nightmarish visions of forbidding future worlds. Included here are six classic novels of time-travel, totalitarianism and terror, written by some of the masters of speculative fiction and adapted for radio with all-star casts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Time Machine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e by HG Wells\u003c\/b\u003e - A Victorian inventor takes a fateful journey into the far future, where mankind has diverged into two species - the Eloi and the Morlocks. \u003cb\u003eRobert Glenister\u003c\/b\u003e and\u003cb\u003e William Gaunt\u003c\/b\u003e star in this pioneering science fiction adventure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e by Evgeny Zamyatin\u003c\/b\u003e - In a post-revolutionary future, OneState is ruled according to the principles of rationality. The penalty for dissent is death. But when engineer D-503 meets the beautiful 1-330, he begins to question everything... Starring \u003cb\u003eAnton Lesser, Don Warrington\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eBrigit Forsyth\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Trial\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e by Franz Kafka\u003c\/b\u003e - Josef K is an ordinary man who lives a quiet life. Then, one morning, he is awoken by two men and arrested - but what is his crime? \u003cb\u003eMike Gwylim \u003c\/b\u003estars in this gripping dramatisation by Hanif Kureishi.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrave New World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e by Aldous Huxley\u003c\/b\u003e - It's 2116 and Helmholtz Watson and Bernard Marx are token rebels in a society where eugenics, promiscuity and happiness are gently enforced. Into this world comes an outsider, John, who will show the duo what rebellion really means... Starring \u003cb\u003eJustin Salinger, John Coy\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eMilton Lopes\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNineteen Eighty-Four\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e by George Orwell\u003c\/b\u003e - Winston Smith works for the Ministry of Truth, rewriting history to suit the Party. When he finds love with Julia, he awakens to new possibilities - but free thinking is forbidden, and Big Brother is always watching... \u003cb\u003eChristopher Eccleston\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ePippa Nixon\u003c\/b\u003e star in Orwell's chilling tale.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Chrysalids\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e by John Wyndham \u003c\/b\u003e- In a post-apocalyptic world devastated by genetic mutation, the God-respecting people of Waknuk regard deviation as the work of the Devil. Young David and his friends can communicate by telepathy: but as Mutants, they must hide their powers or face the consequences of discovery... Starring \u003cb\u003eMatthew Beard, Verity-May Henry\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eEmma Cunniffe\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst published 1899 (\u003ci\u003eThe Time Machine\u003c\/i\u003e), 1921 (\u003ci\u003eWe\u003c\/i\u003e), 1925 (\u003ci\u003eThe Trial\u003c\/i\u003e), 1932 (\u003ci\u003eBrave New World\u003c\/i\u003e), 1949 (\u003ci\u003eNineteen Eighty-Four\u003c\/i\u003e), 1955 (\u003ci\u003eThe Chrysalids\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(P) 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. © 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49398085878064,"sku":"BDgwv7","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/gwv7-cover.jpg?v=1762373735","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-gwv7","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}