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Ray Bradbury The Veldt

Networks
BBC (as its archives name them)
Episodes
2

First published in 1950, the action is set 100 years in the future, as Lydia and George struggle with their technologically advanced home taking over their lives and their role as parents.

More about it

Their two children, Peter and Wendy are obsessed with a virtual reality room called the 'nursery' which can reproduce any place they imagine. Lydia is distraught over their morbid preoccupation with a vivid virtual African Veldt complete with smells, where lions roam the open rural landscape.

Consequently, both children have become completely uncooperative and lie to their parents as a result of their lack of discipline.

Lydia and George decide to take action, but it’s a decision they may regret.

Diana Olsson stars as Lydia and John Cazabon as George.

With Jon Hewitt and Nina Ludlow as the children.

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme 5 March 1959.

Dramatised by Jack Pulman

Producer, Frederick Bradnum

Episodes, in broadcast order

  1. The Veldt

    No date given · 28 min

  2. The Veldt

    No date given · 44 min

Where it comes from 2

The archive items its episodes are played from, best first, with each one’s rights as its archive states them. An episode two sets both hold is played from the first.

  1. Ray Bradbury The Veldt 1959

    Radio Performances of Books · 1 episode here · archive.org

    the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it.

  2. Ray Bradbury - The Veldt - 2007

    Old Time Radio · 1 episode here · archive.org

    the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it.

From Radio Performances of Books at the Internet Archive.

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