“Martians Never Die” is the next in our series of updated radio sci-fi pieces from the forties and fifties. Re-recorded with new actors, modern sound effects and atmospheric music. During these productions we try to stick to the original script as closely as possible; in-turn seeking to create modern, yet strangely old fashioned pieces of radio drama…
What is the ideal bodyguard? The most ferocious looking? The most efficient killer? Or the most devoted? On Earth, you might find a combination of all three, but it’d never be as effective as the curious creature which came back from Mars with Dr. Clyde Curtis; the first human to ever step foot on the red planet…
CAST:
Hal Stern Tim Rutherford
Fay Curtis Christine Bellamy
Clyde Curtis Ian Carter
The Reporter Stephen Bullivant
Dr Anderson / Shaughtowel Peter Beeston
The Narrator Claire Hodgson
CREDITS:
Written by Lucius Daniel
Music by Matt Seldon.
This production also features the track “Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space” by Spiritualized
The original version of this play was first broadcast on ‘ABC Radio’ March 12, 1953
Directed and Edited by Peter Beeston
This work is released under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported license
Oh, and if you want to compare versions, this is the original 1953 broadcast: http://cdn2.libsyn.com/boxcars711/Tales_Of_Tomarrow_-_Martians_Never_Die_3-12-53.mp3
You’ve made a great job of it, Peter. Thoroughly enjoyed it – both taking part and listening to the finished piece.
Now to tell as many people as I can!
Looking forward to the next collaboration.