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brecklundin · 11-09-2010, 04:17 PM

Been on an audiobook run of late so thought I would pass along this one from BBC.

They have Philip K. Dick's "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" is on this week. This is not a dramatization but a reading of the novella. I just recently finished reading it for the first time I was left confused about the point so it's going to be fun to listen to the reading.

Oh, in case someone does not know it, this is the story that the movie Blade Runner was based on...but it's not the same story at all. It's similar in ways but very, very different.

Anyway, these are free and anyone can listen to the BBC radio even though the online BBC TV is restricted to UK boundaries. Anyway here is a link to the first episode:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode...eep_Episode_1/

The 2nd episode is also up as well but they expire after 7-days from being posted in their archives. BTW, I am sure that there will only be 2-episodes as it's just a novella but there might be a 3rd, I dunno...have to finish it to find out.

EDIT: Opps!! checking the schedule there are at least 3-episodes as there is a 3rd scheduled for tomorrow. Sooo, I dunno how many there will be. Each is only 21-minutes long.

11-09-2010, 04:17 PM	#1
brecklundin Banned Posts: 1,906 Karma: 15348 Join Date: Jun 2007 Device: mine	Audiobook: BBC Radio - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep Been on an audiobook run of late so thought I would pass along this one from BBC. They have Philip K. Dick's "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" is on this week. This is not a dramatization but a reading of the novella. I just recently finished reading it for the first time I was left confused about the point so it's going to be fun to listen to the reading. Oh, in case someone does not know it, this is the story that the movie Blade Runner was based on...but it's not the same story at all. It's similar in ways but very, very different. Anyway, these are free and anyone can listen to the BBC radio even though the online BBC TV is restricted to UK boundaries. Anyway here is a link to the first episode: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode...eep_Episode_1/ The 2nd episode is also up as well but they expire after 7-days from being posted in their archives. BTW, I am sure that there will only be 2-episodes as it's just a novella but there might be a 3rd, I dunno...have to finish it to find out. EDIT: Opps!! checking the schedule there are at least 3-episodes as there is a 3rd scheduled for tomorrow. Sooo, I dunno how many there will be. Each is only 21-minutes long. Last edited by brecklundin; 11-09-2010 at 04:25 PM.