Audiobook: BBC Radio - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep

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.

weateallthepies · 11-09-2010, 04:26 PM

There are eight parts to that one.

They've also got a reading of HP Lovecraft's - At The Mountains of Madness though I think the first part has disappeared now.

It's quite easy to grab the mp3 from iplayer if you google it. I know you are not supposed to but I could record it from the radio if I so wished so I find it hard to feel evil.

brecklundin · 11-09-2010, 04:30 PM

excellent..thanks!! I just noticed that they also are doing Brave New World this week as well and that the first part of episode 1 actually beings at about 18:40 in the Do Androids Dream so I guess one might want to listen to both in tandem.

andyh2000 · 11-10-2010, 11:08 AM

For those interested "Brave New World" has 10 parts: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00dpyg1

Andrew

brecklundin · 11-10-2010, 11:11 AM

yeah, gotta love their "Banned Book Week"...

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.

11-10-2010, 11:08 AM	#4
andyh2000 Avid reader Posts: 880 Karma: 6399168 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: UK Device: Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 / Kindle Paperwhite / TCL Nxtpaper 14	For those interested "Brave New World" has 10 parts: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00dpyg1 Andrew Last edited by andyh2000; 11-10-2010 at 11:16 AM.

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weateallthepies Lord of the Pies Posts: 252 Karma: 103458 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kindle Scribe, Kindle Oasis 3, Kobo Sage, Onyx Boox Leaf 2, iPad Pro	There are eight parts to that one. They've also got a reading of HP Lovecraft's - At The Mountains of Madness though I think the first part has disappeared now. It's quite easy to grab the mp3 from iplayer if you google it. I know you are not supposed to but I could record it from the radio if I so wished so I find it hard to feel evil.

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brecklundin Banned Posts: 1,906 Karma: 15348 Join Date: Jun 2007 Device: mine	excellent..thanks!! I just noticed that they also are doing Brave New World this week as well and that the first part of episode 1 actually beings at about 18:40 in the Do Androids Dream so I guess one might want to listen to both in tandem.

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brecklundin Banned Posts: 1,906 Karma: 15348 Join Date: Jun 2007 Device: mine	yeah, gotta love their "Banned Book Week"...

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