BBC Radio Drama Collection - James Follett torrent

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James Follett (1939-2021) was an English author and screenwriter. Follett became a full-time fiction writer in 1976, after resigning as a technical writer for the Ministry of Defence.
He wrote over 20 novels, several television plays and more than 30 radio dramas, predominantly in the 1970s.
His most famous radio plays were the serials Earthsearch and The Destruction Factor, which are presented elsewhere. This collection includes twelve other full-cast dramas, written by Follett.
The Bionic Blob
A ‘Thing’ from outer space accidentally arrives on Earth. Its greatest ambition is to become a side-kick to a private-eye.
Amy …. Sandra Dickinson
Slim Chance …. Ed Bishop
Other parts played by John Bay and Harold Kasket
Written by James Follett
Directed by John Tydeman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1979
The Doppelganger Machine
Christmas, 1933: a plane is due to fly mail from France to England. The Armstrong Whitworth Argosy takes off from Paris Orly Airport en-route to Croydon aerodrome. But their unexpected actual destination – and time-zone - astounds both the aircraft’s occupants and the authorities on the ground.
Travers …. Peter Pratt
Skip …. Hector Ross
Gerry …. Nigel Lambert
Mac …. Hugh Ross
Esther …. Eva Haddon
Muller …. William Eedle
Sergeant …. John Samson
Anton Barrett …. Manning Wilson
Post Office Official …. Denis McCarthy
Officer …. Julian Fox
Radar Operator …. John Foley
PO Cash …. John Bull
Written by James Follett
Directed by Roger Pine
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1974
Ice
Eight thousand square miles of solid ice, which have become detached from the Antarctic, are drifting inexorably towards New York Harbor. The combined might of the US military seems powerless to avert the collision, but if it occurs, the whole city will ‘ring like a bell’.
Narrator ….. Sean Barrett
Julia Hammond ….. Carol Drinkwater
Glyn Sherwood ….. Anthony Hyde
Oaf ….. Eric Allan
Captain Hagan ….. Ed Bishop
Admiral Pearson ….. Don Fellows
US President ….. Alan Tilvern
Angus Brill ….. Brian Hewlett
Walter Krantz ….. Peter Marinker
TV reporter ….. Kim Wall
Maguire ….. Bruce Boa
Stevens ….. Jonathan Tafler
Steward ….. Peter Howell
Mason ….. Andrew Branch
Lt Klein ….. David Goodland
Greaser ….. Stephen Hattersley
Chief Engineer ….. Paul Gregory
TV announcer ….. Rachel Gurney
Written by James Follett
Directed by Alec Reid
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1986
Jumbo
When Transatlantic Airlines flight No TA 510 leaves Kennedy Airport for London it seems just another routine flight, but many tricks of fate are in store.
Capt Everett ….. Nigel Lambert
Elaine ….. Eva Haddon
Harman ….. Leslie Heritage
Charlie ….. Haydn Jones
Davies ….. Paul Meier
Stewardess ….. Deborah Paige
Ted ….. Alan Tilvern
Mary ….. Jean England
Trevor ….. John Levitt
Joanna ….. Rosalind Adams
Kamarov ….. Trader Faulkner
Operations Manager ….. Clifford Nobgate
Written by James Follett
Produced and directed by Graham Gauld
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1976
The Light of a Thousand Suns
A bizarre chain of unforeseen coincidences sparks a 1990s British nuclear submarine to prepare to launch an all-out attack. Devastating, unpreventable, unless…
Lieutenant Sinclair …… John Rye
Stride …… Ian Thompson
Floyd …… Michael Shannon
Louise Arnott …… Sheila Mitchell
Wallis …… James Hayes
The Prime Minister …… Conrad Phillips
Aitkin …… Sion Probert
Master-at-Arms …… Nigel Graham
Fisher …… John Bull
Theodore Pike …… Vernon Joyner
1st Rating …… Hugh Ross
2nd Rating …… Roger Gartland
Computer Operator …… Carole Boyd
Written by James Follett
Produced and directed by Margaret Etall
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1974
The Man Who Invented Yesterday
Like so many scientists before him, Sir Max is delighted when his experiments come to fruition. His most recent, however, takes him slightly by surprise…
Sir Max Flinders …… Alan Rowe
Jerry Fox …… Graham Faulkner
Sally …… Jenny Twigge
Written by James Follett
Directed by Christopher Venning
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1980
The Rabid Summer
On a hot August Bank Holiday in a small seaside town, panic and disaster strike when it is discovered that rabies has broken out. How did it enter the country? The outbreak must be controlled, people must be protected, the culprit must be found …
David Coleman ….. Patrick Barr
Muriel Coleman ….. Pauline Letts
Collins/Receptionist ….. Betty Baskcomb
Margent ….. John Ringram
Swann ….. Clifford Norgate
Dr Menon ….. Valerie Murray
Harding ….. Michael Tudor Barnes
Blanchard/Townsman ….. Leslie Heritage
WilliS ….. Keith Smith
Major Latham ….. Garard Green
Tess Coleman ….. Jo Manning Wilson
Mathis ….. Malcolm Reid
Nurse/Townswoman ….. Anne Rósenfeld
Mrs Fairchild/Nurse ….. Diana Payan
Kemp/Holidaymaker ….. Peter Woodthorpe
Animal effects ….. Percy Edwards
Written by James Follett
Directed by Kay Patrick
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1980
Rules of Asylum
‘This is the first escape from one of our maximum security sanatoriums. And there might be another…. Are all the prisoners housed in this block?’ ‘We prefer to call them patients.’
Jan Valery ….. James Beattie
Anna ….. Caroline John
Alex ….. Neville Jason
Zoe ….. Rosalyn Slater
Secretary ….. Betty Huntley-Wright
Guard ….. Neville Jason
Governor ….. Manning Wilson
Suskin ….. Vernon Joyner
Suskin’s Chief ….. Brian Haines
A guard-nurse ….. Diana Bishop
Danski ….. Cyril Shaps
Nero ….. Francis De Wolff
Interrogator ….. John Challis
Librarian ….. Betty Huntley-Wright
Restaurant manager ….. Godfrey Kenton
Office girl ….. Rosalyn Slater
Archive clerk ….. Diana Bishop
Written by James Follett
Directed by Margaret Etall
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1973
The Spanish Package
Peter and Jane have retired to Spain. Each year they look forward to a visit from their daughter, Clare. She was unable to come last year, but this year when they go to meet her at Alicante Airport….
Jane ….. Irene Sutcliffe
Peter ….. Michael Harbour
Alan ….. Gavin Campbell
Gillian / Sarah ….. Jane Knowles
Customs Officer / Det-Sgt Reece / Third Tourist ….. Michael Tudor Barnes
Whitton ….. Michael Goldie
Mrs Read / Receptionist ….. Shirley Dixon
Dr Ryan ….. Peter Howell
Marsh ….. James Thomason
Maurice ….. Jonathan Scott
Ossie ….. Walter Hall
Mechanic/First Tourist/Ruffian ….. Paul Meier
Det Insp Boyd ….. Bruce Beeby
Angela / Second Tourist / Loud speaker voice ….. Nicolette McKenzie
Miss Grey ….. Joan Matheson
Written by James Follett
Directed by David H. Godfrey
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1977
The Twisted Image
Two police officers discover the body of a local businessman’s wife in the boot of his car. The Rolls-Royce was stolen from outside his shop in the new town centre.
It should be an open and shut case. The trouble is - the new town centre won’t be built for another five years..?
DI Simmonds …. Douglas Blackwell
Sgt Colt …. Peter Wickham
Mrs Francis …. Joan Matheson
Alan …. Alaric Cotter
Helen …. Christine Absalom
Pathologist …. Jonathan Scott
Paul Holden/Doctor …. Gavin Campbell
Councillor Butcher …. William Eedle
Powell …. Cyril Appleton
Policewoman …. Anne Rosenfeld
Written by James Follett
Directed by Margaret Etall
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1977
The U-boat That Lost Its Nerve
A trial is taking place in a PoW camp for German officers, and a surrendered U-boat is lying off Barrow about to be refitted as a fighting ship for the Royal Navy …
Lt-Cmdr Hans Rahmlow ….. David Ryall
Lt Bernhardt Berndit ….. Nigel Lambert
Lt Wolfgang Stein ….. Michael Deacon
Chief Engineer ….. Michael Shannon
Lt-Cmdr Otto Kruger ….. Paul Gaymon
Major Conrad Shulke ….. Stephen Thorne
Lt Paul Faulk ….. Alan Dudley
Cmdr Willi Leymann ….. Trader Faulkner
Home Guard Captain ….. Jack Carr
Corporal ….. Sion Probert
Written by James Follett
Directed by Margaret Etall
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1975
Vendetta for a Judge
I’m going to ruin that judge’s life, just as he’s ruined ours. I don’t know how, but I’ll think of something. After all, I’ve got plenty of time, haven’t I? Plenty of time. Nine years.’ Plenty of time for a prisoner with an obsession and sufficient enterprise to prepare the ground for total war.
Edward Dawlish ….. Bernard Horsfau
Caroline Dawlish ….. Mary Law
Tom Snaith ….. Roger Hammond
Marion Snaith ….. Freda Dowie
Lord Carthage ….. Brian Haines
Drummond ….. Manning Wilson
Brunt ….. Gregory De Polnat
Foxy ….. Danny Schiller
Castle ….. Adrian Egaif
Ben Dawlish ….. Fred Bryant
Miss Jarvis ….. Brenda Kaye
Rudge ….. Bruce Bennett
Jimmy ….. Henry Knowles
Written by James Follett
Directed by Margaret Etall
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1979
James Follett (1939-2021) was an English author and screenwriter. Follett became a full-time fiction writer in 1976, after resigning as a technical writer for the Ministry of Defence.

He wrote over 20 novels, several television plays and more than 30 radio dramas, predominantly in the 1970s.

His most famous radio plays were the serials Earthsearch and The Destruction Factor, which are presented elsewhere. This collection includes twelve other full-cast dramas, written by Follett.

The Bionic Blob
A ‘Thing’ from outer space accidentally arrives on Earth. Its greatest ambition is to become a side-kick to a private-eye.
Amy …. Sandra Dickinson
Slim Chance …. Ed Bishop
Other parts played by John Bay and Harold Kasket
Written by James Follett
Directed by John Tydeman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1979

The Doppelganger Machine
Christmas, 1933: a plane is due to fly mail from France to England. The Armstrong Whitworth Argosy takes off from Paris Orly Airport en-route to Croydon aerodrome. But their unexpected actual destination – and time-zone - astounds both the aircraft’s occupants and the authorities on the ground.
Travers …. Peter Pratt
Skip …. Hector Ross
Gerry …. Nigel Lambert
Mac …. Hugh Ross
Esther …. Eva Haddon
Muller …. William Eedle
Sergeant …. John Samson
Anton Barrett …. Manning Wilson
Post Office Official …. Denis McCarthy
Officer …. Julian Fox
Radar Operator …. John Foley
PO Cash …. John Bull
Written by James Follett
Directed by Roger Pine
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1974

Ice
Eight thousand square miles of solid ice, which have become detached from the Antarctic, are drifting inexorably towards New York Harbor. The combined might of the US military seems powerless to avert the collision, but if it occurs, the whole city will ‘ring like a bell’.
Narrator ….. Sean Barrett
Julia Hammond ….. Carol Drinkwater
Glyn Sherwood ….. Anthony Hyde
Oaf ….. Eric Allan
Captain Hagan ….. Ed Bishop
Admiral Pearson ….. Don Fellows
US President ….. Alan Tilvern
Angus Brill ….. Brian Hewlett
Walter Krantz ….. Peter Marinker
TV reporter ….. Kim Wall
Maguire ….. Bruce Boa
Stevens ….. Jonathan Tafler
Steward ….. Peter Howell
Mason ….. Andrew Branch
Lt Klein ….. David Goodland
Greaser ….. Stephen Hattersley
Chief Engineer ….. Paul Gregory
TV announcer ….. Rachel Gurney
Written by James Follett
Directed by Alec Reid
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1986

Jumbo
When Transatlantic Airlines flight No TA 510 leaves Kennedy Airport for London it seems just another routine flight, but many tricks of fate are in store.
Capt Everett ….. Nigel Lambert
Elaine ….. Eva Haddon
Harman ….. Leslie Heritage
Charlie ….. Haydn Jones
Davies ….. Paul Meier
Stewardess ….. Deborah Paige
Ted ….. Alan Tilvern
Mary ….. Jean England
Trevor ….. John Levitt
Joanna ….. Rosalind Adams
Kamarov ….. Trader Faulkner
Operations Manager ….. Clifford Nobgate
Written by James Follett
Produced and directed by Graham Gauld
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1976

The Light of a Thousand Suns
A bizarre chain of unforeseen coincidences sparks a 1990s British nuclear submarine to prepare to launch an all-out attack. Devastating, unpreventable, unless…
Lieutenant Sinclair …… John Rye
Stride …… Ian Thompson
Floyd …… Michael Shannon
Louise Arnott …… Sheila Mitchell
Wallis …… James Hayes
The Prime Minister …… Conrad Phillips
Aitkin …… Sion Probert
Master-at-Arms …… Nigel Graham
Fisher …… John Bull
Theodore Pike …… Vernon Joyner
1st Rating …… Hugh Ross
2nd Rating …… Roger Gartland
Computer Operator …… Carole Boyd
Written by James Follett
Produced and directed by Margaret Etall
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1974

The Man Who Invented Yesterday
Like so many scientists before him, Sir Max is delighted when his experiments come to fruition. His most recent, however, takes him slightly by surprise…
Sir Max Flinders …… Alan Rowe
Jerry Fox …… Graham Faulkner
Sally …… Jenny Twigge
Written by James Follett
Directed by Christopher Venning
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1980

The Rabid Summer
On a hot August Bank Holiday in a small seaside town, panic and disaster strike when it is discovered that rabies has broken out. How did it enter the country? The outbreak must be controlled, people must be protected, the culprit must be found …
David Coleman ….. Patrick Barr
Muriel Coleman ….. Pauline Letts
Collins/Receptionist ….. Betty Baskcomb
Margent ….. John Ringram
Swann ….. Clifford Norgate
Dr Menon ….. Valerie Murray
Harding ….. Michael Tudor Barnes
Blanchard/Townsman ….. Leslie Heritage
WilliS ….. Keith Smith
Major Latham ….. Garard Green
Tess Coleman ….. Jo Manning Wilson
Mathis ….. Malcolm Reid
Nurse/Townswoman ….. Anne Rósenfeld
Mrs Fairchild/Nurse ….. Diana Payan
Kemp/Holidaymaker ….. Peter Woodthorpe
Animal effects ….. Percy Edwards
Written by James Follett
Directed by Kay Patrick
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1980

Rules of Asylum
‘This is the first escape from one of our maximum security sanatoriums. And there might be another…. Are all the prisoners housed in this block?’ ‘We prefer to call them patients.’
Jan Valery ….. James Beattie
Anna ….. Caroline John
Alex ….. Neville Jason
Zoe ….. Rosalyn Slater
Secretary ….. Betty Huntley-Wright
Guard ….. Neville Jason
Governor ….. Manning Wilson
Suskin ….. Vernon Joyner
Suskin’s Chief ….. Brian Haines
A guard-nurse ….. Diana Bishop
Danski ….. Cyril Shaps
Nero ….. Francis De Wolff
Interrogator ….. John Challis
Librarian ….. Betty Huntley-Wright
Restaurant manager ….. Godfrey Kenton
Office girl ….. Rosalyn Slater
Archive clerk ….. Diana Bishop
Written by James Follett
Directed by Margaret Etall
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1973

The Spanish Package
Peter and Jane have retired to Spain. Each year they look forward to a visit from their daughter, Clare. She was unable to come last year, but this year when they go to meet her at Alicante Airport….
Jane ….. Irene Sutcliffe
Peter ….. Michael Harbour
Alan ….. Gavin Campbell
Gillian / Sarah ….. Jane Knowles
Customs Officer / Det-Sgt Reece / Third Tourist ….. Michael Tudor Barnes
Whitton ….. Michael Goldie
Mrs Read / Receptionist ….. Shirley Dixon
Dr Ryan ….. Peter Howell
Marsh ….. James Thomason
Maurice ….. Jonathan Scott
Ossie ….. Walter Hall
Mechanic/First Tourist/Ruffian ….. Paul Meier
Det Insp Boyd ….. Bruce Beeby
Angela / Second Tourist / Loud speaker voice ….. Nicolette McKenzie
Miss Grey ….. Joan Matheson
Written by James Follett
Directed by David H. Godfrey
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1977

The Twisted Image
Two police officers discover the body of a local businessman’s wife in the boot of his car. The Rolls-Royce was stolen from outside his shop in the new town centre.
It should be an open and shut case. The trouble is - the new town centre won’t be built for another five years..?
DI Simmonds …. Douglas Blackwell
Sgt Colt …. Peter Wickham
Mrs Francis …. Joan Matheson
Alan …. Alaric Cotter
Helen …. Christine Absalom
Pathologist …. Jonathan Scott
Paul Holden/Doctor …. Gavin Campbell
Councillor Butcher …. William Eedle
Powell …. Cyril Appleton
Policewoman …. Anne Rosenfeld
Written by James Follett
Directed by Margaret Etall
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1977

The U-boat That Lost Its Nerve
A trial is taking place in a PoW camp for German officers, and a surrendered U-boat is lying off Barrow about to be refitted as a fighting ship for the Royal Navy …
Lt-Cmdr Hans Rahmlow ….. David Ryall
Lt Bernhardt Berndit ….. Nigel Lambert
Lt Wolfgang Stein ….. Michael Deacon
Chief Engineer ….. Michael Shannon
Lt-Cmdr Otto Kruger ….. Paul Gaymon
Major Conrad Shulke ….. Stephen Thorne
Lt Paul Faulk ….. Alan Dudley
Cmdr Willi Leymann ….. Trader Faulkner
Home Guard Captain ….. Jack Carr
Corporal ….. Sion Probert
Written by James Follett
Directed by Margaret Etall
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1975

Vendetta for a Judge
I’m going to ruin that judge’s life, just as he’s ruined ours. I don’t know how, but I’ll think of something. After all, I’ve got plenty of time, haven’t I? Plenty of time. Nine years.’ Plenty of time for a prisoner with an obsession and sufficient enterprise to prepare the ground for total war.
Edward Dawlish ….. Bernard Horsfau
Caroline Dawlish ….. Mary Law
Tom Snaith ….. Roger Hammond
Marion Snaith ….. Freda Dowie
Lord Carthage ….. Brian Haines
Drummond ….. Manning Wilson
Brunt ….. Gregory De Polnat
Foxy ….. Danny Schiller
Castle ….. Adrian Egaif
Ben Dawlish ….. Fred Bryant
Miss Jarvis ….. Brenda Kaye
Rudge ….. Bruce Bennett
Jimmy ….. Henry Knowles
Written by James Follett
Directed by Margaret Etall
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1979