Martin Jarvis, Peter Sallis and Anthony Jackson also feature in this thrilling six-part dramatisation of H.G. Wells' book, first broadcast on Radio 4 in 1967, here presented as the triple CD release of 2007.
On a school trip to the Natural History Museum in London, a 12-year-old loner named George is banished for something he didn't do. Angry, he lashes out and breaks off a dragon's head carved onto the wall of the museum. Next thing he knows, a pterodactyl carving comes to life and begins to chase him.
In his reading of this sequel to Stoneheart (2007), Dale displays his mastery of vocal characterizations ranging from a blustery, sputtering friar to an imperiously proud Roman-era queen. Intrepid heroes George and Edie, caught in a world of warring Spits (statues representing humans) and Taints (statues of monsters and mythical creatures), attempt to rescue their friend, who is in the clutches of a supernatural figure. Dale’s voice is appropriately creepy and evil when depicting this supernatural character.
Alan Watts speaks to the ancient art of living the Zen life. Accompanying himself on the Koto, Watts enriches the program with readings of Zen poetry and stories. 2 cassettes.
Susannah Faulconer flees her society wedding on the back of a bad boy's Harley and enters a world for which no etiquette book could ever prepare her. A world with men such as Mitch Blaine, a corporate genius who has no time for a rich California socialite, and Sam Gamble, a charismatic visionary. Now, the unforgettable woman called Hot Shot must find the courage to see her dreams through, on her own terms.