Classic Radio Sci-Fi

Classic Radio Sci-Fi

De: John Wyndham

Narrado por: Sacha Dhawan, Owen Teale, Cathy Tyson

When young Matthew starts talking to himself, and introduces his invisible friend, Chocky, to the family, his parents decide it's just a phase he is going through. But when Matthew starts explaining binary maths and anti-gravity propulsion, they begin to worry. Is Chocky really just the product of an over-inactive imagination, or something more?

Based on a novel by John Wyndham, this full-cast radio drama was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1998.

©1953, 1968 John Wyndham; 2008 BBC Audiobooks Ltd (P)2008 BBC Audiobooks Ltd

Pleasantly surprised

Would you listen to Classic Radio Sci-Fi again? Why?

I am for sure planning on listening to this again. It was quite a ride.

What did you like best about this story?

I liked the characters a lot and the soundtrack was amazing.

Have you listened to any of the narrators’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

N/A

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The conversation between chocky and the dad was mesmerizing.

Any additional comments?

Definitely a good story, highly recommended.

Classic Sci-Fi done well

Great cast, interesting story. I wish my father was as rational! Recommended listening if you like the works of Wyndham or Kneale.

First rate

I loved this book when I first read it long ago. This dramatization captures the story in great detail. The acting is so professional it seems effortless. And the gradual ramping up of tension is done very well. I recommend this.

AMAZING Radio Adaptation of the Book!

Any additional comments?

I honestly don't think the production staff/actors behind this radio play could have done a better job of encapsulating the essence of the story and theme in Wyndham's work. You really get a sense of the confusion and trauma that this little boy is going through, along with the mystery of whether or not the voices in his head are real or imagined.

9.4 / 10