By Ray Bradbury
(dramatised for radio by Gregory Evans)
BBC Radio
Production
Information
BBC Radio 1982
“Sometime in the future,
the fireman’s role has changed from stopping fires to starting them: the
material being all books or printed matter of any kind. Fahrenheit 451 is the
temperature at which books burn. But Montag the fireman is beginning to have
doubts about his role… “
Cast
Montag Michael Pennington
Millie Pamela Salem
Beatty Peter Miles
Narrator Jonathan Newth
Clarisse Patience Tomlinson
Medic/Announcer Spencer Banks
Stoneman Michael Simkins
Woman Susan Dowdall
Faber Peter Tuddenham
Granger Hugh Dickson
Simmons Alan Dudley
Director Brian Miller