The Foundation Trilogy (BBC Radio)

Isaac Asimov's The Foundation Trilogy was adapted in eight hour-long episodes by the BBC, first broadcast in 1973, and repeated in 1977 and 2002.

Episodes

Psychohistory and Encyclopedia

The opening episode begins on Trantor capital of the Empire, with the meeting of Seldon and Dornick, their trial and exile to Terminus.The action jumps forward fifty years, where the repercussions of recent independence of the Four Kingdoms are felt on Terminus, and are handled by the first Mayor, Salvor Hardin.

The Mayors

We move a further twenty years forward, as Mayor Hardin faces the domination of the nearby and most powerful Kingdom, Anacreon.

The Merchant Princes

150 years after The Foundation is established, and the powerful trading nation faces its greatest threat, guided by Hober Mallow

The General

200 years after its creation, The Foundation battles Bel Riose, a General from the dying Galactic Empire.

The Mule

A further 100 years have passed, and The Foundation is challenged by an unexpected threat, called The Mule

Flight From The Mule

During the war against The Mule, some key figures flee Terminus in search of The Second Foundation.

The Mule Finds

The Mule attempts to find The Second Foundation.

Star's End

Sixty years later, and a teenage girl is at the centre of the renewed search for The Second Foundation.

Changes From The Written Trilogy

* The conflict between The Foundation and Anacreon takes place 70 years into the Foundation era; in the novels it occurs at 80 F.E.

Principal Cast

* Geoffrey Beevers as Gaal Dornick
* Lee Montague as Salvor Hardin
* Julian Glover as Hober Mallow
* Dinsdale Landen as Bel Riose
* Angela Pleasence as Bayta
* Maurice Denham as Ebling Mis
* Prunella Scales as Lady Callia

External links

* [http://wordaloud.dnsalias.com/Wordaloud/main.asp?Action=RDDisplay&DID=39 Word Aloud.com article]

References