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Episode 2

In a corrupted society, where promiscuity is the norm and eugenics a respectable science, can John the Savage remain true to the values he learnt on the primitive reservation?

by Aldous Huxley

The Dangerous Visions Season continues with the second part of Aldous Huxley's Classic dystopian tale . John the "Savage" has been brought back to a "civilised" world where promiscuity is the norm, eugenics a respectable science and the drug Soma freely available. Can he retain the ideal of freedom his childhood taught him? Dramatised by Jonathan Holloway.

Director: David Hunter.

58 minutes

Last on

Sat 4 Jun 2016 21:00

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Credits

Role Contributor
Bernard Justin Salinger
Helmholtz Jonathan Coy
Lenina Pippa Bennett-Warner
The Director Anton Lesser
John Milton Lopes
Linda Karina Fernandez
Fanny Nicola Ferguson
Henry Sam Rix
Miss Keats Scarlett Brookes
Mustapha Mond Sean Baker
Dr Shaw Nick Underwood
Author Aldous Huxley
Adaptor Jonathan Holloway
Director David Hunter

Broadcasts

  • Sun 29 May 2016 15:00
  • Sat 4 Jun 2016 21:00

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