Strings - a podcast by BBC Radio 4

Linda Marshall Griffiths's drama imagines a future world where the survival of the species is threatened and decisions must be made about what is worth saving.

The Longyears spacecraft, with its five person crew, is on a mission to launch into the future by entering interconnected cosmic strings. Once in the time dilation they will await a wave-beacon from NASA that will indicate the moment to return to a future ravaged Earth where the doomsday vault that they carry on board can be utilised and re-introduced to save the human race. However, as the ship enters the cosmic strings and is propelled into a time dilation, time itself begins to complicate.Enda.....Tamara Lawrance
Doug.....Andonis AnthonyJilly.....Jenny Platt
Rez.....Alfred EnochMilo.....Adetomiwa Edun
Treth.....Claire BenedictSound Design by Sharon Hughes
Directed by Nadia MolinariWritten by Linda Marshall Griffiths

Programme Consultants: Dr James M Lea, Dr Ian Dawson, Dr Catherine HeinemeyerA BBC Audio Drama North Production

The drama uses 3D binaural audio; please listen on headphones for a unique immersive experience.

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