- The Foundation Trilogy (BBC Radio)
Isaac Asimov 'sThe Foundation Trilogy was adapted in eight hour-long episodes by theBBC , 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 toTerminus .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
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Geoffrey Beevers asGaal Dornick
*Lee Montague asSalvor Hardin
*Julian Glover asHober Mallow
*Dinsdale Landen asBel Riose
*Angela Pleasence as Bayta
*Maurice Denham asEbling Mis
*Prunella Scales asLady Callia External links
* [http://wordaloud.dnsalias.com/Wordaloud/main.asp?Action=RDDisplay&DID=39 Word Aloud.com article]
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