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Radio 4 Extra,20 Feb 1966,30 mins

2. Down Came a Blackbird

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Birds and animals are being wiped out following an earthquake in the Kent countryside. A strange kind of mud has started oozing from the fissure in Holly Mill Lane as the mystery deepens in the new town of Redlow. Starring Roger Delgado and Maurice Denham. Victor Pemberton's sci-fi mystery serial. Hugh Deverill, MP …. Maurice Denham Professor Josef Gomez …. Roger Delgado Anna Deverill …. Marion Mathie Professor Lippert …. Allan McClelland Inspector Baxter …. Geoffrey Matthews Professor Landers …. Rolf Lefebvre Dr Ken Richards …. David Spenser 'Tug' Wilson …. Stephen Jack Mrs Luke …. Noel Hood Nursing Sister …. Eva Haddon Janet Marshall …. Elizabeth Proud Sorensen …. Fraser Kerr RAF Corporal …. Anthony Hall Barry …. Glyn Dearman Special Effects: The BBC Radiophonic Workshop Producer: John Tydeman First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in February 1966.

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