Caves Of Steel by Isaac Asimov

Posted by Riklaa on December 12, 2010 at 5:52pm

 

Isaac Asimov - Caves Of Steel
First broadcast 19890624. SATURDAY NIGHT THEATRE.

BBC Radio Four -160K - split in 2 parts

By Isaac Asimov, adapted by Bert Coules.
Staring Ed Bishop as New York cop Elijah Baley and Sam Dastor as his robot partner Daneel Olivaw.
Directed by Matthew Walters 

In this novel, Isaac Asimov first introduced Elijah Baley and R. Daneel Olivaw, who would later become his, and more so his readers', favourite protagonists. They live roughly three millennia in Earth's future, a time when hyperspace travel has been discovered, and a few worlds relatively close to Earth have been colonised — fifty planets known as the "Spacer worlds." The Spacer worlds are rich, have low population density (average population of one hundred million each), and use robot labour very heavily. Meanwhile, Earth is overpopulated (with a total population of 8 billion), and strict rules against robots have been passed. The eponymous "caves of steel" are vast city complexes covered by huge metal domes, capable of supporting tens of millions each. The New York City of that era, for example, encompasses present-day New York State, as well as large tracts of New Jersey.

Part 1 of 2

Caves of Steel, The -- Isaac Asimov-01.mp3

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  • Jim Duthie March 17, 2015 at 5:12pm

    Thank you.  I have always enjoyed everything Asimov.

  • Martin Ridley August 21, 2014 at 5:44pm

    thank you wonderful

  • Luke Danes August 19, 2014 at 3:22pm

    Thank you for this!

    Sad Tom

  • Mike Hobart October 22, 2011 at 5:05am
    There was an attempt to adapt this for Australian radio back in the 1960s but it was painful to listen to.    The producers had obviously been influenced by American television's police shows and soft-peddled the science-fiction elements in favor of making it just another cop story.
  • Jim Robarts October 8, 2011 at 6:26pm
    Thanks for the show...
  • Robert Johnson October 8, 2011 at 3:12am
    Great listen. Thanks for putting it on.  -  Robert
  • Peter Regel December 13, 2010 at 3:30pm

    This is actually a mystery - one I did not solve, I might add.  It's one of the better stories in this genre, but that may be because I like a good whodunit.  Listeners will enjoy it. 

     

    • Riklaa > Peter Regel December 13, 2010 at 10:04pm

      I know it is, I was going to link it to Whodunit and I forgot, think I will.  Thanks for reminding me. ---- Rick

  • Bill Hollweg December 13, 2010 at 2:36pm

    Love this book- looking fwd to the AD!

  • Riklaa December 12, 2010 at 6:09pm

    Caves Of Steel by Isaac Asimov

    Part 2 of 2

    Caves of Steel, The -- Isaac Asimov-02.mp3

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