Acid Dream: The Great LSD Plot
BBC Radio Wales · BBC
Show overview
Acid Dream: The Great LSD Plot has published 7 episodes during 2022. That works out to roughly 2 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 21 min and 25 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. It is catalogued as a EN-language Society & Culture show.
The catalogue appears to be on hiatus or wound down — the most recent episode landed 3.5 years ago, with no new episodes in over a year. Published by BBC.
From the publisher
In the 1970s it's estimated that about 60% of the world's LSD came from one place: Wales. This is the story of an attempt to start a revolution of the mind, from a Welsh farmhouse.
Latest Episodes
6. The Microdoctrine
Final episode of the LSD saga about an attempt to spark a revolution of the mind. Kate goes on a journey to meet the man at the heart of the great LSD plot. What were his true motives? And was it all worth it? In the 1970s it’s estimated that around 60% of the world’s LSD came from one place: Wales. This is the story of the Microdot Gang - a rag tag group of chemists, dealers, businessmen and hippy dreamers. They believed that acid had the power to save the world. Narrated by Rhys Ifans (House of the Dragon, Notting Hill, Harry Potter) and starring Hannah Murray (Game of Thrones, Skins), Acid Dream is written by Welsh playwright Tim Price and features original music from Super Furry Animals frontman Gruff Rhys. Contains references to drug use.Written by Tim Price Narrator…. Rhys Ifans Christine…. Hannah Murray Contributors…. Alston Hughes, Stephen Bentley and Catherine Hayes Original music…. Gruff Rhys Sound design…. Peregrine Andrews. Researcher…. Hayley Mills Production Co-ordinator…. Caroline Barlow Extracts read from The Untold Story of Christine BottProducer…. James Robinson A BBC Studios production.
5. Dream's End
Episode five of the LSD saga about an attempt to spark a revolution of the mind.Richard and Christine receive their sentences, along with the rest of the Microdot Gang. But what’s the legacy of their great LSD plot? Kate, a friend of Christine’s recalls her own complicated experiences with the drug. In the 1970s it’s estimated that around 60% of the world’s LSD came from one place: Wales. This is the story of the Microdot Gang - a rag tag group of chemists, dealers, businessmen and hippy dreamers. They believed that acid had the power to save the world. Narrated by Rhys Ifans (House of the Dragon, Notting Hill, Harry Potter) and starring Hannah Murray (Game of Thrones, Skins), Acid Dream is written by Welsh playwright Tim Price and features original music from Super Furry Animals frontman Gruff Rhys.Contains references to drug use and an account of rape.Written by Tim Price Narrator…. Rhys Ifans Christine…. Hannah Murray Contributors…. Alston Hughes, Stephen Bentley and Catherine Hayes Original music…. Gruff Rhys Sound design…. Peregrine Andrews. Researcher…. Hayley Mills Production Co-ordinator…. Caroline Barlow Extracts read from The Untold Story of Christine BottProducer…. James Robinson A BBC Studios production.
4. Counting Sheep
Episode four of the LSD saga about an attempt to spark a revolution of the mind, from a Welsh farmhouse. As the police surveillance operation grows, the noose tightens around Richard and Christine and their standards begin to slip. Can they hold onto the ‘good life’ they’ve built in Wales? In the 1970s it’s estimated that around 60% of the world’s LSD came from one place: Wales. This is the story of the Microdot Gang - a rag tag group of chemists, dealers, businessmen and hippy dreamers. They believed that acid had the power to save the world. Narrated by Rhys Ifans (House of the Dragon, Notting Hill, Harry Potter) and starring Hannah Murray (Game of Thrones, Skins), Acid Dream is written by Welsh playwright Tim Price and features original music from Super Furry Animals frontman Gruff Rhys. Contains references to drug use.Written by Tim Price Narrator…. Rhys Ifans Christine…. Hannah Murray Contributors…. Alston Hughes, Stephen Bentley and Catherine Hayes Original music…. Gruff Rhys Sound design…. Peregrine Andrews. Researcher…. Hayley Mills Production Co-ordinator…. Caroline Barlow Extracts read from The Untold Story of Christine BottProducer…. James Robinson A BBC Studios production.
3. The Mole
Episode three of the LSD saga, charts the launch of Operation Julie - an unprecedented police operation which aims to bring down the Microdot Gang. For detective Stephen Bentley it means a life-changing mission, as he's sent deep undercover... to become a hippy. In the 1970s it's estimated that around 60% of the world's LSD came from one place: Wales. This is the story of the Microdot Gang - a rag tag group of chemists, dealers, businessmen and hippy dreamers. They believed that acid had the power to save the world. Narrated by Rhys Ifans (House of the Dragon, Notting Hill, Harry Potter) and starring Hannah Murray (Game of Thrones, Skins), Acid Dream is written by Welsh playwright Tim Price and features original music from Super Furry Animals frontman Gruff Rhys. Written by Tim Price Narrator.... Rhys Ifans Christine.... Hannah Murray Contributors.... Alston Hughes, Stephen Bentley and Catherine Hayes Original music.... Gruff Rhys Sound design.... Peregrine Andrews. Researcher.... Hayley Mills Production Co-ordinator.... Caroline Barlow Extracts read from The Untold Story of Christine BottProducer.... James Robinson A BBC Studios production.
2. The Golden Goose
Episode two of the LSD saga about an attempt to start a revolution of the mind, from a Welsh farmhouse. Richard Kemp's reputation as a psychedelic chemist grows. And as he and Christine search for a new base for their operation, the Welsh hills beckon. In the 1970s it's estimated that around 60% of the world's LSD came from one place: Wales. This is the story of the Microdot Gang - a rag tag group of chemists, dealers, businessmen and hippy dreamers. They believed that acid had the power to save the world. Narrated by Rhys Ifans (House of the Dragon, Notting Hill, Harry Potter) and starring Hannah Murray (Game of Thrones, Skins), Acid Dream is written by Welsh playwright Tim Price and features original music from Super Furry Animals frontman Gruff Rhys. Contains references to drug use.Written by Tim Price Narrator.... Rhys Ifans Christine.... Hannah Murray Contributors.... Alston Hughes, Stephen Bentley and Catherine Hayes Original music.... Gruff Rhys Sound design.... Peregrine Andrews. Researcher.... Hayley Mills Production Co-ordinator.... Caroline Barlow Extracts read from The Untold Story of Christine BottProducer.... James Robinson A BBC Studios production.
1. Dream Away
The first episode of an epic story that charts an attempt to start a revolution of the mind, from a Welsh farmhouse. In the 1970s it's estimated that around 60% of the world's LSD came from one place: Wales. This is the story of the Microdot Gang - a ragtag group of chemists, dealers, businessmen and hippy dreamers. They believed that acid had the power to save the world. Narrated by Rhys Ifans (House of the Dragon, Notting Hill, Harry Potter) and starring Hannah Murray (Game of Thrones, Skins), Acid Dream is written by Welsh playwright Tim Price and features original music from Super Furry Animals frontman, Gruff Rhys. Contains references to drug use.Written by Tim Price Narrator.... Rhys Ifans Christine.... Hannah Murray Contributors.... Alston Hughes, Stephen Bentley and Catherine Hayes Original music.... Gruff Rhys Sound design.... Peregrine Andrews. Researcher.... Hayley Mills Production Co-ordinator.... Caroline Barlow Extracts read from The Untold Story of Christine BottProducer.... James RobinsonA BBC Studios production.
Welcome to Acid Dream: The Great LSD Plot
In the 1970s it’s estimated that about 60% of the world’s LSD came from one place: Wales. This is the story of an attempt to start a revolution of the mind, from a Welsh farmhouse