The Paradise Crater
Sarah Dillon tells us about the nuclear short story by atomic energy adviser Philip Wylie.
The Essay · BBC Radio 3
February 3, 202313m 56s
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Show Notes
Arrested by military intelligence, Philip Wylie (1902-1971) went on to become an adviser to the chairman of the Joint Congressional Committee for Atomic Energy. At least nine films have been made out of stories he published which ranged across topics including ecology, science fiction and the threat of nuclear holocaust. New Generation Thinker Sarah Dillon reads his short story The Paradise Crater.
Producer: Luke Mulhall