Science Fiction Season (original) (raw)

I'm curious. Is anyone else listening to the Science Fiction Season stuff on Radio 4 (and 3 and 7)?

I have been listening to The Death of Grass (Woman's Hour serial) and Rendezvous with Rama (Classic Serial), and I am looking forward to The State of the Art, this afternoon's Afternoon Play.

I am in an interesting position, as I have both an MA in Science Fiction Studies, and a Diploma in Writing and Production for Radio. While I am thrilled that Radio 4 has committed some time to on-air Science Fiction, I have not so far been particularly impressed with the standard of the drama. Episode one of Rendezvous with Rama was slow and uninteresting, with too much 'infodumping', and not enough story, IMO. The Death of Grass is better, but the plummy accents being used to set the action firmly in the 1950s serve to make the drama less immediate, and keep the listener a little too comfortable. IMO.

What does everyone else think?