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From BBC Radio 4:
Adapted by Judith Adams
Science fiction with incredible humanity from a brilliant feminist writer. This is the first dramatisation of Ursula Le Guin's 1969 novel which is as groundbreaking in its approach to gender as when it was first published over 45 years ago.
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In a snow-changed city in the middle of an Ice Age on an alien world, one young man prepares for the biggest mission of his life. Alone and unarmed, Genly Ai has been sent from Earth to persuade the world of Ge ...more
Adapted by Judith Adams
Science fiction with incredible humanity from a brilliant feminist writer. This is the first dramatisation of Ursula Le Guin's 1969 novel which is as groundbreaking in its approach to gender as when it was first published over 45 years ago.
Episode 1:
In a snow-changed city in the middle of an Ice Age on an alien world, one young man prepares for the biggest mission of his life. Alone and unarmed, Genly Ai has been sent from Earth to persuade the world of Ge ...more
Saying you don't like Science Fiction is like saying you don't like classical music. There is so much variation in this genre as in any. You don't know Sci-Fi if you have read one book or a dozen, or 10 recommendations from friends. It is only when you have read every science fiction book ever written before you can say you don't like any of it.
The Left Hand of Darkness is science fiction, but it is more than that. It is a deeply touching story of love and friendship.
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The Left Hand of Darkness is science fiction, but it is more than that. It is a deeply touching story of love and friendship.
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