tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post3499113266210149473..comments2024-03-10T00:00:31.355+00:00Comments on BRIAN SIBLEY : his blog: RADIO ILLUSTRATIONSBrian Sibleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-23143381573039994962014-06-14T22:27:14.948+01:002014-06-14T22:27:14.948+01:00Phil makes a good point - radio has always worked ...Phil makes a good point - radio has always worked for Ray and that's odd for someone with so many futuristic settings. I think it may be because he is primarily a psychological writer. More than any imagined future he asks us to look at ourselves, our hopes and aspirations and how what we do both individually and collectively impacts on those around us. Radio makes us examine the beauty and intelligence of his observations so much more than watching for plot lines.It's a great vehicle in that respect.Boll Weavilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-58852276055667191882014-06-14T18:15:13.574+01:002014-06-14T18:15:13.574+01:00Thank you both... Such kind words – from my two fr...Thank you both... Such kind words – from my two friends who understand and appreciate the worlds of Ray Bradbury better than any one else I know – are hugely appreciated. Brian Sibleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-64760270161578223172014-06-14T17:15:44.478+01:002014-06-14T17:15:44.478+01:00Congratulations, Brian, on another magnificent Bra...Congratulations, Brian, on another magnificent Bradbury adaptation. Radio has always seemed the most successful medium for adapting Ray's works. There's no inherent reason why film or TV couldn't do it, but the record clearly shows that radio has succeeded time and time again.<br /><br />I just hope this prompts Radio 4 to do more... there are enough stories in THE ILLUSTRATED MAN for at least another five programmes like today's...<br />Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04216810702125906530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-76764235183627140402014-06-14T14:22:37.271+01:002014-06-14T14:22:37.271+01:00Great write up - another screen snip is in order t...Great write up - another screen snip is in order to go with the recording ! We all know the story of Ray's rush to turn the Martian Chronicles into a full-length book by quickly adding joining sections. Here we see him again as a short story writer framing his work for publication as a novel in an amazingly original way. We shouldn't forget that successful use of a device - using his never-ending pot of ideas to do something that flows well. As for not using The Veldt again - thank heavens ! All those million stories that lie unused of comparable merit so I don't see the limitations placed on you as restrictive but merely a chance to try less well-known parts of the novel.Wish Ray was around to hear the finished product though....Boll Weavilnoreply@blogger.com