1st Broadcast 8th November 1986 BBC Radio 4
2nd Broadcast 10th November 1986 BBC Radio 4
Writer
James Follett
Alec Reid
Synopsis
Eight thousand square miles of solid ice, which have become detached from the
Antarctic, are drifting inexorably towards New York harbour.
The combined might of the US military seems powerless to avert the collisions, but if it occurs, the whole city will "ring like a bell"
cast
| Julia Hammond | Carol Drinkwater |
| Glyn Sherwood | Anthony Hyde |
| Narrator | Sean Barrett |
| Oaf | Eric Allan |
| Captain Hagan | Ed Bishop |
| Admiral Pearson | Don Fellows |
| US President | Alan Tilvern |
| Angus Brill | Brian Hewlett |
| Walter Krantz | Peter Marinker |
| TV Reporter | Kim Wall |
| Maguire | Bruce Boa |
| Stevens | Jonathan Tafler |
| Mason | Andrew Branch |
| Lt. Klein | David Goodland |
| Greaser | Stephen Hattersley |
| Chief Engineer | Paul Gregory |
| TV Announcer | Rachel Gurney |
James Follett Comments
None so far.
Running Time
88 Minutes
Notes
The book Ice went on to become this radio play
in a very modified version.
The Novel Ice
comes at least a decade before this radio play.
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