August 2026: There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury

One day in the life of a house, during which ghosts of its previous occupants are gradually revealed.

Central to the plot, Sara Teasdale's poem 'There Will Come Soft Rains' asks a question.

Written by Ray Bradbury, who leaves us in little doubt of his answer...

Narrator: Garrard Green

With:

Eva Haddon
Jeffrey Segal

Adapted for Narrator, Vocoder and Synthesizer by Malcolm Clarke.

Realised and produced at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop by Malcolm Clarke.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1977.

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From BBC Radio 4 Extra's Hidden Treasures collection of titles returned to the BBC by various collectors.

Our warm thanks go to the Radio Circle