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**Chris** · 19-03-2013, 21:47

Those with a long memory and a real fantasy anorak may remember Neverwhere, written by Neil Gaiman for BBC2 in 1996 and thoroughly butchered thanks to old-school BBC low budget production values (think Blake's 7 or classic Who).

Despite the BBC's worst efforts, the story was quite brilliant and was later novelised by Gaiman. Now it has been adapted for radio, and with a stellar cast including James Macevoy, Benedict Cumberbatch and Anthony Head I can't help wondering whether it's been done as a showcase to pitch the story for a TV remake or even a feature film.

Anyway, you can judge the story for yourself, it has been on Radio 4 and 4 Extra all week and is on iPlayer for catch-up. Highly recommended.

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Chris Trollsplatter Cable Forum Team Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North of Watford Services: Humane elimination of all common Internet pests Posts: 36,929	Re: Science Fiction, Fantasy, and other Snippets Those with a long memory and a real fantasy anorak may remember Neverwhere, written by Neil Gaiman for BBC2 in 1996 and thoroughly butchered thanks to old-school BBC low budget production values (think Blake's 7 or classic Who). Despite the BBC's worst efforts, the story was quite brilliant and was later novelised by Gaiman. Now it has been adapted for radio, and with a stellar cast including James Macevoy, Benedict Cumberbatch and Anthony Head I can't help wondering whether it's been done as a showcase to pitch the story for a TV remake or even a feature film. Anyway, you can judge the story for yourself, it has been on Radio 4 and 4 Extra all week and is on iPlayer for catch-up. Highly recommended.