The Paradise Crater
From pulp fiction author to government adviser, Philip Wylie was a prolific writer who warned of nuclear threat, ecological disaster and created a superhuman superhero.
Arrested by military intelligence, Philip Wylie (1902-1971) went on to become an adviser to the chairman of the Joint Congressional Committee for Atomic Energy. At least nine films have been made out of stories he published which ranged across topics including ecology, science fiction and the threat of nuclear holocaust. New Generation Thinker Sarah Dillon reads his short story The Paradise Crater.
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- Mon 6 Feb 2023 22:45BBC Radio 3
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