Afternoon Reading - The Further Adventures of the First King of Mars - The Shadow of a Volcano

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the launch of Sputnik, Nick Walker was commissioned to write the sci-fi adventure 'The First King Of Mars'. 'Mars Twenty' has landed. And it wasn't pretty. Nick Walker's theatre work has been presented extensively in the UK as well as Europe, and the USA. His plays and short stories are often featured on BBC Radio 4 and 3 series of the late-night show The Bigger Issues. He is the author of two critically acclaimed novels Blackbox and Helloland, published in the UK, US, Australia, Japan and across Europe. Performed by Peter Capaldi. Producer: Karen Rose A Sweet Talk Production for BBC Radio 4.