Airing on BBC7‘s The 7th Dimension:
“Gimmicks Three” and “Light Verse”
To be broadcast: Sun 22 Feb, 18:30 – 19:00 GMT 30 mins
William Roberts reads two witty tales by sci-fi storyteller Isaac Asimov. Hell dimensions, time travel and robots are on the menu. [Rptd Monday 12.30am]
Posted by Jesse Willis
Best of Science Fiction and Fantasy Volume 1
By Isaac Asimov, Ben Bova, and Kristine K. Rusch; Read by Arte Johnson
Publisher: Dove Audio, 75 minutes [Unabridged]
Date Published: 1991
ISBN: 0787103543
Themes: Science Fiction / Computers / Circus Performers / Space Travel
Arte Johnson should perform more audio books. I guess I should check to see how many he’s done, but this is the first time I’ve heard him narrate, and I found him excellent. His talent lends much to all three of these stories.
The first is Isaac Asimov’s “Someday”, about two kids and an obsolete computer. Their discussions about what people used to do, like actually write things down, was hilarious.
Second is “The Man Who Hated Gravity” by Ben Bova, about a trapeze artist who falls and spends the rest of his life fighting gravity.
Last, Kristine K. Rusch tells a story of a very special little girl who visits a future hospital in “Story Child”.
Great stories. Dove Audio no longer exists, but their content is owned by Audio Literature, who has made these stories available on Audible.com. You can find it under the name Best of Science Fiction and Fantasy (Unabridged), which includes the other volumes in this series.