Hello and welcome back to the time machine. Today we will travel back 67 years to CBS Radio Workshops' presentation of a classic novel. Brave new world is considered one of the best english language novels of the 20th century. Written by English author Aldous Huxley in 1931, it presents a dystopian futuristic world state. It has been frequently banned and challenged since its original publication, mainly due to its views of reproductive technology, classical conditioning, and psychological manipulation.
I don’t want to speak too much about the interpretation of the story, or its contents as we will be gifted with the presence of the author, Aldous Huxley, himself as our narrator. Broadcast on the experimental dramatic radio series, CBS Radio Workshop which ran from 1956-1957, we will join the first two episodes of the series. This adaptation has been praised for its sound design, as it famously took engineers five hours to create sound that was heard for less than 30 seconds on air in the baby manufacturing scene.
So please, sit back, relax, and enjoy this spectacular rendition of a 20th century classic. Let us travel back to January 27th, 1956, and let Aldous Huxley himself, along with CBS radio workshop, bring you his tale: Brave New World.
