War With The Newts
- Radio comedy drama
- BBC Radio 3
- 2024
- 1 episode
Satirical 1930s comedy created by Czech author Karel Čapek. Also features Laura Elphinstone, Liza Sadovy, Joseph Ayre, Jude Akuwudike, Oliver Westlake and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Comedy Drama
- Broadcast
- 2024
- Channel
- BBC Radio 3
- Episodes
- 1
- Stars
- Laura Elphinstone, Liza Sadovy, Joseph Ayre, Jude Akuwudike, Oliver Westlake, Tom Edward-Kane and Doña Croll
- Writers
- Karel Čapek and Ed Harris
- Director
- Jeremy Mortimer
- Producer
- Joby Waldman
- Company
A dark satire about the destruction of mankind at the hands of a new species of newt. Written by multi-award winning playwright Ed Harris, adapted from the 1936 novel by cult sci-fi writer, Karel Čapek.
Set in the present day, War With The Newts, follows MP Lili Clay and her family. The newts can use basic tools and language and so a new labour-saving workforce is born. Newtmania sweeps the planet. But with new opportunities, old conflicts arise. The left and right squabble, and companies turn this global disaster into profit.
Told through promotional videos and news reports this timely dystopian farce about the economy, ecocide, and extinction, tracks how an apparent utopia grows around us until the newts outsmart us at our own game.
Catch-up
Additional details
- Also known as
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- Drama On 3: War With The Newts
- Soundtrack
- Original song by Vern Asbury.
Website links
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Sunday 8th December 2024 at 8pm on BBC Radio 3
- Episode length
- 100 minutes