Edward has been raised inside an isolated house where his mother teaches him that their enclosed estate is the entire universe and that the world beyond its gate means death. After discovering censored books, hidden rooms and the truth about his father, he finally escapes through the forbidden gate and joyfully interprets the outside world as the strange new state of being dead.

This recording comes from Ray Bradbury BBC Radio. BBC Radio 4 carried the broadcast. The cast includes Richard Pearce. Other credited names include Adrian Bean as director.

This version adapts Jack in the Box. Ray Bradbury is credited as author.

This surviving item is preserved as bbc radio adaptation.

Curated 21-item BBC Ray Bradbury radio-drama collection spanning 1962-2014.