BBC Adventures of Superman

Adventures of Superman, The  (1990)  Sci-Fi

By Dirk Maggs
Main character: Superman
Network: BBC

Notes:
Broadcast BBC Radio Light Entertainment BBC Radio 4.

The Adventures of Superman radio program is based on the original pre-crisis DC
Comics material. Recorded in Dolby Surround with a specially composed
orchestral score.

"A supersonic passenger aircraft on its maiden flight collides with a private
plane over a packed Metropolis airport - and is saved from destruction by a
mysterious flying man..."

The Adventures of Superman tells the story of The Man of Steel from the
beginning - of his love affair with Lois Lane, his friendship with Jimmy Olsen,
and his battle with not only Lex Luthor but also The Bizarro Superman and
Metallo, the cyborg with a kryptonite heart.

Starring:
Stuart Milligan     as Superman/Clark Kent
William Hootkins    as Lex Luthor
Lorelei King        as Lois Lane
Vincent Marzello    as Jimmy Olsen
Garrick Hagon       as Perry White
Shelley Thompson    as Lana Lang
Dick Vosburgh       as Jor-El
Barbara Barnes      as Lucy Lane
David Graham        as Fisher
Simon Treves        as Metallo
Elizabeth Mansfield as Amanda McCoy
Jon Pertwee         as Schwarz
Burt Kwouk          as Doctor Teng

With David Bannerman, Vincent Brimble, Sue Broomfield, Nigel Carrington,
Terence Edmond, Christopher Good, Ronald Herdman, Norman Jones, Joanna Mackie,
Dale Ropley, Jane Whyttenshaw, Andrew Wincott.

Based on the stories by John Byrne, Dave Gibbons and Jerry Ordway. Edited by
Mike Carlin. Published by DC Comics. Original music composed and performed by
Mark Russell.

Audio adaptation written and directed by Dirk Maggs.

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