Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully by Eddie Robson Series 1. BBC RADIO DRAMA from stupid com Watch Video

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Series 1<br/><br/>Episode 1 00:00<br/>Taking Overs<br/><br/>Katrina Lyons was only visiting Cresdon Green, where she grew up, to borrow cash from her parents.<br/><br/>But when she tried to return to London, it turned out alien beings known as the Geonin had lowered a force field around the village - refusing to let anyone in or out.<br/><br/>Unfortunately almost everyone in the village is too cowardly, apathetic, polite or stupid to stand up to this alien menace, so Katrina has no choice but to start the resistance movement herself. In the cricket pavilion.<br/><br/>In this episode, the force field around the village is keeping out all the rain, so the villagers can no longer moan about the weather.<br/><br/>Uljabaan realises this means they're moaning about him instead. So he distracts villagers with a cricket match - aliens versus humans - whilst trying to build a device to simulate rain.<br/><br/>Katrina sees an opportunity to sabotage Uljabaan's computer - if she can keep the match going long enough...<br/><br/>Katrina Lyons ...... Hattie Morahan<br/>Field Commander Uljabaan ...... Julian Rhind-Tutt<br/>Margaret Lyons ...... Jan Francis<br/>Richard Lyons ...... Peter Davison<br/>Lucy Alexander ...... Hannah Murray<br/>Computer ...... John-Luke Roberts<br/><br/>Producer: Ed Morrish<br/><br/>First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 2013.<br/><br/>Episode 2 28:49<br/>Minimum Volume<br/><br/>In this episode, Uljabaan is working on an education programme for after the invasion, creating a list of books suitable for children to read. His chosen advisor is Mrs Leeson from the charity shop.<br/><br/>Katrina is confident she could do a better job, and hopes she could use it for subversive purposes - so she volunteers. But can she sneak anything past Uljabaan? And can she convince Lucy she's not really being a traitor?<br/><br/>Katrina Lyons ...... Hattie Morahan<br/>Field Commander Uljabaan ...... Julian Rhind-Tutt<br/>Margaret Lyons ...... Jan Francis<br/>Richard Lyons ...... Peter Davison<br/>Lucy Alexander ...... Hannah Murray<br/>Computer ...... John-Luke Roberts<br/><br/>Episode 3 57:33<br/>Power Block<br/><br/>In this episode, Uljabaan is busy with a construction project and asks Margaret to help with some routine duties in the village - collecting data, checking up on the man they put down the old well, that sort of thing.<br/><br/>Katrina is dismayed - he's too busy to oppress the humans, so he's getting them to do it to each other.<br/><br/>But the construction project involves opening up the force-field that surrounds the village. Can Katrina and Lucy sneak a message into the outside world?<br/><br/>Katrina Lyons ...... Hattie Morahan<br/>Field Commander Uljabaan ...... Julian Rhind-Tutt<br/>Margaret Lyons ...... Jan Francis<br/>Richard Lyons ...... Peter Davison<br/>Lucy Alexander ...... Hannah Murray<br/>Computer ...... John-Luke Roberts<br/><br/>Episode 4 1:26:22<br/>Little Green Lights<br/><br/>Uljabaan's superior officer Gryvook is coming for an assessment visit. Uljabaan is hoping to get the go-ahead to invade the rest of Earth - but first he has to prepare a welcome banquet. Tradition dictates he should serve a human child...