2. The Golden Goose
10/26/22 • 24 min
Episode two of the LSD saga about an attempt to start a revolution of the mind, from a Welsh farmhouse. Richard Kemp's reputation as a psychedelic chemist grows. And as he and Christine search for a new base for their operation, the Welsh hills beckon. In the 1970s it's estimated that around 60% of the world's LSD came from one place: Wales. This is the story of the Microdot Gang - a rag tag group of chemists, dealers, businessmen and hippy dreamers. They believed that acid had the power to save the world.
Narrated by Rhys Ifans (House of the Dragon, Notting Hill, Harry Potter) and starring Hannah Murray (Game of Thrones, Skins), Acid Dream is written by Welsh playwright Tim Price and features original music from Super Furry Animals frontman Gruff Rhys.
Contains references to drug use.
Written by Tim Price Narrator.... Rhys Ifans Christine.... Hannah Murray Contributors.... Alston Hughes, Stephen Bentley and Catherine Hayes Original music.... Gruff Rhys Sound design.... Peregrine Andrews. Researcher.... Hayley Mills Production Co-ordinator.... Caroline Barlow Extracts read from The Untold Story of Christine Bott
Producer.... James Robinson A BBC Studios production.
Episode two of the LSD saga about an attempt to start a revolution of the mind, from a Welsh farmhouse. Richard Kemp's reputation as a psychedelic chemist grows. And as he and Christine search for a new base for their operation, the Welsh hills beckon. In the 1970s it's estimated that around 60% of the world's LSD came from one place: Wales. This is the story of the Microdot Gang - a rag tag group of chemists, dealers, businessmen and hippy dreamers. They believed that acid had the power to save the world.
Narrated by Rhys Ifans (House of the Dragon, Notting Hill, Harry Potter) and starring Hannah Murray (Game of Thrones, Skins), Acid Dream is written by Welsh playwright Tim Price and features original music from Super Furry Animals frontman Gruff Rhys.
Contains references to drug use.
Written by Tim Price Narrator.... Rhys Ifans Christine.... Hannah Murray Contributors.... Alston Hughes, Stephen Bentley and Catherine Hayes Original music.... Gruff Rhys Sound design.... Peregrine Andrews. Researcher.... Hayley Mills Production Co-ordinator.... Caroline Barlow Extracts read from The Untold Story of Christine Bott
Producer.... James Robinson A BBC Studios production.
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1. Dream Away
The first episode of an epic story that charts an attempt to start a revolution of the mind, from a Welsh farmhouse. In the 1970s it's estimated that around 60% of the world's LSD came from one place: Wales. This is the story of the Microdot Gang - a ragtag group of chemists, dealers, businessmen and hippy dreamers. They believed that acid had the power to save the world.
Narrated by Rhys Ifans (House of the Dragon, Notting Hill, Harry Potter) and starring Hannah Murray (Game of Thrones, Skins), Acid Dream is written by Welsh playwright Tim Price and features original music from Super Furry Animals frontman, Gruff Rhys.
Contains references to drug use.
Written by Tim Price Narrator.... Rhys Ifans Christine.... Hannah Murray Contributors.... Alston Hughes, Stephen Bentley and Catherine Hayes Original music.... Gruff Rhys Sound design.... Peregrine Andrews. Researcher.... Hayley Mills Production Co-ordinator.... Caroline Barlow Extracts read from The Untold Story of Christine Bott
Producer.... James Robinson
A BBC Studios production.
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3. The Mole
Episode three of the LSD saga, charts the launch of Operation Julie - an unprecedented police operation which aims to bring down the Microdot Gang. For detective Stephen Bentley it means a life-changing mission, as he's sent deep undercover... to become a hippy. In the 1970s it's estimated that around 60% of the world's LSD came from one place: Wales. This is the story of the Microdot Gang - a rag tag group of chemists, dealers, businessmen and hippy dreamers. They believed that acid had the power to save the world.
Narrated by Rhys Ifans (House of the Dragon, Notting Hill, Harry Potter) and starring Hannah Murray (Game of Thrones, Skins), Acid Dream is written by Welsh playwright Tim Price and features original music from Super Furry Animals frontman Gruff Rhys.
Written by Tim Price Narrator.... Rhys Ifans Christine.... Hannah Murray Contributors.... Alston Hughes, Stephen Bentley and Catherine Hayes Original music.... Gruff Rhys Sound design.... Peregrine Andrews. Researcher.... Hayley Mills Production Co-ordinator.... Caroline Barlow Extracts read from The Untold Story of Christine Bott
Producer.... James Robinson A BBC Studios production.
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