The Brightonomicon
Based on the best-selling novel by fantasy author Robert Rankin. This is the tale of two incredible people - one who knows he is incredible and the other who learns to be incredible. Set in 1960 in the UK south-coast resort of Brighton, self-styled guru and magus Hugo Rune rescues a young man from drowning and persuades him to become his assistant and partner in solving 12 mysteries. Rizla (for such is the young man's assumed name) agrees to help as he has lost his memory and has nowhere else to go. There then follows 12 of the most baffling, surreal, exciting, head-scratching and downright far-fetched mysteries ever written...all based in and around the suburbs of Brighton. In between the adventures our heroes are able to enjoy the bizarre surroundings of Fangio's pub, where the bar lord is always happy to talk some old toot and occasionally some exposition as well. Across the mysteries Rizla and the audience learn about the Brighton zodiac, the chronovision, time travel, centaurs, a dastardly plot where the NHS kidnap vagrants for body parts, space pirates, the real history of Victorian Britain, Brighton pirates and the fate that awaits mankind should Hugo Rune fail in his task. And of course, there's a very bad man involved indeed - Hugo Rune's archnemesis of the ages, Count Otto Black - who wants to rule the world (what else!)
- Runtime
- 7h 17m
- Released
- 2008
- Country
- United Kingdom
Details
Release year: 2008
Storyline
Based on the best-selling novel by fantasy author Robert Rankin. This is the tale of two incredible people - one who knows he is incredible and the other who learns to be incredible. Set in 1960 in the UK south-coast resort of Brighton, self-styled guru and magus Hugo Rune rescues a young man from drowning and persuades him to become his assistant and partner in solving 12 mysteries. Rizla (for such is the young man's assumed name) agrees to help as he has lost his memory and has nowhere else to go. There then follows 12 of the most baffling, surreal, exciting, head-scratching and downright far-fetched mysteries ever written...all based in and around the suburbs of Brighton. In between the adventures our heroes are able to enjoy the bizarre surroundings of Fangio's pub, where the bar lord is always happy to talk some old toot and occasionally some exposition as well. Across the mysteries Rizla and the audience learn about the Brighton zodiac, the chronovision, time travel, centaurs, a dastardly plot where the NHS kidnap vagrants for body parts, space pirates, the real history of Victorian Britain, Brighton pirates and the fate that awaits mankind should Hugo Rune fail in his task. And of course, there's a very bad man involved indeed - Hugo Rune's archnemesis of the ages, Count Otto Black - who wants to rule the world (what else!)
Top credits
David Warner — Hugo Rune, The Future Ghost of Hugo Rune
Rupert Degas — Rizla, Angry Chef, DJ Tim, Kurt Cobain, Rock Bloke 1, The Customer, Winston Churchill- Michael Fenton Stevens — Narrator
- Graham Rogers — Announcer
Did you know
• The Brightonomicon is a novel by British fantasy author Robert Rankin. It was developed into a fully-cast unabridged audiobook which was broadcast as a series in 2008. The audio series was re-edited into 28-minute, 30-minute episodes which was broadcast on the BBC digital and online radio station BBC7. The 13 half-hour episodes were originally broadcast at 18:30 UK Time (with a 00:30 repeat) on Saturdays from 23 August 2008 to 15 November 2008, with each episode being available on the BBC iPlayer for six days after broadcast. The series has been repeated a number of times subsequently. It won eZine The Hub's 2008 Award for "Best Comedy (Audio)".
Episodes
13 episodes – 1 seasons
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