Superman on Trial

1st Broadcast 1988 BBC Radio 4

Writer

Dirk Maggs

Producer

Neil Cargill

Created By

Jerry Siegel

Joe Shuster

Produced for

BBC Radio Light Entertainment BBC Radio 4

Synopsis

Accused of crimes against humanity, the last son of Krypton stands powerless before a court dominated by Lex Luthor - criminal genius turned prosecutor.

Has Superman really corrupted our children? Can he justify his continued interference in world affairs?

Do we know the truth about his powers?

Only Lois Lane can defend Fifty years of the Man of Steel

Cast

Actor	Character
William Hootkins	Lex Luthor
Shelley Thompson	Lois Lane
Vincent Marzello	Jimmy Olsen
Bob Sessions	Batman
Lorelei King	Lana Lang
David Graham	Jonathan Kent
Garrick Hagon	Jor-El
Leon Herbert	Judge
Adam West	Adam West
Jenette Kahn	Jenette Kahn
Dave Gibbons	Dave Gibbons
Stuart Milligan	Superman

Production Crew

Not known at this time

Recorded at

Paris Studio London England

Music composed & Arranged

Richard Harvey

Comment by Dirk Maggs

Bill Hootkins’ delivery of 'Faster Than A Speeding Bullet...' was matchless, done in one take for the docudrama celebrating Superman's 50th Birthday.

We later tried to re-record him doing ‘Faster Than A Speeding Bullet’ for ‘Superman Doomsday & Beyond’ but he couldn’t quite get that edge again.

So we always used that first take!

The opening string figure was a happy accident arrived at by playing with one of the BBC’s first sampling keyboards, stored at our audience studio, The Paris.

The main theme was a KPM music library track by Richard Harvey that just fitted perfectly.

Running Time

Not Known at this time