The Genuine Particle

  • Radio sitcom
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2008
  • 1 pilot

Chaos ensues for a British boffin when the world's major governments learn that CERN's Large Hadron Collider may lead to time travel. Stars Reece Shearsmith, Geoffrey Whitehead, Nicola Walker, Adrian Scarborough, Ingrid Oliver and Ben Willbond

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