4. Darkness

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Panic kicks in as Carl's dream-world dissolves into a void. Will he ever wake up? Alex Garland's surreal fantasy explores the lucid, but powerless workings of the mind of Carl, who is in a coma following a violent assault. It plays tricks on both the story's protagonist and the listener. Read by Tom Goodman-Hill. Producer: Gemma Jenkins Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in December 2004.