Nebulous

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Nebulous is a science fiction comedy set in the year 2099 written by Graham Duff and directed by Nicholas Briggs that premiered on BBC Radio 4 on 6 January till the end of the first series on 10 February, 2005,

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• “I have the deadliest weapon of all – a brain”
• “A brain that fires bullets?”
• “No… just a brain…”
  • Professor Nebulous and Doctor Erica Flazenby

• "This cold Octember weather keeps you on your toes, doesn't it Harry?"
• "Unlike you Nebulous, I no longer have the luxury of toes!"
  • Professor Nebulous and Harry Hayes

• "Don't forget what happened when you visited Quantumshire"
• "How can I forget? I'm still there!"
  • Professor Nebulous and Rory Lawson

• "One minute I'm in my office ordering the decriminalisation of Lego, the next minute I've gone insane!"
  • Sir Ronald Rolands

• "I'd like to do what I can, but I can't."
  • Sir Ronald Rolands

• “KENT can do!”
  • The “Battle cry” of the KENT organisation

• “I worked out Winslow is so rich he could afford to buy his own body weight in diamonds, every hour on the hour, for a whole week, once a year, for the rest of his life, as a treat.”
  • Professor Nebulous

• “Doctor Klench is chap who came to a crossroads in life and took a turning marked evil. He put his foot to the accelerator and he’s not stopping. Not for pedestrians, not for a picnic, not for a toilet break, not… I’m drifting.”
  • Professor Nebulous

• “Alright, but look, there’s no need to kill me. You could miniaturise me. I’d be happy with that.”
• “I’m not doing this to make you happy Nebulous, let’s not cloud the issue.”
• “Did you say clown?”
• “No I didn’t!”
  • Professor Nebulous and Doctor Klench

• “Gemini… have you switched off our oxygen supply again?”
• “Oops, sorry. Should Gemini pop it back on?”
• “Yes, and leave it on this time.”
  • Professor Nebulous and Gemini

• “I'm only wore this suit because I spilt some orange on my coffee coloured suit.”
• “Weird... I spilt some coffee on my orange suit.”
• "You have an orange suit? That's not wierd, that's disgusting."
  • Professor Nebulous, Rory Lawson, and Paula Breeze

• “I am inventing and patenting all the time, I invent in my sleep. I don't patent in my sleep, obviously: that's not legally binding.”
  • Professor Nebulous

• “They used to call me the One Musketeer.”
• “Did they?”
• “No... they called me Nob-ulous”
  • Professor Nebulous and Paula Breeze

• McQuasar, we must go into that laboratory and destroy your machine.
• Destroy it?! What if we can’t?
• We must.
• Aye, but what if we really can’t?
• We must.
• Aye, but I’m just saying we might not be able to, so what then?
• Then, we find another way.
• I only hope we can.
• We must. We truly and only must.
• Aye, but...
• Shut up!
  • Professor Nebulous and Doctor Donald McQuasar

• "Nebulous, how dare you drift off while I'm threatening you!"
  • Doctor Klench

• "Wait, you said this project would bring harmony, but a few minutes ago you were talking about death and domination. I'm confused."
• "Miss Mathews, you've worked with me on three previous projects, if you cast your mind back you'll recall they all turned out to be attempts at global domination... you know how I am."
• "You said it'd be different this time."
• "It is different this time. All the victims are going to be baked alive by my own personal star. We've not done that before!"
  • Miss Mathews and Doctor Klench

• "The whole of the universe is unravelling into a massive coincidence like a woollen jumper. Un-knit 1, un-pearl 1, un-knit 1, un-pearl 1, un-kn...I'm drifting."
  • Professor Nebulous

• "Do you have black helicopters?"
• "Of course! We aren't some fly-by-night operation, you know!"
• "But you do fly by night, don't you?"
• "Of course! That's when black helicopters are best!"
  • Rory Lawson and Colonel Bream

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