The War of the Worlds: BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation Audiobook (Free)

A whole new BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of HG Wells’s well-known story from the brutal Martian invasion of Globe.

When strange explosions are found on the surface of Mars, excitement spreads among the scientific community. Surrey astronomer Ogilvy invites his friend Robert towards the observatory to see the turbulence within the red planet.

Ten days later, Ogilvy discovers a strange projectile about Horsell Common – with something inside. Robert rushes to view the craft, and exists when about The Battle of the Worlds: BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation Martians emerge and turn their warmth rays on the local people, who are waving white flags. It is the beginning of the merciless invasion…

As Robert flees searching for safety, along with a young curate, young soldier Billy experiences the chaos happening in London. As the Martians assume control, changing the surroundings and decimating the population, is this the end for the people? Wells’s terrifying science fiction tale, 1st released in 1898, is definitely both a reflection of Victorian worries of a arriving apocalypse and a critique of English imperialism. This enthralling dramatisation asks how humankind would fare if colonised with a vastly superior technological invader.

It celebrities Blake Ritson as Robert, with Samuel James as Billy and Carl Prekopp as the Curate.

Period: 2 hours approx.