Following the Martian Invasion | 1: ‘The Chances Against Anything Manlike on Mars Are a Million to One’

Based on The War of the Worlds  by H.G. Wells

Francis Spufford follows in the wake of HG Wells' all-conquering Martian tripods across real UK locations to reveal what fuelled The War of the Worlds.

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  • Type: Analysis
  • Channel: BBC Radio 4
  • Duration: 13'29''
  • Broadcast date: 2017
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