Following the Martian Invasion | 4: ‘What We Saw from the Ruined House.’

Duration: 13'23''

Synopsis

In a house in Mortlake, Francis Spufford is joined by Prof Sally Shuttleworth and Maggie Aderin-Pocock to consider Martian evolution and appearance in a terrifying close encounter.

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