Proms Extra | HG Wells – Time and Space
Based on The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
Stephen Baxter, who is writing a sequel to The War of The Worlds, and Dr Sarah Dillon discuss HG Wells, time and space with presenter and New Generation Thinker Dr Will Abberley.
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