The War of the Worlds (2017) | Episode 2

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

The Martians continue their merciless invasion, transforming the landscape and decimating the population. Stars Blake Ritson.

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The War of the Worlds (2017) | Episode 2

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The Martians continue their merciless invasion, transforming the landscape and decimating the population. Stars Blake Ritson.

The War of the Worlds (2017) | Episode 1

The War of the Worlds (2017) | Episode 1

2017 | 57'31''

Melissa Murray's two part dramatisation highlights the questions Wells poses: What if we were the colonised? How would we fare if a ...

The War of the Worlds (2017) | Episode 2

The War of the Worlds (2017) | Episode 2

2017 | 56'34''

The Martians continue their merciless invasion, transforming the landscape and decimating the population. Stars Blake Ritson.

The War of the Worlds (2017) | Episode 1

The War of the Worlds (2017) | Episode 1

2017 | 57'31''

Melissa Murray's two part dramatisation highlights the questions Wells poses: What if we were the colonised? How would we fare if a ...

The War of the Worlds (2017) | Episode 2

The War of the Worlds (2017) | Episode 2

2017 | 56'34''

The Martians continue their merciless invasion, transforming the landscape and decimating the population. Stars Blake Ritson.
Other Archive resources
The War of the Worlds  | BBC Television | 1963

World of the Unknown

Donald Holms pres an historical review of science-fiction films,against the background of real events, with clips from feature films and news.
The War of the Worlds  | BBC Two | 2014

Tomorrow's Worlds | The Unearthly History of Science Fiction 2: Invasion

Dominic and leading writers and film-makers look at science fiction's obsession with alien invasion, from all-out assault to sinister hidden threats, and how it has reflected real-life anxieties - whether they be the challenge to Victorian imperial power of HG Wells' War of the Worlds, the Cold War-era paranoia of Invasion of the Body Snatchers or more recent concerns about racism and immigration in District 9.