"H.G. Wells" (30 results)

H.G. Wells: War with the World

H.G. Wells: War with the World

The War of the Worlds  | BBC Two | 2006 | 1'28'46''

Drama telling the story of the father of science fiction, HG Wells, and his messianic ambition to create a World State and avert mankind's hea...

Future Tense – The Story of H.G. Wells

Future Tense – The Story of H.G. Wells

BBC One | 2016 | 29'08''

To mark Wells's 150th birthday Dominic Sandbrook discovers how a sleepy corner of the country inspired some of the most fantasti...

HG Wells and Me

HG Wells and Me

The War of the Worlds  | BBC Four | 2005 | 28'43''

Documentary on the enduring appeal of science fiction author HG Wells.

Proms Extra | HG Wells – Time and Space

Proms Extra | HG Wells – Time and Space

The War of the Worlds  | BBC Radio 3 | 2016 | 20'38''

Stephen Baxter, who is writing a sequel to The War of The Worlds, and Dr Sarah Dillon discuss HG Wells, time and space with pre...

Victorian Sensations | H. G. Wells and the Victorian era

Victorian Sensations | H. G. Wells and the Victorian era

BBC Four | 2019 | 3'07''

An introduction to 'The Time Machine' by H. G. Wells and it's Victorian context.

The History of the Future | HG Wells

The History of the Future | HG Wells

The War of the Worlds  | BBC Radio 4 | 2012 | 13'47''

Juliet Gardiner looks at the dystopian predictions of the future from the father of science fiction.

Christmas at the Wells | A Woman of No Importance

Christmas at the Wells | A Woman of No Importance

A Woman of No Importance | BBC Radio 4 | 1991 | 1'25'22''

At a country house party, Mrs Arbuthnot's long-concealed secret comes back to haunt her. Stars Diana Rigg and Martin Jarvis.

Free Thinking | The War of the Worlds sequel, Eimear McBride

Free Thinking | The War of the Worlds sequel, Eimear McBride

The War of the Worlds  | BBC Radio 3 | 2017 | 44'42''

Matthew Sweet talks to Stephen Baxter about his sequel to HG Wells' novel War Of The Worlds, which was first ser...

The War of the Worlds (1967)

The War of the Worlds (1967)

The War of the Worlds  | BBC Home Service | 1967 | 26'53''

Sci-fi novel by HG Wells first published in 1898, dramatised in six parts by Jon Manchip White and starring Paul Daneman and Martin Jarvis. Scie...

The War of the Worlds (2017)

The War of the Worlds (2017)

The War of the Worlds  | BBC Radio 4 | 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 vastly super...

The War of the Worlds (1938)

The War of the Worlds (1938)

The War of the Worlds  | BBC Radio 5 | 1938 | 57'03''

Orson Welles' classic radio version (unexpurgated) of HG Wells' novel, first broadcast in America on Hallowe'en, 1938. It caused widespread pani...

A Good Read | Fay Weldon and Louise Welsh

A Good Read | Fay Weldon and Louise Welsh

The War of the Worlds  | BBC Radio 4 | 2011 | 27'27''

Fay Weldon, Louise Welsh and Harriett Gilbert discuss favourite books by Lionel Shriver, HG Wells and Jean Rhys.

Following the Martian Invasion | 01: ‘The Chances Against Anything Manlike on Mars Are a Million to One’

Following the Martian Invasion | 01: ‘The Chances Against Anything Manlike on Mars Are a Million to One’

The War of the Worlds  | BBC Radio 4 | 2017 | 13'29''

Francis Spufford follows in the wake of HG Wells' all-co...

Following the Martian Invasion | 02: ‘A Remarkable Story from Woking’

Following the Martian Invasion | 02: ‘A Remarkable Story from Woking’

The War of the Worlds  | BBC Radio 4 | 2017 | 13'36''

Francis Spufford wheels his bicycle along Maybury Road and through Woking to consider the d...

Front Row | Naomi Alderman

Front Row | Naomi Alderman

The War of the Worlds  | BBC Radio 4 | 2020 | 4'01''

And we conclude our series of specially commissioned introductions to some of the books on the GCSE English literature syllabus with novelist and ...

Front Row | War Of The Worlds re-imagined

Front Row | War Of The Worlds re-imagined

The War of the Worlds  | BBC Radio 4 | 2019 | 9'16''

HG Wells' classic novel The War of the Worlds has been adapted many times including the infamous occasion on which Orson Welles' ra...

Meet the Author | Stephen Baxter

Meet the Author | Stephen Baxter

The War of the Worlds  | BBC News Channel | 2017 | 8'31''

James Naughtie talks to Stephen Baxter who has taken on the grand task of writing a sequel HG Wells' classic story The War of the Worlds.

Tomorrow’s Worlds | The Unearthly History of Science Fiction 02: Invasion

Tomorrow’s Worlds | The Unearthly History of Science Fiction 02: Invasion

The War of the Worlds  | BBC Two | 2014 | 58'51''

Dominic and leading writers and film-makers look at science fiction's obsession with alien in...

In Our Time | The Time Machine

In Our Time | The Time Machine

The Time Machine | BBC Radio 4 | 2019 | 41'24''

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas and anxieties in late Victorian London, explored by HG Wells in his story of time travel, evolution ...

The War of the Worlds (2019)

The War of the Worlds (2019)

The War of the Worlds  | BBC One | 2019 | 55'15''

Three-part adaptation of HG Wells's classic tale of a Martian invasion of Earth.

Archive on 4 | Orson Welles and The War Of The Worlds – Myth or Legend?

Archive on 4 | Orson Welles and The War Of The Worlds – Myth or Legend?

The War of the Worlds  | BBC Radio 4 Extra | 2013 | 56'19''

Christopher Frayling explores the most notorious hoax in radio, broadcast in 1938 - Orson Welle...

A Weekend on Mars | Fear of a Red Planet

A Weekend on Mars | Fear of a Red Planet

The War of the Worlds  | BBC Two | 1997 | 29'10''

Documentary which explores the Mars inspired literature and cinema through the decades from ''The War of the Worlds'' to ''Mars Atta...

Following the Martian Invasion | 03: The Destruction of Shepperton and the Exodus from London

Following the Martian Invasion | 03: The Destruction of Shepperton and the Exodus from London

The War of the Worlds  | BBC Radio 4 | 2017 | 13'12''

The inexorable progress of the Martian war machines meets an organised military...

Following the Martian Invasion | 04: ‘What We Saw from the Ruined House.’

Following the Martian Invasion | 04: ‘What We Saw from the Ruined House.’

The War of the Worlds  | BBC Radio 4 | 2017 | 13'23''

In a house in Mortlake, Francis Spufford is joined by Prof Sally Shuttleworth and Maggi...

Following the Martian Invasion | 05: The Martian Overthrow

Following the Martian Invasion | 05: The Martian Overthrow

The War of the Worlds  | BBC Radio 4 | 2017 | 13'29''

Francis Spufford moves through an eerily silent London to the outskirts of Primrose Hill, the last staging post of...

Orson Welles Sketchbook | Episode 3

Orson Welles Sketchbook | Episode 3

The War of the Worlds  | BBC Television | 1955 | 14'53''

Series of talks by Orson Welles, illustrated by his own sketches.

The Martians and Us | From Apes to Aliens

The Martians and Us | From Apes to Aliens

The War of the Worlds  | BBC Two | 2007 | 58'45''

From Apes to Aliens: Series looking at the history of British science fiction. This episode looks at our fascination with aliens.

World of the Unknown

World of the Unknown

The War of the Worlds  | BBC Television | 1963 | 49'41''

Donald Holms pres an historical review of science-fiction films,against the background of real events, with clips from feature films and news.

Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes

Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes

The Red Shoes | BBC Two | 2020 | 1'36'24''

Matthew Bourne’s adaptation of the legendary film has won two Olivier Awards and dazzled audiences across the UK and the USA. A recordin...

Drama on 3 | The Time Machine

Drama on 3 | The Time Machine

The Time Machine | BBC Radio 3 | 2009 | 1'39'51''

Robert Glenister stars in Philip Osment's dramatisation of HG Wells's classic story of a time-traveller's journey to the future, where mankind ...
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