The War of the Worlds

The War of the Worlds (1938)

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

The War of the Worlds (1967)

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)

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 (2019)

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

H.G. Wells: War with the World

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...

A Good Read | Fay Weldon and Louise Welsh

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

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

Christopher Frayling explores the most notorious hoax in radio, broadcast in 1938 - Orson Welles' War...

A Weekend on Mars | Fear of a Red Planet

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 | 1: 'The Chances Against Anything Manlike on Mars Are a Million to One'

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

Following the Martian Invasion | 2: 'A Remarkable Story from Woking'

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

Following the Martian Invasion | 3: The Destruction of Shepperton and the Exodus from London

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

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

In a house in Mortlake, Francis Spufford is joined by Prof Sally Shuttleworth and Maggie Aderin-Poco...

Following the Martian Invasion | 5: The Martian Overthrow

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

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

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

Front Row | Naomi Alderman

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

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

HG Wells and Me

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

Meet the Author | Stephen Baxter

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.

Orson Welles Sketchbook | Episode 3

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

Proms Extra | HG Wells - Time and Space

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...

The History of the Future | HG Wells

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

The Martians and Us | From Apes to Aliens

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

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,...

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.