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The War Of The Worlds

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The War Of The Worlds

By: H.G. Wells
Narrated by: Anthony Jackson, Full Cast, Martin Jarvis, Paul Daneman, Peter Sallis
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About this listen

 'They came in cylinders as dreaded falling stars; they were the ultimate killing machines...' When a Martian spacecraft crash-lands near Woking, mankind is terrorised by aliens in tall, armoured capsules that stalk the countryside on three legs. The frightening machines wreak havoc on London and the Southern Counties with their heat-rays, and survivors are driven underground. Yet it all began in the calm of an observatory... While scanning the heavens, scientist John Nicholson sees a shower of meteorites heading towards Earth. But what he is witnessing is, in fact, the beginnings of an invasion. Soon, dense black smoke wipes out vast numbers of the population and Nicholson tells how he was plunged into a paralysing nightmare of stark terror and utter destruction. Martin Jarvis, Peter Sallis and Anthony Jackson also feature in this thrilling six-part, full-cast dramatisation of H.G. Well's classic novel - an immensely atmospheric recording based on one of the most influential stories ever told.© and (P)2007 BBC Audiobooks Ltd Drama & Plays Entertainment & Performing Arts Science Fiction Emotionally Gripping

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I listened to this as I was fed up with the awful version currently on BBC1. This Radio version is by far a better and more accurate adaption.

Great version

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Well read and acted, old fashioned and engrossing, always come back to this time after time

Great

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I first read the book when I was about 12 and had the attention span of a bored chimp. But the book gripped me in a way that got me told off many times for reading in bed when I should have been sleeping. This audio rendition from the BBC managed to do exactly the same. I switched on my ipod and didn't switch it off until I had listened to all 6 episodes. The actors were excellent in their reading of the script and although not the original time setting the play relayed the fear and excitement that I felt when I originally read the book. The only criticism I have is of the rather over melodramatic title sequences that I felt could have been edited out, this aside I would recommend that any fan of H.C.Wells or indeed War of the Worlds in its many different forms download this without hesitation, they will not be dissapointed.

A BBC Classic

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Loved it and the sound effects mixed with the claustrophobia of it all just make this a great listen.....especially in the dark

Awesome

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Fantastic adaption of one of my all time favourite sci classic tales. Highly recommended listen

A Great adaption of a classic story

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