'I tripped and fell right in the path of the Fighting-Machines, expecting to be crushed out of existence in a hideous instant....'

John Nicholson witnesses the Martians invasion as they creep from their vast space cylinders.

Starring Paul Daneman.

Sci-fi novel by HG Wells first published in 1898.

Dramatised by Jon Manchip White.

John Nicholson .... Paul Daneman
The Parson …. Peter Sallis

Sound score by David Cain, BBC Radiophonic Workshop

Producer: John Powell

First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in June 1967. Show less