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John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids

John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids: Episode 1

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John Wyndham - Day of the Triffids

Episode 1

BBC Radio 4 Extra - John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids, Episode 1

Bill Masen wakes up in hospital to find that the world he knew has changed forever.

Bill Masen wakes up in hospital to discover that the world he knew will never be the same again. Cult novel read by Roger May.

After a mysterious meteor shower, Bill Masen wakes up in hospital an eye operation to find that the world he knew will never be the same again... 

Roger May begins a 17-part unabridged reading of John Wyndham's cult sci-fi novel - an unsettlingly vivid and thrillingly realised tale of ecological apocalypse. 

Producer: Susan Carson 

Made for BBC 7 by BBC Northern Ireland and first broadcast in 2004.

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John Wyndham's classic science fiction, in which humanity is threatened by giant plants

John Wyndham's classic science fiction tale, in which humanity is threatened by giant plants

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