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15 minutes
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4 Extra Debut. A bacteriologist gets a visitor. His plan was nothing less than the annihilation of London. Read by Nigel Stock. Show more
25 minutes
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Elstead designs a sphere capable of exploring the seabed for the first time. What he finds amazes him. Read by Timothy Kightley. Show more
24 minutes
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4 Extra Debut. In the name of science, HG Wells agrees to sample a new drug designed to speed up both body and mind. Read by Timothy Kightley. Show more
25 minutes
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Flesh-eating monsters from the deep terrorise the Devon coast. Adventure first published in 1896. Read by Robert Bathurst. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Scientist John Nicholson recalls the horrifying events in the night sky signalling an invasion. Stars Paul Daneman. From 1967. Show more
More Martian horror strikes as John Nicholson recalls the sound which sparked terror in him. Stars Paul Daneman. From 1967. Show more
A crater created by the landing of the first "falling star" heralds the disasters ahead. Stars Paul Daneman. From 1967. Show more
John Nicholson witnesses the Martians invasion as they creep from their vast space cylinders. Stars Paul Daneman. From 1967. Show more
As the aliens take hold, John Nicholson recalls the devastation they set about creating. Stars Paul Daneman. From 1967. Show more
15 minutes
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Gip comes across a magic shop with his father - but the experience is all rather curious. Read by Garard Green. Show more
45 minutes
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A race of sightless people, Fairyland and a hidden lost world. Three mysterious Utopias by HG Wells. Stars Paul Webster. Show more
A stranger on a train reveals his secret. Robert Bathurst reads the 1901 anti-war story with a disturbing vision of the future. Show more
30 minutes
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In the name of science, HG Wells agrees to sample a new drug designed to speed up both body and mind. Read by Robert Bathurst.
The anti-war story hero escapes with his wife to try and shield her from the horrors of battle. Read by Robert Bathurst. Show more
Penniless businessman Mr Bedford meets the brilliant Cavor, an absent-minded scientist with a dream. Read by Tim Pigott-Smith. Show more
Cavor and Bedford travel to the moon, where they encounter a strange and dangerous new world. Read by Tim Pigott-Smith. Show more
The intrepid explorers encounter advanced, intelligent beings on the moon. But are they friendly? Read by Tim Pigott-Smith. Show more
The intrepid explorers are now running for their lives from the moon's inhabitants, the Selenites. Read by Tim Pigott-Smith. Show more
Bedford and Cavor's mission to the moon comes to a surprising and unexpected conclusion. Read by Tim Pigott-Smith. Show more
The Martians continue their merciless invasion, transforming the landscape and decimating the population. Stars Blake Ritson. Show more
