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The War of the Worlds (Classic Radio Sci-Fi)
by: Wells H. G.

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Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 9781405677059
Format: Audiobook
ISBN: 1405677058
Label: BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Manufacturer: BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Number Of Discs: 1
Publication Date: January 08, 2007
Publisher: BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Release Date: January 08, 2007
Studio: BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Sales Rank: 27056

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- The Day They Invaded a Town Called Malice
An atmospheric swirl of a radio adaptation, this is arguably the closest in spirit to Wells' original novel. Appropriately, by updating old HG to the 1950s, with helicopters and Landrovers, the overall effect is to create a "new" John Wyndham story. Manchip-White's script was originally written and produced as a BBC radio series soon after World War 2, and this radio production is actually a reworking of those original scripts, which by 1967 were already 15 years old. I can't say whether there has been any attempts to update the material for the sixties - but as the previous reviewer states, characterisations are very redolent of the immediate post-War era (in fact, in the case of the montage of over-gentlemenly MPs arguing in the Commons, ... Read More:

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- Jeff Wayne it ain't, but very good nonetheless
Fans of War of the Worlds with a tenner to spare will find this radio version well worth the money. I picked it up from ebay for a lot less than that, so I'm doubly pleased. Updated to the sixties, the radio version handles the new modern setting well and follows the original Well's plot to a considerable degree - more so than even Mr. Wayne managed.

The downsides are the irritating accent of the 'Australian' helicopter pilot who replaces the artilleryman character from the original book, the seemingly WWII language used throughout [did people in the sixties really call each other "old boy"??!] and - in comparison with Jeff Wayne's version - the lack of fear and atmosphere generated by a musical score throughout. There are odd ... Read More:

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