'What We Saw from the Ruined House'
Francis Spufford follows the journey of HG Wells鈥� all conquering Martian tripod war machines: on to London. From 2017.
Francis Spufford walks in the footsteps of Wells' all conquering tripods from Woking to Primrose Hill in the company of writers, scientists and historians, exploring the startling array of ideas that fuelled his classic and gives it its lasting impact.
'They were, I now saw, the most unearthly creatures it is possible to conceive'. Red weed floats down the Thames by Kew Bridge, the Martians are busy aero-forming Earth to make it more like their dying Martian home. The South East lies in ruins and London is abandoned.
Meanwhile in a house in Mortlake Francis Spufford is joined by Professor Sally Shuttleworth (St Annes, Oxford) and space scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock to consider Martian evolution and appearance in a terrifying close encounter.
Producer: Laura Thomas
First broadcast on 蘑菇短视频 Radio 4 in March 2017.
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Thu 9 Mar 2017 13:45蘑菇短视频 Radio 4 FM- Thu 21 Nov 2019 14:15蘑菇短视频 Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 22 Nov 2019 02:15蘑菇短视频 Radio 4 Extra
- Next Thursday 09:30蘑菇短视频 Radio 4 Extra
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