Synopsis
HG Wells' classic novel The War of the Worlds has been adapted many times including the infamous occasion on which Orson Welles' radio version convinced some American citizens that Martians really were invading the Earth. Now a new BBC TV version is coming, with a female narrator and subtexts about empire and climate change. Writer Peter Harness talks to Front Row about the choices he's made for this version.
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