Synopsis
Drama telling the story of the father of science fiction, H.G. Wells, and his messianic ambition to create a World State and avert mankind's headlong course towards self-destruction.
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The War of the Worlds (1938)
Orson Welles' classic radio version (unexpurgated) of H.G. Wells' novel, first broadcast in America on Hallowe'en, 1938. It caused widespread panic across an America anxious about Hitler's movements in Europe and the possibility of life in outer space.
The War of the Worlds (2019) | Episode 3
George and Mrs Elphinstone take refuge at an orphanage. Meanwhile, Amy is reunited with Ogilvy. Together they piece together the events of the invasion hoping to find the clue to the Martians' weakness.