Aloo.’ Harewood’s deep voice and calm delivery fits the novel perfectly, bringing out the more sombre elements in ways other casting choices have not.
The triumphant cry of ‘Ulla!’ from Jeff Wayne’s musical version will forever be stuck in my mind, but now it is joined by Harewood’s mournful dirge of ‘Aloo. The new angle here is of course the narration, and David Harewood is excellent. And right from those opening lines, the magic was back. There are multiple versions to choose from, and ultimately I decided to go for the Penguin Classics edition once again, this time narrated by David Harewood. I planned to reread it this year, but in the end I decided to go for another new experience, and listen to the full audiobook. This is a story I know inside and out, in so many of its incarnations, and yet it’s one I’ve never grown bored of. I’ve listened to both full cast recordings of Jeff Wayne’s musical version, and a few months ago watched a televised version of the same. On screen I’ve seen the 1953 film adaptation, the 2005 Spielberg blockbuster with Tom Cruise, a rather shaky 70s TV series, and a bafflingly altered BBC adaptation from a few years ago. Wells ‘Classics Collection’ omnibus, published by Gollancz.
Since then I’ve also read the full Scholastic version, the Penguin Classics version with footnotes, and the edition currently on my shelf is part of an H. I genuinely can’t remember a time before I knew the story, but the earliest version I read was a simplified version for children, with the chapters each reduced to a handful of paragraphs, and plenty of illustrations. I can’t think of a book I’ve experienced in more different mediums than The War of the Worlds. The serenity of the English countryside is shattered by the arrival of Martian invaders, and humanity is soon faced with the possibility of total annihilation. Sloan Foundation to enhance public understanding of science and technology in the modern world.The chances of anything coming from Mars are a million to one, they say. Major funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series featuring science-themed plays. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring John de Lancie, Meagan Fay, Jerry Hardin, Gates McFadden, Leonard Nimoy, Daryl Schultz, Armin Shimerman, Brent Spiner, Tom Virtue and Wil Wheaton. The War of the Worlds is truly the mother of all space invasions, offering a rare combination of chills, thrills and great literature.Īn L.A. Originally directed by Orson Welles and performed by his Mercury Theatre of the Air, The War of the Worlds is an adaptation of H. The breathless pace and convincing details make it clear why the 1938 broadcast of an "eyewitness report" of an invasion from Mars caused a nationwide panic. Join actors from Star Trek and Star Trek: The Next Generation as they recreate this classic radio thriller.
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