This is a 90 minute full-cast radio dramatisation of John Wyndham's famous novel. The storydescribes escalating phases of an alien
invasion: objects from outer space landing in the oceans, and then ships
being attacked, causing havoc to world shipping. Shortly after, the
aliens start 'harvesting' the land by sending up 'sea tanks' which
capture humans from seaside settlements. Next, the aliens start melting
the ice caps, causing sea levels to rise. London and other ports are
gradually flooded, causing widespread social and political collapse. The
story follows Mike and Phyllis Watson, a married couple who are both
journalists, as they try to survive and understand what is going on.
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