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Bill Masen wakes up in hospital to discover that the world he knew will never be the same again. Cult novel read by Roger May.
After a mysterious meteor shower, Bill Masen wakes up in hospital an eye operation to find that the world he knew will never be the same again...
Roger May begins a 17-part unabridged reading of John Wyndham's cult sci-fi novel - an unsettlingly vivid and thrillingly realised tale of ecological apocalypse.
Producer: Susan Carson
Made for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 7 by ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Northern Ireland and first broadcast in 2004.
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Tue 7 Jun 2016
00:00
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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- Mon 19 May 2008 18:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 7
- Tue 20 May 2008 00:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 7
- Tue 21 Feb 2012 18:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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- Tue 31 Jul 2012 18:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 1 Aug 2012 00:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 20 May 2013 18:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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- Mon 6 Jun 2016 18:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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