Dawn Barker

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This was a thrilling interpretation of the HG Wells story War of The Worlds. I have seen a few adaptations and this is by far one of the best. The acting is superb and the story line is utterly brilliant. The fact this adaptation is sat at the turn of the 1900’s I think adds gravity and credence to the story (which is when it was set in the original novel I think?). The pre 1st WW soldiers and their guns and cannons no match for the advanced machinery of the aliens from Mars. The creatures too, in all their horror are beautifully realised anatomically. The red weed too being the enduring menace that could indeed be the precursor of a second Red Planet Choking all life and destroying everything living. The aftermath of this poison shows a dystopian world that has not been well told before now. This comes highly recommended. Bravo the film makers and the BBC. Huge success. Thankyou for such a wonderful show.

I loved the book. It tells the story of a 14 year old child living in Nigeria with her brother and father - her mother has recently & tragically died. The tale that follows shows the breadth of a country that has tribes and pockets of society where city life and law & order do not, nor cannot reach. And so the illegal marriage of the main protagonist in the tale is Adunni, the child who suffers repeated rape by the husband: an acceptable practice for families to be able to survive - on the payments of the husband for their child bride. Adunni does manage to find another life but again, sold as a slave to a Madam who abused her physically as well as emotionally. It does have a happy ending! With the aim of Adunni (& her dead mother’s wishes and goals for her daughter) to go to school, get an education and find her own Louding Voice. Friendship knits this tale together for the reader to see glimmers of hope in the darkness. I had the privilege of being read to by the skilled and wonderful Adjoa Andoh. Ms. Andou brings the characters to life in a powerful and striking way. One of the best narrators I have enjoyed in a long time.