John Puzey

The main features of the book by Wells is its anti-imperialist message, equating the cold destruction of humans by the aliens with humans cold destruction of other humans in the building of empires. Also exposing the hubris of the British empire, and rejecting superstition and beliefs as a means of ultimate human survival. I’m not sure any TV, Film or radio version that I know of, has really captured those elements, but this series has the right feel in raising some important questions, such as what is it to be a human, collective v individual needs etc, which have a real Wells feel about them.