Edy Hurst's Podcast Version of... The War of the Worlds

When the going gets tough, what do you do? Strip off to the waist and steal a boat in boiling water? If you're the narrator, yes!   Also, we finally see the introduction of the Curate. To listeners of the musical, they may know the character as the Parson played by Phil Lynott. But what the heck is a curate? Where do they fit into the hierarchy of the Anglican Church? Well don't worry, I sit down...

How many Martian tripods does it take to screw in a light bulb? We're heading to the first town in Britain to be wholly lit by electricity (Weybridge) to find out in the next action-crammed chapter of the War of the Worlds. Plus this week we've got two deep dives! One on the history of travel food via biscuits and the other on how the hell you can find out if an area was as posh as it is now in th...

What would you do if you saw a random army man in your garden? Invite them in for a candlelit dinner and a whisky?  This chapter we see the introduction of the Artillery Man, a character that pops up in some form in nearly every adaptation of the War of the Worlds. Whether it's David Essex in the Musical Version or Tim Robbins kinda-creepy-conspiracy-theory-guy in the Spielberg version, he's the M...

Was Wells a bad lad? Did he believe in the horrors of colonialism and eugenics? Is he guilty by association? Regular listeners will remember that in Chapter 1 we took a deep dive into Victorian Racism, a subject that Wells rubbed shoulders with some of the worst proponents of scientific racism. BUT as it turns, the answer is a fairly solid no, as it turns out, Wells was often outspoken for sociall...

If you've ever heard/read/seen the War of the Worlds before, you'll know that far and away the tripods are the most memorable part. AND THEY'RE HERE! One leg is bad, two legs good, three legs? Perfect! As the Martians ascend out of their pit will the narrator return the rented dog cart back? Will he bump into a bizarrely large amount of people in a war zone? We've also got a run down on some of hi...

How long is too long to sit in a cold bath? Should you run off to the pub when Martians threaten your home and loved ones? This Chapter is a jam packed with conversations, and what better chance to invite some personal comedy friends onto the pod? There is none. NONE. We invite Pottervision ( Lukas Kirkby and Tom Lawrinson ), Tom Little to the show and the wonderful return of Bexie Archer for some...

You know how it is, it's Friday night, a bunch of Martians have killed your friends and all you want to do is find out what's shakin' at the railway station.   At least that's where we find our narrator in this weeks episode of Edy Hurst's Podcast Version of the War of the Worlds. Plus, we take a look at Germany's status as a growing military power in later 1800s Europe, what makin' love meant in...

After the destruction of your close friends by some interplanetary mirror jerks, who wouldn't seek comfort at home? In this week's chapter our narrator heads back to his wife, but not before slagging off some locals.   Also, we take a look at what it meant to have PTSD in Victorian times (it didn't exist then) and a quick chat with the wonderful Bexie Archer !   Bexie plays the role of 'the wife'...

The power of the Heat-Ray continues to wreak havoc on the South England Municpality of Woking, Chobham and Chertsey in Chapter 6.   We also take a look at the world of Science Fiction future prediction, and there's George Clinton inspired funk song that the Heat Ray has always deserved.   Follow  @edyhurst  on  twitter ,  instagram  or  facebook  for the latest on the podcast as well as songs and...

Back to the book, and we find Horsell Common under attack from the Martians advanced weaponry.  As we see a welcome party made up of Ogilvy, Henderson and Stent, we sit down with Hannah and Josh to see how they would make first contact with visitors from out of space.   Follow  @edyhurst  on  twitter ,  instagram  or  facebook  for the latest on the podcast as well as songs and videos. Credits: Pr...

One of the most quotable lines from H.G. Wells The War of the Worlds must be Ogilvy the astronomers famous assertion that: The Chances of Anything Coming from Mars, are a million to one.   But is it actually a million to one? How likely is that, really? This episode Edy takes a look at the scientific attempts of putting a number on extraterrestrial life, and talks to Not So Late Show Host Ross Bri...

Over the century and a bit since it was published, the War of the Worlds has been adapted into countless formats, from graphic novels to radio shows, but one of the most beloved must be Jeff Wayne's 1978 Musical Version. Taking a short break from the book proper, this week we take a deep dive into the life of Jeff, as well as hear a song Edy wrote about a robot knee. Follow  @edyhurst  on  twitter...

Finally! The mysterious cylinder crash landed on Horsell Common Opens, and at last we catch a glimpse of those pesky Martians that'll cause such a ruckus. With the first description of the Martians, I wonder with Alasdair Beckett-King what previous descriptions of aliens might be found in folklore of yore. There's also a banger of a tune about being stuck in a pit, not that anyone knows what it fe...

Chapter Three of Edy Hurst's Podcast Version of The War of the Worlds, an audio-scrap-book into the seminal scifi novel The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells. In this episode, news of the crash landed Martians has reached the hustle and bustle of Woking, Chobham and Chertsey with a gathering crowd of people including some gailey dress women! Whilst the common people frequent the Horsell Common, we t...

Chapter Two of Edy Hurst's Podcast Version of The War of the Worlds, an audio-scrap-book into the seminal scifi novel The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells. In the second episode, we hear more about the falling stars spotting in the sky above Woking, and follow Ogilvy (Voiced by Hannah Platt ) as they discover the crash site on Horsell Common. We also meet London journalist Henderson (voiced by Josh...

Chapter One of Edy Hurst's Comedy Version of the War of the Worlds, an audio-scrap-book into the seminal scifi novel The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells. In this, our inaugural episode, Edy Hurst ('bursts with comedic joy' The Skinny) reads chapter one, introducing us to our narrator, Ogilvy astronomer, and his hobbies of riding a bike and writing philosophical essays on human morality, in that or...

Teaser Trailer for Edy Hurst's Podcast Version of the War of the Worlds, an audio(scrap)book of H.G. Well's Seminal Scifi Novel, the War of the Worlds. Each episode we'll read a chapter of the book, alongside deep dive tangents, songs inspired by the novel and comedy friends guests from stand up comedian Edy Hurst ("bursts with comedic joy" The Skinny). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...