Episodes
| First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 20031211 | 20231103 (BBC7) |
The cuckoos are coming! The cuckoos are coming!
Blonde-haired, shiny-eyed and ready to stare mankind into oblivion.
John Wyndham's Midwich Cuckoos and its 1960 film version, Village of the Damned, have spooked generations with their quietly terrifying tale of alien invasion in middle England.
Reuniting the cast and crew from the Village of the Damned is just the beginning for Alan Dein as he goes in search of Midwich on film and in print.
What inspired John Wyndham to pen this tale of extra-terrestrial rape, mass infanticide and suicide bombing?
How can we know so little about the man who puts Triffids in the backyard and Cuckoos in our homes?
Producer: Mark Burman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2003.
An exploration of the impact of John Wyndham's Midwich Cuckoos
The impact of John Wyndham's Midwich Cuckoos, and its 1960 film version, Village of the Damned. With Alan Dein. From 2003.
Alan Dein explores the impact of John Wyndham's Midwich Cuckoos, and its 1960 film version, Village of the Damned.
The Cuckoos are coming. The cuckoos are coming!
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2004.
| First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 20031211 | 20231103 (BBC7) |