H G Wells

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In The Abyss

20190317

20190318 (BBC7)
20220226 (BBC7)
20220227 (BBC7)
20230319 (BBC7)
20250802 (BBC7)

A deep-sea expedition encounters some strange creatures that inhabit the unknown depths.

Elstead designs a sphere capable of exploring the seabed for the first time. What he finds amazes him.

H G WELLS' story was first published in 1896.

Read by Timothy Kightley.

Producer: Pamela Howe

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1978.

H G Wells' story was first published in 1896.

Prolific in many genres, stories by the great English writer.

Elstead designs a sphere capable of exploring the seabed for the first time. What he finds amazes him. Read by Timothy Kightley.

[LISTEN NOW]

The Door In The Wall

20010404

20151212 (BBC7)
20151213 (BBC7)
20180630 (BBC7)
20220918 (BBC7)

A mountaineer gets lost in a strange valley in The Andes and finds himself surrounded by a race of sightless people.

Another is transported to Fairyland - and a third spends his life searching for a lost world behind a door in a white wall in London.

Three mysterious stories of different Utopias by the master of the genre, H G WELLS.

Brought together in a single drama by Kelvin Segger.

Nunez - Paul Webster

Wallace - Ian Brooker

Redmond - Christian Rodska

Agnes - Gillian Goodman

Mountaineer - Ben Crowe

Yacob - Sean Connolly

Girl - Cathy Sara

Directed at BBC Birmingham by Peter Leslie Wild.

A race of sightless people, a man transported to fairyland and a hidden lost world.

The Island Of Dr Moreau

19900901

20190406 (BBC7)
20190407 (BBC7)
20210724 (BBC7)
20210725 (BBC7)

A shipwreck leads a young naturalist to Dr Moreau's secretive island, the site of a hideous scientific experiment.

First published in 1896, H G WELLS' classic adventure story.

Dramatised by David Calcutt.

Montgomery ....... Kenneth Colley

Prentice ....... Kim Wall

Prentice's Nephew ....... Neal Foster

Dr Moreau ....... Garard Green

Captain Jones ....... Peter Meakin

Helmar ....... Richard Mitchley

M'Ling ....... Terry Molloy

Constans ....... Danny Schiller

Nurse ....... Janet Dale

Various ....... Alex Jones

Director: Nigel Bryant.

Classic adventure about a crazy scientist. Starring Kim Wall and Garard Green.

The Magic Shop

19640906

20200419 (BBC7)
20221210 (BBC7)

Gip comes across a magic shop with his father - and a very curious place it turns out to be!

The shopkeeper begins with some sleight-of-hand and proceeds to something altogether more sinister.

Not on the whole, a place to take the children...

Garard Green reads H G WELLS's short story.

Producer: Mitch Raper

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1986.

Gip comes across a magic shop with his father - but the experience is all rather curious.

The New Accelerator

19780725

20230325 (BBC7)

H G WELLS agrees to sample a new drug designed to speed up both body and mind

The New Accelerator

20060121

20131115 (BBC7)
20131116 (BBC7)
20150125 (BBC7)
20150126 (BBC7)

H G WELLS agrees to sample a new drug designed to speed up both body and mind.

The Sea Raiders

20060114

20131102 (BBC7)
20131103 (BBC7)
20161007 (BBC7)
20180506 (BBC7)
20230326 (BBC7)

After a suspicious-looking object is washed in by the tide, flesh-eating monsters from the deep are soon terrorising residents along the Devon coastline.

H G WELLS's thrilling adventure story was first published in 1896.

Read by Robert Bathurst.

English author and political philosopher, H G WELLS (1866-1946) is recognised as one of science-fiction's founding-fathers, producing more than 80 books.

George Orwell believed that 'the minds of all of us, and therefore the physical world, would be perceptibly different if Wells never existed.

Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2006.

Flesh-eating monsters from the deep terrorise the Devon coast.

The Stolen Bacillus

19820903

20230908 (BBC7)
20230909 (BBC7)

His plan was nothing less than the annihilation of London.

The Treasure In The Forest

19760424

20210612 (BBC7)

Three men from different backgrounds come together for one purpose - gold.

Motivated by greed and a growing hatred of each other - the experience turns these desperate men into mad dogs.

And you know what happens to mad dogs?

Stars Joss Ackland, Michael Bryant and Christopher Cazenove.

H G WELLS's short story was first published in 1894.

Dramatised by Michael Robson.

De Witt - Joss Ackland

Hooker - Christopher Cazenove

Evans - Michael Bryant

Director: Derek Hoddinott

First broadcast on the BBC World Service in April 1976.

A stolen map is not sufficient to safely recover a massive cache of gold.

The Wonderful Visit

19880602

20170312 (BBC7)
20170313 (BBC7)
20191215 (BBC7)
20191216 (BBC7)

Everyday life in a small English village is completely disrupted when the vicar accidentally shoots and wounds an angel who's somehow flown off-course.

Bernard Cribbins and Richard Pearce star in H G WELLS' tale.

Published in 1895, the original book is preceded by 'The Time Machine' and followed by 'The Island of Doctor Moreau'.

Vicar - Bernard Cribbins

Angel - Richard Pearce

Miss Hinijer - Margot Boyd

Dr Crump - Norman Bird

Storyteller - Kim Wall

Dramatised by Stephen Gallagher.

Music by Mia Soteriou.

A lost, wounded angel spends a few disconcerting days in a small Victorian village.

Episodes

Title	First Broadcast	Repeated	Comments
In The Abyss	20190317	20190318 (BBC7) 20220226 (BBC7) 20220227 (BBC7) 20230319 (BBC7) 20250802 (BBC7)	A deep-sea expedition encounters some strange creatures that inhabit the unknown depths. Elstead designs a sphere capable of exploring the seabed for the first time. What he finds amazes him. H G WELLS' story was first published in 1896. Read by Timothy Kightley. Producer: Pamela Howe First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1978. H G Wells' story was first published in 1896. Prolific in many genres, stories by the great English writer. Elstead designs a sphere capable of exploring the seabed for the first time. What he finds amazes him. Read by Timothy Kightley. [LISTEN NOW]
The Door In The Wall	20010404	20151212 (BBC7) 20151213 (BBC7) 20180630 (BBC7) 20220918 (BBC7)	A mountaineer gets lost in a strange valley in The Andes and finds himself surrounded by a race of sightless people. Another is transported to Fairyland - and a third spends his life searching for a lost world behind a door in a white wall in London. Three mysterious stories of different Utopias by the master of the genre, H G WELLS. Brought together in a single drama by Kelvin Segger. Nunez - Paul Webster Wallace - Ian Brooker Redmond - Christian Rodska Agnes - Gillian Goodman Mountaineer - Ben Crowe Yacob - Sean Connolly Girl - Cathy Sara Directed at BBC Birmingham by Peter Leslie Wild. A race of sightless people, a man transported to fairyland and a hidden lost world.
The Island Of Dr Moreau	19900901	20190406 (BBC7) 20190407 (BBC7) 20210724 (BBC7) 20210725 (BBC7)	A shipwreck leads a young naturalist to Dr Moreau's secretive island, the site of a hideous scientific experiment. First published in 1896, H G WELLS' classic adventure story. Dramatised by David Calcutt. Montgomery ....... Kenneth Colley Prentice ....... Kim Wall Prentice's Nephew ....... Neal Foster Dr Moreau ....... Garard Green Captain Jones ....... Peter Meakin Helmar ....... Richard Mitchley M'Ling ....... Terry Molloy Constans ....... Danny Schiller Nurse ....... Janet Dale Various ....... Alex Jones Director: Nigel Bryant. Classic adventure about a crazy scientist. Starring Kim Wall and Garard Green.
The Magic Shop	19640906	20200419 (BBC7) 20221210 (BBC7)	Gip comes across a magic shop with his father - and a very curious place it turns out to be! The shopkeeper begins with some sleight-of-hand and proceeds to something altogether more sinister. Not on the whole, a place to take the children... Garard Green reads H G WELLS's short story. Producer: Mitch Raper First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1986. Gip comes across a magic shop with his father - but the experience is all rather curious.
The New Accelerator	19780725	20230325 (BBC7)	H G WELLS agrees to sample a new drug designed to speed up both body and mind
The New Accelerator	20060121	20131115 (BBC7) 20131116 (BBC7) 20150125 (BBC7) 20150126 (BBC7)	H G WELLS agrees to sample a new drug designed to speed up both body and mind.
The Sea Raiders	20060114	20131102 (BBC7) 20131103 (BBC7) 20161007 (BBC7) 20180506 (BBC7) 20230326 (BBC7)	After a suspicious-looking object is washed in by the tide, flesh-eating monsters from the deep are soon terrorising residents along the Devon coastline. H G WELLS's thrilling adventure story was first published in 1896. Read by Robert Bathurst. English author and political philosopher, H G WELLS (1866-1946) is recognised as one of science-fiction's founding-fathers, producing more than 80 books. George Orwell believed that 'the minds of all of us, and therefore the physical world, would be perceptibly different if Wells never existed. Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2006. Flesh-eating monsters from the deep terrorise the Devon coast.
The Stolen Bacillus	19820903	20230908 (BBC7) 20230909 (BBC7)	His plan was nothing less than the annihilation of London.
The Treasure In The Forest	19760424	20210612 (BBC7)	Three men from different backgrounds come together for one purpose - gold. Motivated by greed and a growing hatred of each other - the experience turns these desperate men into mad dogs. And you know what happens to mad dogs? Stars Joss Ackland, Michael Bryant and Christopher Cazenove. H G WELLS's short story was first published in 1894. Dramatised by Michael Robson. De Witt - Joss Ackland Hooker - Christopher Cazenove Evans - Michael Bryant Director: Derek Hoddinott First broadcast on the BBC World Service in April 1976. A stolen map is not sufficient to safely recover a massive cache of gold.
The Wonderful Visit	19880602	20170312 (BBC7) 20170313 (BBC7) 20191215 (BBC7) 20191216 (BBC7)	Everyday life in a small English village is completely disrupted when the vicar accidentally shoots and wounds an angel who's somehow flown off-course. Bernard Cribbins and Richard Pearce star in H G WELLS' tale. Published in 1895, the original book is preceded by 'The Time Machine' and followed by 'The Island of Doctor Moreau'. Vicar - Bernard Cribbins Angel - Richard Pearce Miss Hinijer - Margot Boyd Dr Crump - Norman Bird Storyteller - Kim Wall Dramatised by Stephen Gallagher. Music by Mia Soteriou. A lost, wounded angel spends a few disconcerting days in a small Victorian village.