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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 order.

There's also deep dives into the indigenous people of Tasmania following a flippant comment by Wells, a song about Lemurs and Monkeys, and a quite frankly brooding score.

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Credits:

Produced by Edy Hurst

Written by H.G.Wells and Edy Hurst

Theme Song 'The Fall of Saigon' By Ichabod Wolf

All others songs and music produced by Edy Hurst.

Notes on Tasmanian Peoples and their culture thanks to:

The Tasmanian aboriginal centre

SBS

Gregory Lehman

Victorian Racism in Science:

Inquiries Journal

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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 Jones) and do a deep dive into the world of news reporting in Victorian times and now.

Josh has a fabulous podcast all about history called Dead Drama

Follow @edyhurst on twitter, instagram or facebook for the latest on the podcast as well as songs and videos.

Credits:

Produced by Edy Hurst

Written by H.G.Wells and Edy Hurst

Theme Song 'The Fall of Saigon' By Ichabod Wolf

All others songs and music produced by Edy Hurst.

Notes on News Reporting thanks to:

Andrew Hobbs

The Deleterious Dominance of The Times in Nineteenth-Century Scholarship

Local Newspapers in Victorian Era via Press Gazette

NC State University

How stuff works

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