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The Sea Raiders

Flesh-eating monsters from the deep terrorise the Devon coast. Adventure first published in 1896. Read by Robert Bathurst.

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.

HG Wells's thrilling adventure story was first published in 1896.

Read by Robert Bathurst.

English author and political philosopher, HG 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.'

Producer: Gemma Jenkins

Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2006.

25 minutes

Last on

Sun 26 Mar 202316:35

Broadcasts

  • Wed 26 Mar 200818:30
  • Thu 27 Mar 200800:30
  • Sun 27 Sep 200918:30
  • Mon 28 Sep 200900:30
  • Mon 22 Mar 201018:00
  • Tue 23 Mar 201000:00
  • Sat 2 Nov 201318:30
  • Sun 3 Nov 201300:30
  • Fri 7 Oct 201618:00
  • Sat 8 Oct 201600:00
  • Sun 6 May 201818:00
  • Mon 7 May 201800:00
  • Sun 26 Mar 202316:35