Twenty Minutes

The Real War of the Worlds

Friday 9 February 2007 20:30-20:50 (Radio 3)

Robbie Meredith investigates the radical political ideas of HG Wells. Feminists, socialists and dictators alike warmed to Wells's ideas of globalisation and a world state, elitist multi-culturalism and eugenics. Former leader of the Labour party Michael Foot and author Fay Weldon reveal why Wells remains a hero and why his ideas are still relevant today.

Duration:

20 minutes

Twenty Minutes

Episode and Playlist Information

• 17 Feb 07 Just Let Go
• 9 Feb 07 HG Wells' politics
• 8 Feb 07 Nabokov's 'Music'
• 3 Feb 07 Leaving Home
• 2 Feb 07 Russian Travellers
• 18 Jan 07 Navvy's Scrapbook
• 13 January 2007