Edy Hurst's Podcast Version of... The War of the Worlds
43 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 months ago -An audio scrapbook of the beloved and seminal sci-fi novel, "The War of the Worlds" by H.G.Wells. Each episode reads through a chapter of the book along with tangents of deep dives, inspired comedy songs and guests.
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NEW PODCAST: I POD A SPELL ON YOU - Edy Hurst's Wonderfull Discovery of Witches Podcast
October 30, 2023 14:07 - 46 seconds - 728 KBGreetings Earthlings! A New Podcast Materializes, join us in the next level, the astral realm (is that right? Is astral a level?) as Edy dons the cap of the Grand Magician and invites guests on to solve their problems with the best possible method, pre-1700s magic, spells and best guesses, from literature with dubious authenticity. Podcast Launching wherever you get podcasts. Supported by the Lowry and Arts Council England, produced by Ellen McCleod. Theme Tune I Put a Spell on you by Ed...
Chapter 10: Epilogue (feat. Jonathan Ferguson from Royal Armories)
June 02, 2023 05:12 - 46 minutes - 43 MBMartians? Forget about them! Renunions with family? You better believe it. So obviously all that's left is to go into great detail on the aftermath of an invasion that changed the world, or at least the 70 mile square radius between London and Woking, With the final chapter, Epilogue, we reach the finale of the novel, and what better way to commemorate than a trip to the site that inspired the story that launched a thousand (ish) remakes? Plus there's a song about Germs, about time someone...
Chapter 9: Wreckage
February 03, 2023 06:31 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBAfter a long journey, we're here, the pen-ultimate chapter of the War of the Worlds, Wreckage. With the Martians gone the way of the Dodo, what wreckage do they leave behind? And what will our narrator find on his journey home? Plus we have a song that became more and more like a Johnny Cash tribute the more i wrote it, but with the mental breakdown on the record, as we think about what would be like to be the last man left alive. Thanks this episode to Juleanne Escutin for lend her voice...
Intermission: Victorian Germs! Feat. Kristin Hussey
January 27, 2023 06:08 - 39 minutes - 35.7 MBThey live in the soil, they live in the air, they'll more or less live anywhere, it's germs! As we've heard in the last chapter, those invisible assailants have done us a big kindness in the War of the Worlds, but are they always friendly tiny buds helping us out? If 2020 - now have shown us anything, no! Intentions of the forces of nature aside, in a special none chapter episode, Edy sits down to speak with Historian, Curator and Author Kristen Hussey about the history of germ theory, and...
Chapter 8: Dead London feat. CHUNKS (Richard Brown, David Callaghan, Gabriel Featherstone)
June 13, 2022 06:30 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBChapter 8! Dead London! Or should it be, dead? London? Or maybe dead! London. As you'll see, there's a bit of death, but is it the metaphorically beating heart of Victorian Englands beloved capital, or is it the as of yet un-identified hearts of the Martian invasion? There's only one way to find out!* Basically, there's a lot happening narratively, so what better excuse to have a lot happening on the guest list hey? We're joined, by not one! Not four! but three guests from the Glasgow com...
Edy Hurst's Comedy Version of... AT BRIGHTON!
May 30, 2022 10:05 - 2 minutes - 2.47 MBJust a quick little update to so that THIS WEEKEND I'll be bringing the live show to BRIGHTON! If you're a South Sussex dweller, or you want to go to a coast that the Martians failed to take in their invasion, why not come and enjoy everyone's favourite live show about War of the Worlds and also all the remakes of the War of the Worlds? Tickets: https://www.otherplaceticketing.co.uk/listprices.php?performanceId=3290:28684 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Chapter 7: The Man on Putney Hill Feat. Jack Lewis Evans
April 11, 2022 05:15 - 1 hour - 74.5 MBWe're back! The Martians have gone no where! But whose this lurking around Putney Hill? Is it an old friend who we shared a meal with and gave us expert advice on looking for biscuits? I won't insult your ignorance with such leading questions. Alongside the ropiest cockernee accent this side of Dick Van Dyke, we're joined by the polymath comedian, producer and podcast Jack Evans to finally put to rest the age old question "is a sewer with a Nintendo Switch better than an Orwellian Dystop...
Happy Winter Slump 2021!
December 30, 2021 08:28 - 9 minutes - 8.97 MBHey! What a year! WHAT A YEAR. It's nearly over, but there's still time to say thanks to all of you for listening to the podcast over 2021. The final chapters are well underway and I can't wait to share them with you HOPEFULLY out before the first LIVE SHOWS! Come see me at Leciester Comedy Festival: https://comedy-festival.co.uk/event/edy-hursts-comedy-version-of-jeff-waynes-musical-version-of-hg-wells-literary-version-via-orson-welles-radio-version-of-the-war-of-the-worlds/ VAULT...
UPDATE ON CHAPTER 7 - 10
November 09, 2021 22:44 - 2 minutes - 2.7 MBA little update about the next few chapters of the narration, with a delay from the usual regularity to make sure that we end it just as well, if not better than we've started and carried on this whole dang thing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Chapter 6: The Work of Fifteen Days
October 27, 2021 05:08 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBWhat do you recon you could do in 15 days? Bring all your mates from Mars, take over the earth and accidentally plant some red weeds? The narrator is leaving the house where he's hunkered down, and checks out the local wildlife. Will he successfully eat a dog? Will the dogs successfully eat him? I doubt it, there's another 4 chapters. Plus, a deep dive on some of scifi finest deep dives. Please Subscribe and Review the podcast on Apple, or wherever you get your podz on. Follow Edy Hurst ...
Intermission: Victorian Science Problem Panic Time feat. Subhadra Das
October 13, 2021 08:55 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBIf there's one thing from Victorian Science that's aged about as well as a puddle of milk in a rain coat pocket, it's the theory of eugenics. We've talked a bit at the very start of the book about how much these ideas have been involved in H.G. Wells' writing, but to do it a little more justice, the fabulous Subhadra Das zoomed in to chat a little more about the history of these ideas, and how they still permeate through thinking and science (especially science fiction) today. Subhadra is a...
Chapter 5: The Stillness feat.The Delightful Sausage (Chris Cantrill & Amy Gledhill)
September 29, 2021 05:00 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBWith the curate gone, and only the narrator home, what's the first thing he does? Drink dirty drain water and think about eating a dog? When the cat's away! This chapter we're joined by Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominated and telly bothering double act The Delightful Sausage. Amy Gledhill & Chris Cantrill are a hilarious grotty duo that you might have seen on Harry Hill's Club Nite on C4, Late Night Mash on Dave, or Alma's Not Normal on the BBC. They're all over the stations! And with a specia...
Chapter 4: The Death of the Curate feat. Tom Burgess
September 15, 2021 05:05 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBIn what's been the biggest spoiler of a chapter title, and there's been a good few so far (I'm looking at you, destruction of Weybridge & Shepperton), we finally say good bye to our favourite frenemy, the Curate. We've laughed, we've cried, and now it's time to die. But how will it happen? At the hands of the narrator? Plus we've got a Greek-myth inspired deep dive, and the musical send off our favourite fair weakness deserves. Thanks to Tom Burgess for all his work as the Curate. You can...
Intermission: Break a Plate
September 08, 2021 05:09 - 7 minutes - 6.71 MBWe're taking an intermission from the story main this episode, but fear not! Banish fear, like an exorcised ghost or a used tissue, into the bin of courage. For whilst we don't have a chapter, we've got two very special songs. The first is an ode to carrots, as keen eyed listeners may have seen on Edy's Twitter, Instagram or Facebook And second is a *never before heard* song from the last series of Cultural Comedy Tours inspired by a favourite object in the Grnt Museum collections. Like w...
Chapter 3: The Days of Imprisonment
August 25, 2021 05:00 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBIn what must be the least relatable part of the book for our entire generation, we find the Narrator and the Curate still stuck unable to leave the house. A sort of lockdown I guess, only it's Martians, and I don't want to cast judgement, but I've not seen a single mask or hand sanitiser in sight. It's an Edy only episode! We've got a song about peepholes - of course! We've got a deep dive on colonialism and its impact on land - yes please! Once again, a big thank you to Jason Cooke of the ...
Chapter 2: What We saw from the Ruined House feat. Rex Factor
August 11, 2021 05:08 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MBWell, they're still stuck in the worst house share either of them have experienced, but don't worry, at least they've got a peephole to steal a glance out of. And what do they see? Well there's only one way to find out (excluding reading the book and all the other adaptations). This week we're joined by Graham and Ali from the British History podcast Rex Factor, a show that looks at every monarch and ranks them. What better guest to help advise on whether Queen Victoria or King Edward would h...
Chapter 1: Underfoot feat. Tom Burgess
July 28, 2021 05:00 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBWe're back! Book 2, Earth under Martians. Earth (by which in the book we mean the 75 mile radius of London) is well and truly knackered under the Martians. Hampton Court? Barely any visitors. Big Ben? Forget it. London Eye? Not created yet, but if it was, it'd also be knackered. We return to find the narrator still knocking around with that fair weakness of a man, the Curate, and what better way to celebrate that than with our beloved fair weakness, Tom Burgess? He's returned as the Cu...
TRAILER - Book Two Starts 28th July!
June 25, 2021 09:25 - 1 minute - 1.5 MBWe're back! Tell a friend! Tell an enemy! Tell an stranger! Set you calendar for Wednesday 28th July, where chapter one is going to be dropping! Follow Edy Hurst & The Podcast on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook Don't forget to Like, Share and Subscribe! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Chapter 17: The Thunder Child feat. Jen Ives
January 18, 2021 07:26 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBThe Final of Book One is nigh! And let's go out of the half way point with a half way bang. Chapter 17 of The War of the Worlds sees us with the Narrator's Brother and the Ephinstone's at the end of the Country, in a desperate escape from an England invaded by Martians. We've got the ironclad Thunderchild, with it's sophisticated strategy of ramming 7 shades of shit out of the Martian Tripods. But is it enough to deter the army of Mars from taking down the would be refugees? Also jo...
Chapter 16: The Exodus From London feat. Bennet Kavanagh and Jen Ives
January 04, 2021 07:00 - 56 minutes - 51.7 MBAs the Martians are going, quite frankly, feral, across the South West of England towards London, we continue with the account of the Narrator's Brother (still no name) and his escape from London. We also take a look at revolvers and the UK gun laws, how come so many folks in the book have 'em willy AND nilly? Joining us this week is the fantastic Bennet Kavanagh and Jen Ives. Bennet recently won the Audience Choice award at the Amused Moose New Comedy Award, and has created an ace song i...
Happy Christmas - New Year Slump!
December 28, 2020 11:32 - 4 minutes - 3.87 MBWishing you all the superlatives of the season with this brief message and an uplifting Carol for 2020. Thanks to everyone for listening, subscribing and your kind words for what has been an absurd premise for a podcast. The final two chapters of Book One will be out soon! And later in 2021 get ready for book two: The Earth Under Martians RATE | REVIEW | SHARE! Follow Edy Hurst on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook to keep up with all the latest on Podcast news, songs and more! Cr...
Interlude 4: Steam-Powered Nostradmus
December 14, 2020 07:37 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBIn our fourth interlude we take a look at beloved futurist and socialist horndog H.G. Wells' slight misfires on predicting the future, and also air out a song inspired by the previous chapters, 'Black Smoke (it's no joke)' RATE | REVIEW | SHARE! Follow Edy Hurst on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook to keep up with all the latest on Podcast news, songs and more! Credits: Produced by Edy Hurst Written by H.G.Wells and Edy Hurst Theme Song 'The Fall of Saigon' By Ichabod Wolf All others...
Chapter 15: What Happened in Surrey feat. The Loremen and Amelia Baylor
November 30, 2020 07:30 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBWe're back in Surrey after a brief trip to London, but for how long? Not only have the Martians unleashed the heat-ray upon the county, but now they've got a strange new retaliation to earth's firepower. If I didn't know any better, I'd say this was personal. As well as the chapter, we've got a fantastic guest song from Amelia Bayler, and a talk about all the sounds from monsters past with the Loremen themselves! RATE | REVIEW | SHARE! Follow Amelia on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, and...
Chapter 14: In London Feat. Frank Foucault
November 16, 2020 08:00 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MBLondon, home of Big Ben, the underground and now the ever growing threat of a Martian invasion. As refugees from Woking and Surrey arrive, we join the narrator's brother to see his side of the story, and another of H.G. Wells' what's in the papers chapters. We also take a look at British exceptionalism - what is it? Why is it here? Has it ever led us into terrible decisions that still are unresolved today? This chapter I'm joined by the hugely talented Frank Foucault, a brilliant comedian...
Chapter 14: In London feat. Frank Foucault
November 16, 2020 08:00 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MBLondon, home of Big Ben, the underground and now the ever growing threat of a Martian invasion. As refugees from Woking and Surrey arrive, we join the narrator's brother to see his side of the story, and another of H.G. Wells' what's in the papers chapters. We also take a look at British exceptionalism - what is it? Why is it here? Has it ever led us into terrible decisions that still are unresolved today? This chapter I'm joined by the hugely talented Frank Foucault, a brilliant comedian...
HALLOWEEN SPECIAL: The Red Room
October 30, 2020 12:02 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBIn this halloween special we read The Red Room, a short ghost Story by H.G. Wells. What apparition haunts the redroom of an old manor house? Is it the Duke, or is wife who was killed by a bad case of the spooks? Or maybe, the real ghost is the friends we've made along the way? 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...
Chapter 13: How I fell in with the Curate feat. Tom Burgess and Black Liver (Keith Carter & Ruth Cockburn)
October 26, 2020 07:01 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MBWhen the going gets tough, what do you do? Strip off to the waist and steal a boat in boiling water? If you're the narrator, yes! Also, we finally see the introduction of the Curate. To listeners of the musical, they may know the character as the Parson played by Phil Lynott. But what the heck is a curate? Where do they fit into the hierarchy of the Anglican Church? Well don't worry, I sit down with Tom Burgess to discuss this as he takes on the famous role. Follow Tom Burgess on Twi...
Chapter 12: What I saw of the Destruction of Weybridge and Shepperton feat. Tony Wright & Jade Fearnley
October 12, 2020 07:01 - 52 minutes - 48 MBHow many Martian tripods does it take to screw in a light bulb? We're heading to the first town in Britain to be wholly lit by electricity (Weybridge) to find out in the next action-crammed chapter of the War of the Worlds. Plus this week we've got two deep dives! One on the history of travel food via biscuits and the other on how the hell you can find out if an area was as posh as it is now in the past. Joining me again as the artillery man is stand-up comedian and actor Tony Wright! And ...
Chapter 11: At the Window feat. Tony Wright
September 28, 2020 06:47 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBWhat would you do if you saw a random army man in your garden? Invite them in for a candlelit dinner and a whisky? This chapter we see the introduction of the Artillery Man, a character that pops up in some form in nearly every adaptation of the War of the Worlds. Whether it's David Essex in the Musical Version or Tim Robbins kinda-creepy-conspiracy-theory-guy in the Spielberg version, he's the Martian war survivor with a heart of gold. Naturally, I invited personal comedy friend Tony W...
Interlude 3: Justice for Wells feat. Simon Guerrier
September 21, 2020 07:05 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBWas Wells a bad lad? Did he believe in the horrors of colonialism and eugenics? Is he guilty by association? Regular listeners will remember that in Chapter 1 we took a deep dive into Victorian Racism, a subject that Wells rubbed shoulders with some of the worst proponents of scientific racism. BUT as it turns, the answer is a fairly solid no, as it turns out, Wells was often outspoken for socially progressive, going so far as to write public letters calling for the abolition of segregatio...
Chapter 10: In the Storm
September 07, 2020 07:01 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBIf you've ever heard/read/seen the War of the Worlds before, you'll know that far and away the tripods are the most memorable part. AND THEY'RE HERE! One leg is bad, two legs good, three legs? Perfect! As the Martians ascend out of their pit will the narrator return the rented dog cart back? Will he bump into a bizarrely large amount of people in a war zone? We've also got a run down on some of history's greatest tripods this episode and this weeks song is all about how great three legs a...
Chapter 9: The Fighting Begins feat. Bexie Archer, Pottervision and Tom Little
August 24, 2020 07:01 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBHow long is too long to sit in a cold bath? Should you run off to the pub when Martians threaten your home and loved ones? This Chapter is a jam packed with conversations, and what better chance to invite some personal comedy friends onto the pod? There is none. NONE. We invite Pottervision (Lukas Kirkby and Tom Lawrinson), Tom Little to the show and the wonderful return of Bexie Archer for some of the many characters our narrators talks to. Plus, we've got a hard funk bop for Lord Cardig...
Chapter 8: Friday Night
August 10, 2020 07:02 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MBYou know how it is, it's Friday night, a bunch of Martians have killed your friends and all you want to do is find out what's shakin' at the railway station. At least that's where we find our narrator in this weeks episode of Edy Hurst's Podcast Version of the War of the Worlds. Plus, we take a look at Germany's status as a growing military power in later 1800s Europe, what makin' love meant in the day, and also a song about Men from Mars. Follow @edyhurst on twitter, instagram or fa...
Chapter 7: How I got Home feat. Bexie Archer
August 03, 2020 07:02 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBAfter the destruction of your close friends by some interplanetary mirror jerks, who wouldn't seek comfort at home? In this week's chapter our narrator heads back to his wife, but not before slagging off some locals. Also, we take a look at what it meant to have PTSD in Victorian times (it didn't exist then) and a quick chat with the wonderful Bexie Archer! Bexie plays the role of 'the wife' bringing all her experience as a RADA trained actor, a member of the BBC Writersroom 2019/202...
Chapter 6: The Heat-Ray on Chobham Road
July 27, 2020 07:05 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBThe power of the Heat-Ray continues to wreak havoc on the South England Municpality of Woking, Chobham and Chertsey in Chapter 6. We also take a look at the world of Science Fiction future prediction, and there's George Clinton inspired funk song that the Heat Ray has always deserved. 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 o...
Chapter 5: The Heat Ray Feat. Hannah Platt & Josh Jones
July 20, 2020 06:55 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MBBack to the book, and we find Horsell Common under attack from the Martians advanced weaponry. As we see a welcome party made up of Ogilvy, Henderson and Stent, we sit down with Hannah and Josh to see how they would make first contact with visitors from out of space. 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 ...
Interlude 2: What even is a chance of Mars? feat. Ross Brierley
July 13, 2020 07:02 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBOne of the most quotable lines from H.G. Wells The War of the Worlds must be Ogilvy the astronomers famous assertion that: The Chances of Anything Coming from Mars, are a million to one. But is it actually a million to one? How likely is that, really? This episode Edy takes a look at the scientific attempts of putting a number on extraterrestrial life, and talks to Not So Late Show Host Ross Brierley about whether it's worth placing a bet on, and if it's worth being more concerned abou...
Interlude 1: Jeff Wayne's Podcast Version of the Robot Knee
July 06, 2020 07:01 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MBOver the century and a bit since it was published, the War of the Worlds has been adapted into countless formats, from graphic novels to radio shows, but one of the most beloved must be Jeff Wayne's 1978 Musical Version. Taking a short break from the book proper, this week we take a deep dive into the life of Jeff, as well as hear a song Edy wrote about a robot knee. Follow @edyhurst on twitter, instagram or facebook for the latest on the podcast as well as songs and videos. Credits: Pro...
Chapter 4: The Cylinder Opens Feat. Alasdair Beckett-King
June 29, 2020 07:01 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBFinally! The mysterious cylinder crash landed on Horsell Common Opens, and at last we catch a glimpse of those pesky Martians that'll cause such a ruckus. With the first description of the Martians, I wonder with Alasdair Beckett-King what previous descriptions of aliens might be found in folklore of yore. There's also a banger of a tune about being stuck in a pit, not that anyone knows what it feels like to be stuck in a specific place for an unspecified amount of time right now! Follow...
Chapter 3: On Horsell Common
June 22, 2020 10:07 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBChapter Three 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 this episode, news of the crash landed Martians has reached the hustle and bustle of Woking, Chobham and Chertsey with a gathering crowd of people including some gailey dress women! Whilst the common people frequent the Horsell Common, we take a look at what attractions follow in the wake of Extra Terrestrial sightings across the wo...
Chapter 2: The Falling Star feat. Josh Jones and Hannah Platt
June 15, 2020 06:56 - 23 minutes - 21.1 MBChapter 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 ha...
Chapter 1: The Eve of The War
June 08, 2020 06:01 - 24 minutes - 33.8 MBChapter 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 comme...
TEASER: Edy Hurst's Podcast Version of the War of the Worlds COMING 8th June
May 29, 2020 09:59 - 44 seconds - 704 KBTeaser Trailer for Edy Hurst's Podcast Version of the War of the Worlds, an audio(scrap)book of H.G. Well's Seminal Scifi Novel, the War of the Worlds. Each episode we'll read a chapter of the book, alongside deep dive tangents, songs inspired by the novel and comedy friends guests from stand up comedian Edy Hurst ("bursts with comedic joy" The Skinny). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.