By John Wyndham Adapted for radio by Dan Rebellato Directed by Polly Thomas Starring Bill Nighy, Sarah Parish, Clive Merrison, Katherine Tozer, Nicholas R. Bailey.

The small rural village of Midwich has been the subject of a terrible visitation. For a night and a day, the entire village is enclosed by a barrier inside which everyone is in a state of unconsciousness. And there’s a large silver craft by the village green. After recovering from their ordeal, the villagers start to discover that all the Midwich women are pregnant. The women decide, reluctantly, to go ahead with the births. But what are these babies? What is their purpose here?

Episode One: ‘The Village’
BBC Radio 4, Sunday 30th November 2003, 3pm (repeated Saturday 6th December 9pm).
Episode Two: ‘The Children’
BBC Radio 4, Sunday 7th December 2003, 3pm (repeated Saturday 13th December 9pm).