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Must admit I am a huge War of the Worlds fan
Used to love listening the Jeff Wayne musical version as a kid.
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Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds - Wikipedia

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Although the movie with Tom Cruise had many faults, the sound of those horns when the "aliens" first invade is still one of my most favourite scenes in a movie.

So I'm super keen to see this take on the story. And since it is BBC 1 I have faith :)
 
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Spizz said:
I use Getflix DNS settings in my router at home, and for the $5 monthly sub you also get a free VPN which I use on my phone and laptop when out and about. Works perfect with the UK channels which we watch pretty much exclusively in our house.
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Which UK channels are free to air?
 
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Which UK channels are free to air?
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There are quite a few. BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, UK Play are the top ones.

Channel 4 for example has an enormous back catalogue of its own and many international shows. It’s probably my favourite, although ITV is great for British detective shows like Foyle’s War and A Touch of Frost. BBC is mostly catch up of current shows which they hold for 30 days after they screen on air.
 
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Spizz said:
There are quite a few. BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, UK Play are the top ones.

Channel 4 for example has an enormous back catalogue of its own and many international shows. It’s probably my favourite, although ITV is great for British detective shows like Foyle’s War and A Touch of Frost. BBC is mostly catch up of current shows which they hold for 30 days after they screen on air.
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Tks Spizz. BBC's my absolute favourite (with VPN). Will give the others a try.
 
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dualmeister said:
Must admit I am a huge War of the Worlds fan
Used to love listening the Jeff Wayne musical version as a kid.
en.m.wikipedia.org

Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org en.m.wikipedia.org

Although the movie with Tom Cruise had many faults, the sound of those horns when the "aliens" first invade is still one of my most favourite scenes in a movie.

So I'm super keen to see this take on the story. And since it is BBC 1 I have faith :)
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The book is on project Gutenberg if anyone is interested:
 
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The book is on project Gutenberg if anyone is interested:
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Awesome :) Listened to War of the Worlds – The New Generation narrated by Lian Neeson last week :)

Must watch this still.
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Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds Alive on Stage! The New Generation (2013) - IMDb

Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds Alive on Stage! The New Generation: Directed by Nick Morris. With Liam Neeson, Michael Falzon, Lily Osborne, Marti Pellow. Stage musical adaptation of H.G. Wells' alien invasion novel, recorded live at London's O2 arena in 2012. The...
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