Mars Episodes Available now
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A Trip Around Mars with Kevin Fong
Kevin Fong visits landscapes that inspire scientists and artists to explore and imagine.
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Following the Martian Invasion: Episode 5
Francis Spufford and guests consider why Wells's War of the Worlds still resonates.
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Cells and Celluloid: Aliens on Film
With Francien Stock and Adam Rutherford.
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Following the Martian Invasion: Episode 4
Francis Spufford considers Martian evolution in an alarming close encounter.
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Following the Martian Invasion: Episode 3
The progress of the Martian tripods meets an organized military response at Shepperton.
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We Are The Martians: Start Up Planet
Visions of our future on the Red Planet
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Moving to the Red Planet
Why go to Mars? Claudia Hammond examines the space-farer's drive to occupy the red planet
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Following the Martian Invasion: Episode 2
Francis Spufford considers the delight that HG Wells took in destroying Woking.
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We Are the Martians: A New Red World
Ken Hollings continues the series about the Mars of imagination, history and science.
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Following the Martian Invasion: Episode 1
Francis Spufford begins his journey at the Basingstoke Canal in Woking.