British Invaders 17: Day of the Triffids (Part 2)
This is the second half of our discussion of Day of the Triffids, the 1981 BBC TV serial based on the classic novel by John Wyndham. When most of the world has gone blind, the remaining sighted people must deal with a rapidly collapsing society. They also need to deal with deadly plants that could wipe out everyone….
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Big John Wyndham fan, so I enjoyed your podcast. His brother Vivian was actually encouraged to write by John, who as you say was plying his trade for some time. Strictly speaking ‘Triffids’ was not his first novel (he had four pre-war books published, though they were commercially unsuccessful). It really annoys me when people describe his stories as ‘cosy catastrophes’. For a robust denial of this go to http://www.wyndhamweb.com
Cheers
Thanks for the comment, TriffidUK. I think Brian Aldiss coined the term “cosy apocalypse” and cited Day of the Triffids. I’ll see if we can mention your comments on a bonus show. Cheers.