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The Day of the Triffids
The Day of the Triffids is almost certainly John Wyndham's most famous novel. Its original publication in 1951 (serialised in the magazine Collier's Weekly) established Wyndham's reputation and it has since been filmed (Freddie Francis and Steve Sekely directed a 1962 adaptation starring Howard Keel) and adapted for television. The word triffid itself has entered the English language as shorthand for any rapacious, unwanted plant growth. It brought a new science-fiction genre, the cosy catastrophe, to a mainstream audience for the first time. As befits its' celebrated status, the novel demonstrates Wyndham's usual themes and techniques better than any other of his books.

SYNOPSIS

listen: Conference and Confusion (Triffids Part Three)

A bunch of sighted, but wacky brits get up to some social experimentation in light of the catastrophe.

Our protagonist however is liberated from this and separated from his lady. This creates an incredible amount of tension, as he had promised to marry her.

Everyone continues to raise eyebrows over the protagonist's insistence on anti-triffid weaponry. Seriously, guy has a mad hard-on for killing plants since they temporarily blinded him.

Triffids have yet to make a significant impact on the story. So those magnificent plant bastards better get up to something soon.

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EPISODES

The End Begins (Triffids Part One)
A Light in the Night (Triffids Part Two)
Conference and Confusion (Triffids Part Three)
Dead End (Triffids Part Four)
World Narrowing (Triffids Part Five)
Strategic Withdrawal (Triffids Part Six)