Saw part one on iplayer last night. Bloody good, although the flash-forwards were a bit confusing, until I realised what they were. I read the novel 50-odd years ago, in my teens, along with Wells's other sci-fi novels, but can't remember much about it now. I've also seen most of the screen versions, including the 50s yank one, which had quite sophisticated special effects for the day, and, of course, 'Independence Day', which isn't explicitly a version of the novel, but nevertheless is, with its rather witty re-working of what eventually defeats the Martians - I'll say no more, in case anyone doesn't know. I must re-read it, and the others.
Woking now has a sculpture of one of the Martian tripods in the town centre.
https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/406590672581541154/?lp=true
