Bill Nighy, Sarah Parish, Barbara Shelley and Peter Sallis are among the ensemble in these six basic BBC Radio dramatisations.

John Wyndham’s quietly menacing post-apocalyptic tales are enduringly popular, and these gripping, atmospheric radio adaptations of his basic fiction are resonant with terror and suspense. In

The Day of the Triffids, 1st broadcast in 1968, a lot of people have been left blind after a meteor shower, and lethal carnivorous triffids are roaming the land.

The Kraken Wakes, about John Wyndham: A BBC Radio Theatre Collection: Six classic BBC radio adaptations dramatised for radio in 1998, is an exciting story of monsters in the deep, alien invasion and ecological catastrophe.

The Chrysalids, first broadcast in 1981, explores the dangers of being different, as the 1989 adaptation of short story Survival targets the lengths people will go to to be able to survive.

The Midwich Cuckoos, broadcast in 2003, is a disturbing tale of a village sealed off from the world for any day, and subsequently bought out by terrifying, inhuman children.

Dramatised for radio in 1998, Chocky is certainly a chilling tale of the boy who appears to be communicating with a low profile friend.

Also included is Beware the Stare! a half-hour BBC Radio 4 documentary taking a look at The Midwich Cuckoos on the net and on screen.

Note: They are the BBC Transcription Solutions versions of YOUR DAY of the Triffids, ready for

sale to overseas territories. At that time, 12 mins of material was deleted from these episodes to lower the running time. However, these deleted scenes have been recovered and are included as bonus extra content by the end of the ultimate episode of YOUR DAY from the Triffids.