The World in Peril
by Charles Chilton
The World in Peril is a novelisation of the twenty-part radio serial.
Script Writer
Charles Chilton
Radio Details
The World in Peril
26/09/55 — 06/02/56 / 20 × 30 Minutes / BBC Light Programme

Archive Details / CD Releases
The World in Peril is the sequel to The Red Planet. It was released on audio cassette by the BBC in an edited form in 1994 (Amazon.co.uk / Amazon.com) and again in 1998 (Amazon.co.uk / Amazon.com). Despite promises of a CD release, the serial was dropped from the release schedules and is only available to buy as a download (Audible.co.uk / iTunes).
Cover image of Herbert Jenkins edition
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Publisher Herbert Jenkins Format Hardback Publication Date 1960 Original Price UNKNOWN Country UK
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Flag of Holland Sprong In Het Heelal: Aanval Op De Aarde


Publisher Elsevierreeks Format Hardback Publication Date 1962 Original Price UNKNOWN Translators C bauer / E Franquinet Country Holland
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Publisher Pan Books Format Paperback Publication Date 1962 Original Price 2/6 Country UK
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Marijan Jozic
Flag of Yugoslavia Svijet u Opasnosti


Publisher Epoha Format Hardback Publication Date 1965 Original Price UNKNOWN Translator Konstantin Miles Country Yugoslavia