Led by a charismatic doctor, a group of individuals form a violent protest movement to tear down the consumer society and replace it with a more meaningful existence. As middle England comes under attack, a sense of panic grips the capital.
Led by a charismatic doctor, a group of individuals form a violent protest movement to tear down the consumer society and replace it with a more meani...
Now adapted for Radio 4, 'The Drowned World' is a stunning evocation of a flooded, tropical London of the near future and a foray into the workings of the unconscious mind.
Now adapted for Radio 4, 'The Drowned World' is a stunning evocation of a flooded, tropical London of the near future and a foray into the workings of...
'Miracles of Life' opens and closes in Shanghai, the city where J.G. Ballard was born, and where he spent most of the Second World War interned with his family in a Japanese concentration camp.
'Miracles of Life' opens and closes in Shanghai, the city where J.G. Ballard was born, and where he spent most of the Second World War interned with h...
Following the energy crisis of the late 20th century America has been abandoned. A century later, a small group of explorers returns, but America is unrecognisable - the Bering Strait has been dammed and the continent has become a desert, populated by isolated natives and the remnants of a disintegrated culture.
Following the energy crisis of the late 20th century America has been abandoned. A century later, a small group of explorers returns, but America is u...
Robert Maitland is driving home from when a blow-out sends his Jaguar hurtling out of control. Smashing through a barrier he finds himself on a traffic island below three motorways. When he tries to climb the embankment or flag-down a car for help it proves impossible - and he finds himself imprisoned on the concrete island.
Robert Maitland is driving home from when a blow-out sends his Jaguar hurtling out of control. Smashing through a barrier he finds himself on a traffi...
The West African jungle is turning into crystal. Everywhere plants, trees and animals are changing and men are fleeing except some foolhardy types who remain to drift, dazzled, through this spectacular dreamworld.
The West African jungle is turning into crystal. Everywhere plants, trees and animals are changing and men are fleeing except some foolhardy types who...
J.G. Ballard's dystopian novel depicts a future in which the occupants of a luxury 40-storey tower block revert to primitive behaviour and embark on an orgy of destruction, obeying the laws of the jungle, rather than civilised society.
J.G. Ballard's dystopian novel depicts a future in which the occupants of a luxury 40-storey tower block revert to primitive behaviour and embark on a...
