The Death of Grass (Radio Drama) Wyrd Britain reviews the BBC Radio 4 adaptation of John Christopher's 1956 novel 'The Death of Grass' starring David Mitchell.

I meant to post this yesterday on what would have been John Christopher's 103rd birthday but I forgot so, better late than never, here's a terrific BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of arguably his greatest work.
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'The Death of Grass', by John Christopher. A black cover with a photograph of fronds of green grass on it. The grass is dramatically backlit and seems to be covered in dew or frost.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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Day 13. #TheDeathOfGrass #JohnChristopher

a field of green grass blowing in the wind ALT: a field of green grass blowing in the wind

4: #TheDeathOfGrass by John Christopher is a 1956 novel from the 'Comfy Catastrophe' genre (think #TheTriffids / #TheKrakenWakes ).

An apocalypse is brought about by a virus killing off grass....

I've read this a few times over the years, a cracking yarn!