UFO Files

Beyond the War of the Worlds is a documentary programme that examines virtually every recorded UFO and alien sighting. It opens with an exploration of the historical impact of H. G. Wells' novel The War of the Worlds before moving on to the myriad reports of extraterrestrial phenomena.

Beyond the War of the Worlds is a television programme presented as an episode. It falls within the documentary genre and takes its title from the famous H.G. Wells story. The series is structured as a single instalment that aims to examine a specific subject in depth. The core of the episode is a documentary investigation that attempts to cover almost every reported UFO and alien sighting on record. It begins by tracing the historical background of H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds, using the novel's legacy as a starting point for the wider exploration of extraterrestrial reports and examines how each claim contributes to the overall catalogue. By linking the literary origins to contemporary reports, the documentary provides a chronological framework that connects early fictional influence with modern eyewitness accounts. This approach allows the episode to illustrate the continuity between cultural imagination and the persistent public fascination with unidentified aerial phenomena. It also highlights the way each new sighting has reinforced the narrative established by the original story. The episode's ambition to address virtually every recorded encounter gives it a breadth that few other programmes attempt. While staying focused on the chronological link to Wells' work, it nevertheless presents a sweeping survey of the phenomenon, offering viewers a consolidated view of the extensive catalogue of UFO and alien reports compiled over time.