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((Short description|Audio drama written by Dirk Maggs))
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'''''Independence Day UK''''' is a one-hour [[BBC Radio 1]] [[science fiction]] special, first broadcast on 4 August 1996.<ref>((cite web | url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/140816dac335454398a351c189d300a6 | title=BBC Programme Index | date=4 August 1996 ))</ref><ref>((Cite web|url=https://gizmodo.com/a-british-radio-play-is-the-better-sequel-to-independen-1783001563|title=A British Radio Play Is the Better Independence Day Sequel|work=[[Gizmodo]]|date=2 July 2016 ))</ref>

== Production ==
The show is a [[Spin-off (media)|spin-off]] of the movie ''[[Independence Day (1996 film)|Independence Day]]'' and depicts the movie's [[alien invasion]] from a [[United Kingdom|British]] perspective. None of the original movie cast appear in the radio show. The movie's producer [[Dean Devlin]] gave [[Dirk Maggs]] permission to produce an original [[radio]] adaptation provided that he did not reveal certain details of the movie's plot, and that he did not depict the British as saving the day. Maggs wrote, produced and directed the programme, with Devlin credited as "Creative Consultant". To achieve authentic aircraft sounds, Maggs' crew recorded aircraft and cockpit interior sounds at an [[Royal Air Force|RAF]] base. The programme's tagline is, "It's the [[Battle of Britain]] all over again, but this time our enemies aren't just unstoppable. They're ''inhuman''". The drama was subsequently released on audio cassette by [[Polygram]].

==Story==

After a brief [[Orson Welles]]-style opening announcement, recalling Welles' notorious radio adaptation of ''[[The War of the Worlds (radio)|The War of the Worlds]]'', the programme begins with a [[20th Century Fox]] fanfare. The first 25 minutes take the form of a live "[[UFO]] watch" broadcast hosted by Radio 1 [[Disc Jockey|DJ]] [[Nicky Campbell]] and veteran TV [[astronomer]] [[Patrick Moore]] (of ''[[The Sky at Night]]'') aboard an RAF [[E-3 Sentry|Sentry]] aircraft. Campbell and Moore and the RAF crew deliver authentic reactions to the news that a large object is approaching the [[Earth]]. The object is subsequently revealed to be an [[Extraterrestrial life|alien]] [[spacecraft]].

When the alien mothership disgorges dozens of smaller ships that take up position over the world's [[City|cities]], the broadcast switches to a [[press conference]] called by [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] [[John Major]] and [[Leader of the Opposition (UK)|Opposition Leader]] [[Tony Blair]] to announce the formation of an emergency [[coalition government]]. DJ [[Mark Goodier]] reports from a rooftop on the alien ship's approach to [[London]] until it fires its weapon and the broadcast goes silent.

After a brief pause the story continues in Maggs' trademark "audio movie" style, with original music from the film and [[sound effects]] and dialogue in [[Dolby Laboratories|Dolby]] [[Surround sound|Surround]].

Aboard the RAF Sentry, Moore and Campbell are shocked to learn that London has been destroyed. The alien ships launch fighters and the RAF [[Panavia Tornado|Tornado]] pilots John Reginald and Becky Johnson engage them.

Moore draws upon his vast scientific knowledge to advise the pilots on how to combat – or at least evade – the aliens.

The fighters are then called upon to defend a [[BBC]] traffic [[helicopter]] that is attempting to carry the [[British Royal Family]] to safety.

The RAF succeed in bringing down one of the alien fighters, and Moore has a close (and given his age, surprisingly violent) encounter with the alien pilot. Meanwhile, Wing Commander Reginald engages the aliens in a prototype [[Eurofighter Typhoon|Eurofighter]].

At the end of the show we learn that the Royal Family are safe and have invited Becky – a staunch republican – for tea at [[Balmoral Castle|Balmoral]]. The surviving military forces of [[Europe]] and the [[Middle East]] are preparing to regroup in the [[Beqaa Valley]]. One of the RAF men comments that "when this is all over and we've defeated these monsters, the Yanks'll take the credit for it, you wait and see."

==Cast==
* [[Nicky Campbell]] – Himself
* [[Patrick Moore]] – Himself
* [[Mark Goodier]] – Himself
* [[Toyah Willcox]] – [[Flight Lieutenant]] Becky Johnson
* [[Simon Treves]] – [[Wing Commander (rank)|Wing Commander]] John Reginald
* [[Colin Baker]] – [[Group Captain]] Phil Johnson
* [[Peter Serafinowicz]] – Flight Lieutenant Max Brett
* [[Toby Longworth]] – Flight Lieutenant Chris Thomson
* Mark Courtney – Sentry Tactical Director
* [[William Hootkins]] – Orson Welles
* [[Dannii Minogue]] – Special alien effect

==Crew==
* Produced, written and directed – Dirk Maggs
* Original music – [[Mark Russell (composer)|Mark Russell]]
* Movie music – [[David Arnold]]
* An Audio Movies Limited / 20th Century Fox Production for BBC Radio 1

== References ==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050311073335/http://freespace.virgin.net/ty.po/DMaggsID4UK.html Dirk Maggs ID4 UK]

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