The Beeb made the story into an episode of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out_of_the_Unknown https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out_of_the_Unknown] aired on Oct 6, 1

The Beeb made the story into an episode of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out_of_the_Unknown https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out_of_the_Unknown] aired on Oct 6, 1966. Was once online somewhere (having no luck today.) Every time I hear of Machine Stops, I think of Bradbury story "There Will Come Soft Rains" [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_Will_Come_Soft_Rains_(short_story) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_Will_Come_Soft_Rains_(sh...] For me both of these fellas capture something of the H.G. Wells atmosphere, tinged with sadness.