4.21am: Extraterrestrial spaceship orbiting Earth detected. Presumed hostile, though no action taken.
7.30am: Small craft lands twenty miles east of London. Army evacuates civilians from the area.
9.03am: Seven alien craft (described as combat tanks) penetrate perimeter. Communications attempted with invaders: no response.
9.15am: Prime Minister is informed of threat. UNIT ordered to take over army operations in the area.
11.10am: After further attack Parliament dissolved. Government escorted to secure location.
12.05pm: Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart returns from Brussels.
12.30pm: Lethbridge-Stewart assumes command of UNIT and armed forces in threatened area.
1.03pm: Alien invasion repelled.
2.00pm Late lunch. And plenty of tea.
7.30am: Small craft lands twenty miles east of London. Army evacuates civilians from the area.
9.03am: Seven alien craft (described as combat tanks) penetrate perimeter. Communications attempted with invaders: no response.
9.15am: Prime Minister is informed of threat. UNIT ordered to take over army operations in the area.
11.10am: After further attack Parliament dissolved. Government escorted to secure location.
12.05pm: Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart returns from Brussels.
12.30pm: Lethbridge-Stewart assumes command of UNIT and armed forces in threatened area.
1.03pm: Alien invasion repelled.
2.00pm Late lunch. And plenty of tea.