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Day of the Triffids is a 1968 Radio Dramatization of John Wyndham\\u2019s classic British Sci-Fi novel by the same name. The programs begins as believably as possible in explaining of how Earth came to have giant, walking, aggressive plants. It begins with the Soviets developing the Triffids to gain a competitive advantage in food production over the West. Due to a bit of espionage and misadventure, the Triffid seeds being spread across the globe. The good news is the Triffids can be controlled and managed. Humanity has one advantage over them: Humans can see. Unfortunately, an astronomical event is seen across the Earth and the media urges every person to stare up at it. This stupidity leads to almost the entire human race going blind. The hero of the story Bill Masen (Gary Watson)\\xa0worked in Triffid management and knows their dangers. Due to an accident, he\\u2019d ended up in the hospital with bandages over his eyes,making him one of the few people who still have eyesight. He\\u2019s left to navigate the perils of a post-apocalyptic world.