t seems fitting that Ian Knight captured this futuristic-looking picture of the Thames Barrier the morning after attending Jeff Wayne’s musical at the O2 in 2022. In the sci-fi book the show is based on, fighting machines (aka Martian Tripods) are topped with metallic domed heads that house scary Martian pilots. Looking at this series of domed structures – comprising one of the largest movable flood control devices in the world –
