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1 online resource (44 minutes) |
| Summary |
Some of science fiction's greatest creative pioneers tell the story of sci-fi in this stunning definitive series spanning all its forms, from time travel to artificial intelligence, from space exploration to alien encounters. This thoroughly engaging series features filmmakers, writers, actors, and graphic artists whose obsession and imagination has taken them into the unknown - and whose creations have captivated audiences around the globe. Having explored the future, the past, parallel universes and galaxies far, far away, contributors - including actors William Shatner, Nichelle Nichols, Rutger Hauer, Zoe Saldana, Nathan Fillion, Richard Dreyfuss, David Tennant, Peter Weller, Christopher Lloyd, Keir Dullea and Edward James Olmos; filmmakers John Carpenter, Douglas Trumbull, Paul Verhoeven, John Landis and Doctor Who writer and executive producer Steven Moffat; authors Ursula K. Le Guin, Neil Gaiman and William Gibson - report back on their experiences. With the help of Professors Brian Cox and Stephen Hawking, the series also explores the key scientific concepts underpinning sci-fi stories. What if we could travel not just through space, but through time itself? If you could travel through time, would you change the past or the future? What if you found it couldn't be changed? What price does the time traveller -- and the people they are closest to -- pay? This is a journey from H. G. Wells' The Time Machine through ideas like The Grandfather Paradox and The Butterfly Effect to the professional time traveller that is the ever popular Doctor Who. Steven Moffat, David Tennant, Karen Gillan, and Neil Gaiman offer a unique perspective on the Doctor. Edward James Olmos reveals the hidden meaning of the language he created for the vision of the future that is Blade Runner. Bob Gale and Christopher Lloyd take us behind the scenes of Back to the Future, while Ed Solomon describes the joy of solving a time travel conundrum for Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure. But what would be the physical and emotional cost to the time traveller? Audrey Niffenegger explains what inspired her novel The Time Traveller's Wife. And what if someone from the future tried to travel back in time to warn us? Would we believe them? From the apocalyptic tones of 12 Monkeys to the drama of Quantum Leap and the comedy of Groundhog Day, time travel is a subject that has been irresistible to the creators of every type of science fiction |
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Title from resource description page (viewed March 06, 2019) |
| Performer |
Narrated by Mark Gatiss |
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In English |
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Time travel.
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Time travel in literature.
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Time travel in motion pictures.
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Time travel on television.
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Science fiction -- History and criticism.
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Science fiction.
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Time travel.
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Time travel in literature.
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Time travel in motion pictures.
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Time travel on television.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Documentary television programs.
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Documentary television programs.
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Documentaires télévisés.
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Streaming video
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Murphy, Robert (Television director and producer), director
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British Broadcasting Corporation, production company.
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BBC America, production company.
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