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1 online resource (streaming video file) (43 min. 23 sec.) ; 261780060 bytes |
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From Star Wars to 2001: A Space Odyssey, from Jurassic Park to Doctor Who and everything in between, documentary series The Real History of Science Fiction heads to the frontiers of space and science for the definitive television history of science fiction.Narrated by Mark Gatiss, Doctor Who writer, actor, and co-creator of the BBC's Sherlock, each episode in the 4-part series boldly examines an enduring theme of science fiction: time travel; the exploration of space; robots and artificial intelligence; and aliens. Speaking to those who have shaped sci-fi - and pushed its boundaries - the series reveals why it is not merely a genre for its audience, but a portal into entire new worlds of imagination and discovery. The history of one of the liveliest and most stimulating genres in popular culture will be told through its impact on cinema, television and literature. Sci-fi's greatest pioneers, the filmmakers, writers, actors, and artists, whose obsession has taken them into the unknown to reveal their inspirations and experiences. Some contributors include William Shatner (Star Trek), Nathan Fillion (Firefly), Zoe Saldana (Avatar, Star Trek), Steven Moffat (Doctor Who), Richard Dreyfuss (Close Encounters of the Third Kind) and many more.Much of science fiction explores the moment of first contact - what will people do when the aliens land? From H. G. Wells' pioneering The War of the Worlds to District 9, Invasion deals with our fears of alien invasions of earth. David Tennant explains the appeal of Doctor Who's Daleks and Cybermen while John Carpenter and Chris Carter explore the rich appeal of the paranoia fuelled by hidden aliens with The Thing and The X-Files. The episode also asks, what if the monsters were our own creation? (From the UK) (Entertainment/Documentary Series) PG (V) CC **New Episode**Follow the conversation on twitter: #SBSdoco |
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Broadcast 2014-09-15 at 20:35:00 |
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Classification: PG |
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Artificial intelligence -- Methodology.
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Classification -- Motion pictures.
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Human-alien encounters.
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Literature and science.
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Science fiction -- Authorship.
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Science fiction -- Technique.
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United Kingdom.
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Streaming video
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Mosse, Andy, director
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Gatiss, Mark, cast
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