The Martians and Us

Documentary series exploring the roots of British science fiction, which sprang out of the Industrial Revolution and the Darwinian revelations, and is distinguished by its typically dark and edgy take on the genre

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Latest Episodes

  • Season 1 Episode 3: The End of the World as We Know It

    The documentary concludes with a look at British science-fiction writers and their love of catastrophe. Contributors including Doris Lessing and Will Self consider why tales like Survivors are seen to reflect the nightmares of a country whose empire is sinking - and whether viewers' interest in stories about their own destruction is finally on the wane

  • Season 1 Episode 2: Trouble in Paradise

    Culture saga writer Iain M Banks and author Margaret Atwood contribute to an examination of the way British sci-fi literature, film and television have depicted the future. Visions under discussion include Aldous Huxley's utopian dream in Brave New World and George Orwell's Big Brother-run police state in 1984

  • Season 1 Episode 1: From Apes to Aliens

    The origins of British science fiction, which is distinguished from other countries' take on the genre by its typically dark and edgy style. The first programme examines how the theory of evolution influenced writers of the genre. 2001: A Space Odyssey author Arthur C Clarke offers his views on the subject, alongside contributors including Steve Jones, Brian Aldiss and Doris Lessing

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