British Invaders

We now conclude our discussion of The Tomorrow People.  A group of teenagers with special powers save the world and venture out into the Galactic Federation!  We cover the original 1970s show, the 1990s remake and the fantastic audio version from Big Finish Productions.

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The Tomorrow People was about the next step in evolution.  A group of teenagers with special powers save the world and take their place in the Galactic Federation.  This very popular ITV show ran for eight series from 1973 to 1979.

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Nigel Kneale (of Quatermass fame) wrote all six episodes of Beasts. That was a 1976 anthology horror series. 

This time, we focus on the final three episodes and a similar 1975 show called Murrain (also written by Nigel Kneale). 

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Beasts was a 1976 psychological horror series created by Nigel Kneale.  Each of the six episodes examined a different situation involving animals....

We examine the first three episodes and more.

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We now conclude our discussion of A for Andromeda, the 1961 BBC serial written by astronomer Fred Hoyle along with John Elliot.  When scientists receive a message from the Andromeda Galaxy, they follow its instructions and build a powerful computer.  They run the program that was included in the message, but what will it do?  Who is it working for?

We discuss the 1962 sequel The Andromeda Breakthrough, two remakes, the novelizations and more about the original serial....

This discussion includes more spoilers than most episodes of British Invaders.

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A for Andromeda was a 1961 BBC serial written by astronomer Fred Hoyle along with John Elliot.  A message from deep space gives scientists instructions to build a powerful computer.  The message includes the program that the computer will run, but what will it do?  Who is it working for?

This discussion includes more spoilers than most episodes of British Invaders.

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This is a brief tour of four British Invaders promo spots that were released in early 2009.  Some "Making Of" information for the promos is also included.  If you want to play any of them in a podcast of your own, please let us know.

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We now continue our discussion of Red Dwarf, the BBC SciFi comedy that ran from 1988 to 1999.  The last human, Dave Lister, is revived after three million years in stasis.  His dead bunkmate, Arnold Rimmer, is revived as a hologram.  The humanoid creature that evolved from Lister's pet cat doesn't need to be revived at all....

We mentioned the Region 2 DVD releases for each season.  These are the ones with all the extra features.  The creators of Red Dwarf claim that the fictional expletive smeg has nothing to do with the real word smegma....

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What are your favourite Red Dwarf moments?  What should we have said that we missed?  What do you like/dislike about Red Dwarf?  If you send us lots of email, we may record a bonus episode full of Red Dwarf feedback.

Red Dwarf was a BBC SciFi comedy that ran for eight seasons between 1988 and 1999.  Revived after three million years, Dave Lister is the last human alive.  He is joined by a hologram of his dead roommate (and nemesis), a creature evolved from his cat and a senile computer....

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We talk about some upcoming sequels and remakes, and about some feedback from our listeners.  Feedback from our Listeners!  We also cover some upcoming CD and DVD releases and more.

The original episodes of The Prisoner can be viewed online at http://www.amctv.com/originals/the-prisoner-1960s-series/

A new fan-made animation of a trailer for Doctor Who: The Web of Fear is available at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRBWOTFNotM  Only audio remains from the original 1968 trailer.

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