British Invaders 46: Beasts (Part 2)

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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British Invaders 45: Beasts (Part 1)

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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British Invaders 44: A for Andromeda (Part 2)

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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