British Invaders 108: Doomwatch (Part 2)

Doomwatch was a 1970s series that featured a team of scientists investigating other scientists, industry and anything that threatened society or the environment. Lots of interesting ideas were showcased and discussed in this classic series from the BBC.

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British Invaders 107: Doomwatch (Part 1)

Doomwatch was classic BBC series from the 1970s. A team of scientists watched for activities that could mean the end of society! It looked at chemical, medical, biological and environmental issues and more.

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British Invaders 106: Hyperdrive (Part 2)

Hyperdrive sees the crew of the HMS Camden Lock seeking to protect and promote Britain’s interests in a changing galaxy! This BBC comedy ran in 2006 and 2007.

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British Invaders 105: Hyperdrive (Part 1)

Hyperdrive is a BBC science fiction comedy from 2006 and 2007. Nick Frost played the captain of the HMS Camden Lock, a space ship charged with protecting Britain’s interests in a changing galaxy!

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British Invaders 104: Ace of Wands (Part 2)

Ace of Wands was a 1970s ITV series that blended stage magic with psychic and telepathic powers. Tarot and his friends team up to catch criminals and to defeat villains with powers of their own.

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British Invaders 103: Ace of Wands (Part 1)

Ace of Wands is a 1970s series about a stage magician called Tarot. In addition to stage trickery, he also has psychic and telepathic powers. Tarot and his friends fight against a variety of villains, some of whom have powers of their own….

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British Invaders 102: Bonus Episode

Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith on Doctor Who) recently died. She brought a wonderful character to life and she will be missed. This episode is a small British Invaders tribute to Elisabeth Sladen.

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British Invaders 101: Adam Adamant Lives! (Part 2)

Adam Adamant Lives! was a 1960s action adventure series. A man is revived after being frozen in 1902. Revived in 1966, gentleman adventurer Adam Adamant fights for the British Government. Sidekick Georgina Jones adds some “Swingin’ Sixties” flair. Manservant Simms watches over Adamant’s reconstructed house (which happens to be on top of a car-park).

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British Invaders 100: Adam Adamant Lives! (Part 1)

Adam Adamant Lives! features an Edwardian adventurer who was frozen in 1902. Revived in 1966, he fights crime and corruption.

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British Invaders 99: A come Andromeda

This is a very special bonus episode. We covered A for Andromeda in episodes 43 and 44. This classic 1961 BBC serial was about a message from the stars. Unfortunately, most of the original serial is missing. A come Andromeda is an Italian remake, and it does exist. Sabrina from Italy joins us as a special guest to discuss this unusual production.

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British Invaders 98: Alternative 3 (Part 2)

Alternative 3 was a strange documentary that started with a series of apparently unrelated issues. It was a very unusual piece of television with some shocking revelations. Listen to our discussion to find out how this fits into a science fiction podcast!

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British Invaders 97: Alternative 3 (Part 1)

Alternative 3 was the final episode of an ITV documentary series called Science Report. Why are we covering a science documentary on British Invaders? Alternative 3 was a very unusual blend of documentary and science fiction….

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British Invaders 96: Bonus Episode

British Invaders is part of a new podcast network. Welcome to The GeekCulture Network! We have some exciting podcasts at http://thegeekculturenetwork.com.

On a more sombre note, we discuss the recent death of Nicholas Courtney. We also talk about his fantastic contributions as one of Doctor Who’s longest-running actors.

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British Invaders 95: The Flipside of Dominick Hide (Part 2)

The Flipside of Dominick Hide and its sequel Another Flip for Dominick were BBC time travel teleplays from the 1980s. Dominick Hide travels to the past to wander the streets of twentieth-century London. The people he finds will forever change how he sees the world….

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British Invaders 94: The Flipside of Dominick Hide (Part 1)

The Flipside of Dominick Hide was a 1980 time travel BBC show. Its sequel, Another Flip for Dominick ran in 1982. Dominick Hide travels from 2030 to the present. He isn’t supposed to leave his ship, but he goes in search of his own ancestor….

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British Invaders 93: Eleventh Hour (Part 2)

Eleventh Hour was a 2006 ITV series that brought us investigations of modern science. This Patrick Stewart show seemed to be on the border between science fiction and drama that focused on science.

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British Invaders 92: Eleventh Hour (Part 1)

Eleventh Hour was about Professor Ian Hood and his bodyguard Rachel Young investigating modern science. The 2006 series covered cloning, climate change, virulent diseases and more. It starred Patrick Stewart. Was science fiction or science-based fiction?

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British Invaders 91: Survivors (Part 2)

Survivors was a classic 1970s BBC series. When a plague wipes out most of the human population, what do the survivors do? How do they plan for long term survival? Can they survive?

There is so much to discuss with Survivors, that we decided to make this is a special extended episode.

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British Invaders 90: Survivors (Part 1)

Survivors began with a plague that wiped out most of the human population. It told the stories of some of the remaining people and their struggle to survive. This classic series ran on the BBC from 1975 to 1977.

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British Invaders 89: Crime Traveller (Part 2)

Crime Traveller was a police detective series that featured a time machine! Jeff Slade and Holly Turner travel back in time to collect clues about their investigations.

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British Invaders 88: Crime Traveller (Part 1)

Crime Traveller was a 1997 series that blended the police drama with time travel! This BBC show mixed mystery, action, paradoxes and humour.

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British Invaders 87: The Day After Tomorrow (Part 2)

The Day After Tomorrow (also known as Into Infinity) was a live action show from Gerry Anderson. The spaceship Altares must deal with implications of Einsteinian physics!

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British Invaders 86: The Day After Tomorrow (Part 1)

The Day After Tomorrow (also known as Into Infinity) was a 1975 TV show about a spaceship leaving Earth to explore the universe. This one-off TV special incorporated a great deal of modern and Einsteinian physics. Relative time dilation, the Doppler effect, supernovas and black holes were all on display.

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British Invaders 85: The Tripods (Part 2)

The Tripods was a based on a series of novels by John Christopher. This 1980s BBC series tells the story of a future world dominated by alien robots. The aliens control all adult humans with mind-controlling implants. The series also tells of a small group of teenagers fighting against the oppressors.

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British Invaders 84: The Tripods (Part 1)

The Tripods was a 1980s series about a future where the Earth is ruled by giant alien machines. Three teenage boys are free from alien control, and they are searching for a community of “free men”. Will they be able to overthrow their oppressors?

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British Invaders 83: The Last Train (Part 2)

The Last Train was a six episode ITV series from 1999. The main characters survive the asteroid impact that destroys most of the world’s population. They wake after the disaster, but how much time has passed? How will they survive?

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British Invaders 82: The Last Train (Part 1)

The Last Train was a 1999 ITV serial about a group of people surviving a world-changing asteroid impact. The main characters are trapped in a train, and they don’t awake until long after the disaster….

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British Invaders 81: Moonbase 3 (Part 2)

Moonbase 3 was a series about life in a European research station on the Moon. This 1973 BBC series showed us a tense and realistic vision of space exploration in the near future.

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British Invaders 80: Moonbase 3 (Part 1)

Moonbase 3 was a 1973 BBC series about life on the Moon. It was a tense, claustrophobic and fairly realistic view of what could happen 30 years in the future.

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British Invaders 79: Ultraviolet (Part 2)

Ultraviolet was a 1998 Channel 4 series about a conflict against people infected with Code V. Are the Code V (or “Code 5”) people vampires?

This is the conclusion of a special British Invaders presentation with an all Canadian team. Eamonn will be back next episode. Thanks again to Eric and Ilona for joining the team for this episode.

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British Invaders 78: Ultraviolet (Part 1)

Ultraviolet was a slick investigation series from 1998. This Channel 4 show gave us a battle between humans and people infected with Code V. Code V (or “Code 5”) individuals have a striking resemblance to vampires….

This is the first half of a special British Invaders presentation with an all Canadian team. Eamonn will be back for our next full discussion. Thank you to Eric and Ilona for joining the team for this episode.

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British Invaders 77: Bonus Episode

This time, Brian is doing a bonus episode on his own. Listen to find out how he does!

The episode covers some new and upcoming audio releases from Big Finish and Textbook Stuff. There is also lots of feedback to cover (including a reference to WyndhamWeb). I finish up with a couple of announcements.

Promos include Bram Stoker – Dracula’s Guest & Other Dark Tales, Max Buffer’s Media Museum and Milk Carton TV.

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British Invaders 76: Dark Season (Part 2)

We now conclude our discussion of Dark Season. This 1991 BBC children’s series featured three children who investigated strange unusual events in their school. Listen to find out more about some of the things they encountered!

There are a few brief “fluttering” problems in the audio for Brian’s side of the conversation. I’m sorry about that.

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British Invaders 75: Dark Season (Part 1)

Dark Season was a 1991 BBC children’s series written and produced by Russell T Davies (who would go on to revive Doctor Who in 2005). The series featured three children who investigated strange happenings around their school. It dealt with new technology, ancient technology, mind control and unusual experiments. The cast included a very young Kate Winslet.

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British Invaders 74: H. G. Wells’ Invisible Man (Part 2)

H. G. Wells’ Invisible Man ran for two years in late 1950s. It showed the title character as a hero and a spy.

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British Invaders 73: H. G. Wells’ Invisible Man (Part 1)

H. G. Wells’ Invisible Man was a 1958 and 1959 ITV series. It reinvented the classic character as a hero and a spy. This series gave us lots of adventures and plenty of innovative “invisibility” effects!

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British Invaders 72: Oktober (Part 2)

Oktober was a 1998 medical sci-fi miniseries. It was a “man on the run” thriller that featured lots of European chase sequences. It was also a paranormal drama that dealt with the workings of dreams, life and death….

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British Invaders 71: Oktober (Part 1)

Oktober was a paranormal conspiracy thriller from 1998. Welcome to the strange world of medical technology where drugs can connect one mind to another and may even change the workings of life and death….

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British Invaders 70: The Year of the Sex Olympics (Part 2)

The 1968 telefilm The Year of the Sex Olympics was about the future of television. Nigel Kneale’s strange vision of the future may have predicted a television genre that would emerge nearly three decades later….

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British Invaders 69: The Year of the Sex Olympics (Part 1)

The Year of the Sex Olympics was a 1968 BBC teleplay about the future of television. It featured social commentary about 1960s youth culture and TV. It also had some dystopian elements in the Orwellian tradition….

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