Des Kinvig's small world is turned upside when he discovers one of his customers, sexy Miss Griffin is in fact an a... | Listen & Review on Goodpods™

There's a brand new episode of Very British Futures out there now, tackling another of British TV most famous SF series - Sapphire and Steel. When Sapphire & Steel first aired on ITV in July 1979, it didn’t so much arrive as materialize—mysterious, minimalist, and utterly unlike anything else on television. Created by Peter J. Hammond, who had written for Ace of Wands and Shadows but had mostly worked on conventional fare like Z-Cars and Crossroads, the series was born from a desire to explore the fragility of time and the eerie consequences of its disruption.

The tourist season is over and Inverdee Island is closing down and preparing for the winter. But when the body of S... | Listen & Review on Goodpods™

It's just another day in Sheffield, everyone going about their own affairs, when suddenly the unthinkable happens -... | Listen & Review on Goodpods™

Mankind is busy colonising the solar system. Space stations in orbit, a busy moonbase, and pioneers on Mars. A new ... | Listen & Review on Goodpods™

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When retired photojournalist Steve Blake sees a man die in a car explosion, then meets the same man the next day ap... | Listen & Review on Goodpods™

This week sees the release by Zepo Publishing of a brand new book about Doctor Who and specifically its fanbase around the world - Fantastic! A Celebration of Fans Discovering Doctor Who. Editor Nicholas Seidler sent out a questionnaire earlier this year asking Doctor Who fans to contribute memories and thoughts prompted by four questions: When did they first start watching? How did they become a fan? What is their favourite fan related memory? What story would they recommend to a new viewer? Over a hundred replies are collected together in this book, including my own.

The rogue planet Medusa arrives in our solar system. Beneath its surface is an advanced alien civilisation where wo... | Listen & Review on Goodpods™

Earth 2089. A time of peace and contentment thanks to the benevolent rule of the Tripods, huge machine beings who "... | Listen & Review on Goodpods™

At the beginning of the space age, a plucky band of scientists and children launch into adventures on the Moon, Mar... | Listen & Review on Goodpods™

Watch out, the latest episode of Very British Futures is available now and this time we are delving into obscurity again to analyze Codename Icarus, what would now be called a techno-thriller, and aimed at teenagers. Joining me on the journey are my old friends, writer Kara Dennsion and Nicky Smalley. Among the many children’s dramas produced by the BBC in the Eighties, Codename Icarus stands out as one of the more sophisticated. First broadcast in 1981 as a five-part serial, it was written by Richard Cooper, directed by Marilyn Fox, and produced by Paul Stone.

This week sees the launch of the latest episode of the Very British Futures podcast, an epic length appreciation of The Tomorrow People, one ITV's most successful family science fiction programmes. I did consider splitting this into two parts but after editing I found it came to about the same length as the Out of this World episode from earlier this year. Not only that, but I am looking at the whole 8 year run of the show, in the company of my friends Tim Reid and Charles Auchterlonie. They're the hosts of the…