The Real History of Science Fiction
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Director
Robert Murphy
Writer
Charles Olivier
Producer
What if our creations turn against us? The idea of creating life has fascinated society since the earliest days of science fiction. From HAL in 2001: A Space Odyssey to the Cylons of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica and the world of The Matrix, this is a journey that asks - what does it mean to be human?
What if we could explore the vastness of Space? Science fiction has always fed upon our need to wonder what is out there. From the horrifying scenes of Alien, to the epic spectacle of Star Wars, this is a journey to the stars and the alien encounters that await us there.
What if aliens landed on Earth? No? Well, there is more than one kind of invasion.
This Time Travel Special journeys from H. G. Wells The Time Machine through ideas like The Grandfather Paradox and The Butterfly Effect, to the professional time traveler that is the ever popular Doctor Who. Steven Moffat, David Tennant, Karen Gillan, and Neil Gaiman offer a unique perspective on the Doctor. Furthermore, Edward James Olmos reveals the hidden meaning of the language he created for the vision of the future that is Blade Runner, while Bob Gale and Christopher Lloyd take us behind the scenes of Back to the Future.
Dominic Sandbrook
Himself - Presenter
Age 39 (now 51)
Mark Gatiss
Himself - Narrator (voice)
Age 47 (now 59)
Charlie Jane Anders
Self
Age 44 (now 56)
Gale Anne Hurd
Age 58 (now 70)
Douglas Trumbull
Age 72 (died at 79)
Phil Tippett
Age 62 (now 74)
Neil Gaiman
Age 53 (now 65)
Michio Kaku
Age 67 (now 79)
Ronald D. Moore
Age 49 (now 61)
Arthur C. Clarke
Self (archive footage)
Age 90 (died at 90)
Keir Dullea
Age 77 (now 90)
Anthony Daniels
Age 68 (now 80)
Kenny Baker
Age 79 (died at 81)
Edward Neumeier
Age 56 (now 68)
John Landis
Himself
Age 63 (now 75)
Adam Rogers
John Carpenter
Age 66 (now 78)
William Gibson
Richard Dreyfuss
Kim Stanley Robinson
Ed Solomon
Karen Gillan
Age 26 (now 38)
David Tennant
Age 43 (now 55)
Steven Moffat
Age 52 (now 64)
David Webb Peoples
Age 74 (now 86)
Janet Peoples
Rutger Hauer
Age 70 (died at 75)
Edward James Olmos
Isaac Asimov
Himself (archive footage)
Age 72 (died at 72)
Paul Verhoeven
Age 75 (now 87)
Peter Weller
Brian Aldiss
Age 88 (died at 92)
Haley Joel Osment
Hampton Fancher
Owen Paterson
William Shatner
Age 83 (now 95)
Nathan Fillion
Zoe Saldaña
Age 35 (now 47)
Nichelle Nichols
Age 81 (died at 89)
Nicholas Meyer
Rick Carter
Veronica Cartwright
Age 64 (now 77)
Ursula K. Le Guin
Age 84 (died at 88)
Alan Ladd Jr.
Age 76 (died at 84)
Roland Emmerich
Joe Dante
Chris Carter
Age 57 (now 69)
Carl Sagan
Age 62 (died at 62)
Peter Coyote
Age 72 (now 84)
Christopher Lloyd
Bob Gale
Age 62 (now 75)
Rian Johnson
Age 40 (now 52)
Alex Winter
Age 48 (now 60)
Syd Mead
Age 80 (died at 86)
Scott Bakula
Age 59 (now 71)
Donald P. Bellisario
Age 78 (now 90)
Danny Rubin
Audrey Niffenegger
Ben Southwell
Andy Mosse
Age 33 (now 45)
John Das
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