Science Fiction 101

The Science Fiction 101 podcast has a new logo - in the style of a mission patch! Fans of the Apollo Moon programme might notice that the outer circles bear some resemblance to the Apollo XII patch... By the way, our next episode will be out in December. Watch this space for further details. And meanwhile, catch up on past episodes at any of these lovely places: Podcast platforms carrying Science Fiction 101 include:   Amazon Music - Anchor - Apple Podcasts/iTunes - Audible - Breaker - Bullhorn - Castbox - Deezer - Google Podcasts - Listen Notes - Player FM - Pocket Casts - Podbean - Podcast Addict - The Podcast App - Podcast Index - Podchaser - Podfriend - Podlink - Podtail - RadioPublic - Spotify - Stitcher - TuneIn - YouTube

  Time for a new episode of the podcast, and this time we look at the Bibles for Star Trek and Star Trek: The Next Generation. In case you're not familiar with the term, in TV production a Bible is an authoritative document which establishes the ground rules for a series, defining the characters, settings and story-types that will be used. With a history stretching back to 1964, Star Trek has had a lot of Bibles. We look at just two of them, and talk about how Star Trek has evolved over time. We follow that with a language-based quiz, and our usual round-up of past/present/future items. Items we discuss: Star Trek: The Original Series bible 1967 version) Star Trek: The Next Generation bible (1987 version), and others David Gerrold's non-fiction book The World of Star Trek , and his novel The Galactic Whirlpool , which both introduce the "contact team" (AKA "away team") concept later adopted by ST: TNG " 10 Classic Sci-Fi Films You Probably Haven...