Science Fiction 101

Sometimes the podstreams just cross, and this episode is a prime example. When Colin suggested reviewing It Came From Outer Space , the classic 1953 science fiction movie created by Ray Bradbury, it was right up Phil's alley - and so this episode is also going out (slightly modified) as part of his Bradbury 100 pod! The discussion ranges from Bradbury's contribution to the screenplay to the quality of the 3D, and takes in your humble hosts' views on whether or not screen creatures should be revealed or concealed. Also mentioned in this episode: The recently completed OMSI Film Festival , Oregon Which US states have the best chance of surviving an alien invasion ? 75 years of Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles Phil's other pod, Bradbury 100 And for good measure, Colin's other pod, Take Me To Your Reader And... Phil was bemused at the prominence of Kathleen Hughes in the end credits of the film, given that she has hardly any dialogue or close-ups. In case you...

Phil and Colin like nothing more than a compare-and-contrast, so they return to Doctor Who to review an episode typical of the modern era. How does a Hugo Award-winning episode starring David Tennant  - "The Waters of Mars" - stack up against the William Hartnell original episode (reviewed last time)? We also have a "Doctor" quiz, and our usual past/present/future round-up. If you're in the UK, you can find "The Waters of Mars" on BBC iPlayer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p05x8/doctor-who-the-waters-of-mars Other items discussed in the show: Dracula by Bram Stoker The Last Voyage of the Demeter (film) Bragi Schut - writer of The Last Voyage of the Demeter - guests on Colin's other podcast, Take Me To Your Reader The recent Doctor Who novelisation The Waters of Mars by original screenwriter Colin Ford Viavision's new BluRay release of The Martian Chronicles It Came From Outer Space (1953) gets a 4k BluRay release   Here's t...