May 26, 2022
This week, we’re joined by Dr. Allen Stroud, chair of The British Science Fiction Association and sci-fi author, to explore the unsettling world of genetic dystopias.
We’ll be diving into Gattaca (1997), a film that explores a future where your genetic makeup determines your entire life, and Never Let Me Go (2010),...
May 19, 2022
This week, we’re heading back to the 70s to explore how dystopian societies handle the concept of aging, through two camp cult classics: Zardoz (1974) and Logan's Run (1976). In Zardoz, Sean Connery stars in a bizarre and surreal world where the elite control immortality, while in Logan's Run, society mandates a...
May 12, 2022
In a special bonus episode we are joined by Founder and festival director for the SCI-FI-LONDON film festival Louis Savy.
Together we discuss what makes a great science fiction film, the joy of B-Movies and what to expect from the 2022 Sci-Fi London Festival.
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May 5, 2022
This week, we’re joined by podcaster and writer Becky Darke to dive into the theme of dystopian instruments of war.
We’ll be discussing Paul Verhoeven's 90's satire Starship Troopers (1997), which offers a biting critique of militarism and propaganda through its depiction of a futuristic war against alien bugs....