British Invaders

The Avengers was a classic ITV espionage series from the 1960s. It included some science-fiction elements and is often considered a “spy-fi” show. It isn’t related to the Marvel Superhero franchise that has the same name. In this two-part discussion, we’re talking about series six (1968 – 1969) featuring Patrick Macnee as John Steed and […]

Remember Me is a 2014 BBC ghost story about Tom Parfitt (played by Michael Palin). Why is he terrified of what’s in his house? What isn’t he telling people? Why does death seem to follow him wherever he goes? Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach us at [email protected], and […]

Remember Me is an intricate ghost story from 2014. Why is Tom Parfitt (played by Michael Palin) so desperate to leave his house that he will fake an accident? Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach us at [email protected], and you can find us on the British Invaders Facebook Group. […]

Kaldor City is a series of audio plays unofficially based on both Doctor Who and Blake’s 7. The series from Magic Bullet Productions includes characters from Doctor Who: The Robots of Death and Blake’s 7: Weapon. This is our annual discussion of a spinoff of a British TV show into another medium. Please send us […]

Kaldor City is a series of audio plays from Magic Bullet Productions. It is unofficially a spinoff of both Doctor Who and Blake’s 7. This is our annual discussion of a spinoff of a British TV show into another medium. Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach us at [email protected], […]

Bagpuss was a 1974 stop-motion animated children’s series from the BBC and Small Films. Each episode focuses on a newly discovered item that has a story to tell. These stories and folktales are told through songs, storytelling and different types of animation. Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach us […]

Bagpuss was a 1974 stop-motion animated children’s series from Small Films. A different object is examined in each episode with songs to be sung and stories to be told! Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach us at [email protected], and you can find us on the British Invaders Facebook Group. […]

Gerry Anderson’s New Captain Scarlet was a 2005 computer-animated remake of the 1967 Supermarionation puppet series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons. After inadvertently starting a war with the alien Mysterons, the Spectrum organization must defend the Earth! Can humanity survive? Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach us at [email protected], […]

Gerry Anderson’s New Captain Scarlet was a computer-animated remake of Anderson’s 1967 puppet series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons. Humans inadvertently start a war with the Mysterons from Mars. Can we survive this conflict? Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach us at [email protected], and you can find us on […]

Five Children and It was a BBC serial from 1991. Based on the book by E Nesbit, it has a group of four children encountering a Psammead (a sand fairy) that grants wishes. Will these four young siblings learn to be careful what they wish for? Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. […]