The Avengers was a classic 1960s spy series from ITV. Over six series, it gradually incorporated more science-fiction elements. Patrick Macnee played John Steed along with a variety of colleagues in espionage. In this two-part discussion, we cover the first three series (1961 – 1964), which featured Ian Hendry as David Keel and Honor Blackman […]

The Avengers was a classic spy series that ran throughout the 1960s. It gradually incorporated more and more science-fiction elements. Patrick Macnee played the iconic John Steed along with a number of colleagues in espionage. In this two-part discussion, we cover series 1 – 3 (1961 – 1964) featuring Ian Hendry as David Keel and […]

The Dark Side of the Sun was a six-episode BBC serial from 1983. It combined supernatural elements with a conspiracy and a mystery from the distant past. It was set on the sunny Greek island of Rhodes. Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach us at [email protected], and you can […]

The Dark Side of the Sun was a 1983 BBC serial with mystereous and supernatural elements. It was set on the Greek island of Rhodes. 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. British Invaders is an […]

Lavender Castle was a Gerry Anderson series that combined stop-motion and computer-animation. It was first broadcast in 1999 and 2000. Can Captain Thrice and the crew of the spaceship Paradox find Lavender Castle before the evil Dr. Agon stops them? Can a wooden spacecraft with a thatched roof really keep you warm? Please send us […]

Timeslip is 50 years old today! Teenagers Liz and Simon go through a mysterious barrier and travel to the past and the future. What will they discover about the world and about themselves? Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach us at [email protected], and you can find us on the […]

Lavender Castle was a combined stop-motion and computer-animated series from Gerry Anderson that was first broadcast in 1999 and 2000. Captain Thrice and his crew search for Lavender Castle in the spaceship Paradox while trying to avoid the evil Dr. Agon…. Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach us at […]

UFO is 50 years old today! Gerry Anderson’s first live action series was first broadcast on September 16, 1970. SHADO is a secret organization that defends the Earth from mysterious alien invaders…. Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach us at [email protected], and you can find us on the British […]

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy “text adventure” computer game was designed by Douglas Adams and Steve Meretzky. It was released by Infocom in 1984. The game allowed you to play through part of the story as Arthur Dent, and then as other characters. Bobby Blackwolf joins us as our special “gaming expert” guest! Please […]

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy was released by Infocom as a “text adventure” computer game in 1984. It was designed by Douglas Adams himself along with Steve Meretzky. 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. […]