Our look at the history of space opera continues with John Carter's journey from the page to the big screen.

He’s the grand-daddy of them all. The man who not only inspired Star Wars, but also Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon - and, in a roundabout way, even cleared the path for the Marvel Cinematic Universe as we know it. 

Join us as we meet the wild west hero who went to Mars, and handed Disney one of their biggest box office flops ever...