Journey Through Sci-Fi: Science Fiction Film History

What happens when unlicensed nuclear accelerators meet ancient rituals?

This week we look at what happens when mad science collides with the world of ghosts, gods, and monsters. From proton packs in Ghostbusters (1984) - Oh the nostalgia! - to underground experiments in The Cabin in the Woods (2011), we explore how science and the supernatural crash together in hilarious and horrifying ways. A perfect pairing for the spooky Halloween season!

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As we've just revisited Tron and Tron: Legacy, you knew we couldn't resist jacking back into the Grid for Tron: Ares.

This is a spoiler-free sneak peek of our full Patreon episode, where we talk Jared Leto's turn as Ares, the film's take on AI, and whether that Nine Inch Nails soundtrack hits as hard as promised. Does this long-awaited sequel push the Tron universe forward, or just coast on nostalgia? That's what we plan to find out...

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What happens when humanity steps inside the machine?

This week we're diving back into the grid! In anticipation of Tron: Ares, we revisit both Tron (1982) and Tron: Legacy (2010). Two landmark films that imagined what life might look like inside a computer. From the neon glow of 80s cyberspace to Daft Punk's sleek digital symphony, we explore how these films evolved our ideas about artificial intelligence and virtual reality. Featuring archive clips from our AI and VR series, this episode connects the dots between man, machine, and the legacy of Tron.

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What happens when mad science pushes the human mind and body to their absolute limits?

Our latest journey through sci-fi takes us from swirling cosmic vortices to larval mind-control worms. We explore how Ken Russell's Altered States (1980) turns science into body horror and how Shane Carruth's Upstream Colour (2013) transforms trauma into an arthouse mystery about love and memory.

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Would you kill baby Hitler? That classic moral dilemma sits at the heart of The Boys from Brazil (1978), where Gregory Peck's Josef Mengele pursues a chilling plan to revive the Reich. Adapted from Ira Levin's Nazi-hunter thriller, the film blends real history with speculative science fiction in unsettling ways. After that, we tackle Das Experiment (2001), a dramatic take on the Stanford Prison Experiment. We talk through how the film captures the terrifying speed at which normal people can be dehumanised, corrupted, and broken by power.

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We've been on a little break over the summer, but we're back for a brand-new Future Frontiers episode! In this episode, we catch up on everything sci-fi we've been watching (and missing) while the Mad Science series has been on pause.

We chat about the big blockbusters of the summer that we caught - Superman, Jurassic Park: Rebirth, and Fantastic Four – plus horror highlights Weapons and Together. On TV, we get into The Studio, Slow Horses, Upload, and share our first thoughts on Alien: Earth.

Looking ahead, we break down the latest trailers for Tron: Ares (with a Nine Inch Nails soundtrack!), Edgar Wright's Running Man, Project Hail Mary, Afterburn, and French indie gem Meanwhile on Earth. We also touch on Guillermo del Toro's long-awaited Frankenstein, Yorgos Lanthimos's new sci-fi project, and the next Skyline sequel.

And to wrap up, we tackle a big listener question: how will AI change the future of sci-fi storytelling?

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Who knew artificial intelligence could get so emotional?

In this bonus compilation, we count down our Top 5 A.I. characters in sci-fi cinema - from HAL 9000 in 2001: A Space Odyssey to Samantha in Her, the replicants of Blade Runner, and the lovable WALL-E. Drawn from our archives, these clips explore how A.I. in film has challenged what it means to be human - sometimes terrifying, sometimes tragic and sometimes completely adorable.

If you enjoyed this episode make sure you go back and listen to our previous epsiodes in full:

• Her

• 2001: A Space Odyssey

• Blade Runner

• WALL‑E

• Terminator 2

This month's Future Frontiers is stacked with killer creatures, AI dolls gone rogue and one of the most anticipated sequels in sci-fi horror.

We preview the biggest upcoming sci-fi movies and TV shows hitting in June and July - from Predator: Killer of Killers and 28 Years Later to M3GAN 2.0, Ironheart, and the return of Foundation. Plus, we share what we've been watching (Invincible, The Last of Us finale) and open up the mailbag to tackle your sci-fi questions - including just how "mad" Reed Richards really is, and which Doctor rules the TARDIS.

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From sentient tomatoes plotting global domination to meatballs falling from the sky - is it delicious, disgusting… or both? This week on Journey Through Sci-Fi, we're serving up a double helping of food-fuelled madness with Return of the Killer Tomatoes (1988) and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009). Join us as we chew over the bizarre origins of these culinary sci-fi comedies, explore their surprising link to The Muppets and ask the ultimate question: would you eat that?

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• Return of the Killer Tomatoes (1988)

• Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)

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In this week's episode of our Mad Science series, we slip into our fishnets and fire up the floppy disks as we delve into the horny world of The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) and Weird Science (1985). From Frank-N-Furter's glitter-soaked lab to an '80s teenage boys pervy fantasy, we explore two more takes on the Frankenstein myth.

Expect cult cinema, born-sexy-yesterday tropes, and a lot of talk about Tim Curry.

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• The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

• Weird Science (1985)

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