The Science Fiction Theatre Podcast

In this episode we talk about the novel on which it was based – The Death of Grass by John Christopher, the film’s production, its legacy, our favourite moments, and why we chose to screen it.

August’s screening of No Blade of Grass was preceded by a talk from farmer, scientist and explorer Abi Aspen Glencross of Future Farm Lab / The Sustainable Food Story / #OurField who asked the question ‘How do we avoid a food-pocalypse?’

In this episode we pick our favourite films and tv shows released in 2017, and highlight some older titles that we discovered and enjoyed over the year.

In July we screened 2010 (1984) at Science Fiction Theatre.

In this episode Greg joins us as we talk about Arthur C. Clarke's 'Space Odyssey' series, 2010's production, its legacy, our favourite moments, and why we chose to screen it.

July's screening of 2010 was preceded by a talk from Professor Andrew Coates of the Mullard Space Science Laboratory / UCL who explored the possibility that icy moons and Mars could be potential locations for life beyond Earth.

In this episode we talk about the novel on which it was based - Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes, the film's production, its legacy, our favourite moments, and why we chose to screen it.

June’s screening of Charly was preceded by a talk from Professor Sophie Scott, Deputy Director of the UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, who discussed the possibilities and limitations of the human brain.

In this episode we talk about the film’s troubled production, the differences between the assembly cut and the theatrical version, its legacy, our favourite moments, and why we chose to screen it.

Reviews: Life (2017) | The Discovery (2017) | Passengers (2016) | Ghost in the Shell (2017)

March’s screening of A Scanner Darkly was preceded by a talk from Dr Caroline Brennan, senior lecturer in Biological and Chemical Sciences at Queen Mary University of London, who introduced us to the world of zebrafish genetics and indicated how fish can give us an insight into the neural basis of addiction.