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Breathing in Science Fiction (2016)

Subject

Literature; Science

From Darth Vader’s laboured respiration, to the divers gasping for air in James Cameron’s The Abyss, the sounds of breathing in science fiction are not only memorable, they also draw attention to the act...

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Star Trek bar has re-fit (1996)

Genre

Interview; News report

London’s Star Trek-themed bar, Page’s has had a complete re-fit. The bar, deep in the heart of Westminster, is a regular haunt for devotees of the hit TV show which celebrates its thirtieth birthday this...

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Laser Beam

Date released

22 Dec 1968

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

68/103

NoS ID

113385

Story no

2 / 6

Extras

1 film clip

The Laser Beam, far from being the death ray of science fiction, is proving one of the biggest potential aids to industry as demonstrated in Frankfurt.

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Celebrity interview (1987)

aka: Bob Holness in conversation with Charles Chilton

An interview with renowned BBC writer-producer Charles Chilton, creator of the science-fiction trilogy ‘Journey Into Space’ and producer of the film ‘Oh What a Lovely War’.

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History of Science Fiction Movies, A (1996)

Subject

Media studies

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 60 minutes), £9.99

How the future was viewed in the first half of the twentieth century, using original archive film clips of many classic science fiction movies. Films like THE FIFTH ELEMENT were inspired by the dreams of...

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Brian Aldiss with Christopher Priest (1985 Video)

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 40 min.

A discussion between Brian Aldiss and Christopher Priest, two writers of science fiction.

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Hayes on Sunday (1980)

Genre

Interview; Music

Vivian White sits in to present Hayes on Sunday, revisiting the week’s topical shows and interviews with: London bureaux chief at the Washington Post, Leonard Downie, about the candidates for the US...

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Michael Parkinson show (1990)

Genre

Interview; News bulletin; Phone-in; Advertisement; Trailer

Michael Parkinson interviews special guest American fiction writer Ray Bradbury on his latest book A Graveyard for Lunatics based on his early life in Hollywood, and his other varied output. Also on his...

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2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Director

Stanley Kubrick

Subject

Film studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 139 minutes), £5.99

The biggest box-office hit of 1968, Kubrick’s work remains the greatest science fiction film yet made and is among the most revolutionary, challenging and debated works of the 20th century. This...

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Who’s out There? (1975 Video)

Subject

Astronomy

Distribution

Sale (video - CCK), Videocassette. VHS. col. 29 min.

Orson Welles is the host and star of this film. Concerns the theory, expressed by a number of scientists, that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe. From the monstrous Mars life forms of his...

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