Dangerous Visions

Dramas that explore contemporary takes on future dystopias. You will be disturbed, as you see the present reflected in the glass of an uneasy future.

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These literary masterpieces have all suffered at the hands of the censors.
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Take our fun, unscientific quiz and find out
Real life tattoo tales
Taking inspiration from Ray Bradbury: a collection of stories about the magic of tattoos.
Stuart Maconie's Dystopian Playlist
Strange, evocative music from the place where nightmare and reality meet.
Shape-shifters in film and literature
For as long as there have been stories, characters have been changing their form
Six ridiculous visions of the future
Futuristic films that got it horribly, horribly wrong.
Stuart Maconie's Dangerous Visions Utopia Playlist
Spiritual, beatific and blissed out, other-worldly tracks.
Sex, Drugs and Aldous Huxley
An exploration of the man behind Brave New World, Aldous Huxley
Doctors' dilemmas – How would you fare?
Five real-life scenarios for you to test your moral and ethical judgement.
Books website
Get closer to books with in-depth articles, quizzes and our picks from radio & TV.
The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Quiz
Don’t panic! Just take our quiz to find out if you’re a hoopy frood or not…
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Life, the universe and everything from the author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy
How to speak sci-fi
It takes a LOT of training to be a fully-fledged, proud sci-fi nerd
Radio 4 listeners’ favourite science fiction quotes
We beamed a message out into the galaxy asking for your favourite science fiction quotes…
Montag's Fahrenheit 451
An insight into the private life of Montag, the fireman in Ray Bradbury's sci-fi classic.
'You don't look so hot'
Montag the fireman becomes increasingly uncomfortable with his life.
Preview Clip: Darkness at Noon
Adaptation of Arthur Koestler's nightmarish portrait of a totalitarian state.
Wow! Spaceships, alien soldiers, laser guns!
Dystopian comedy. Two siblings arrive on the rich side of a city divided by a giant fence
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Resistance Cast
Dangerous Visions 2016
The Illustrated Man