Dangerous Visions
Programmes and clips related to Dangerous Visions - a season of dystopic drama.
The Martian Chronicles - Preview—Ray Bradbury - The Martian Chronicles
'All those centuries dreaming of first contact. Now we knew for sure we weren't alone...'
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J G Ballard—Desert Island Discs
Sue Lawley's castaway is writer J G Ballard
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J G Ballard—Bookclub
James Naughtie talks to J G Ballard about his classic war novel Empire of the Sun.
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George Orwell: The Appeal of the Dystopian Novel
Professors John Sutherland & Margaret Reynolds discuss the appeal of the dystopian novel.
The Road to Nineteen Eighty-Four—The Real George Orwell
What led avowed socialist George Orwell to write a novel that is beloved of the Right?
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Margaret Atwood—Front Row
Mark Lawson talks to Margaret Atwood about her life and work.
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HG Wells, Utopias, Paraphernalia—Thinking Allowed
Combs, keys, glasses - how everyday objects can have special powers. Also, Utopia.
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Doctor Who—The Reunion
Sue MacGregor reunites five people who played key parts in the early years of Doctor Who.
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John Gray: Bitcoin's Cyber Freedom—A Point of View
John Gray wonders what the rise of the cyber currency Bitcoin tells us about ourselves.
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