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Retro Sci-Fi Rules.

The television of the 1970s was rife with science fiction. There were programmes for adults, programmes for children and programmes for children that shouldn’t really be watched by children…

Even the episodes of Dr.Who were a bit too scary for kids. Tom Baker himself was a little intense and the stories had children all over the country hiding behind the furniture.

Then there were the other shows such as, ‘The Tomorrow People’, ‘The Clifton House Mystery’ and ‘The Children of More

Long Live Paranoia.

Paranoia has always played in important part in good science fiction stories. It has been used to great effect over the years and has often been at the centre of the plot.

In the fifties it was at the heart of some classic films. ‘Invasion of the Body Snatchers’, ‘The Thing from Another world’ and ‘It Came from Outer Space’ all had strong themes of paranoia. They walk unseen among us was probably the most popular storyline in films of More

The Hidden Masterpiece.

Any self-respecting science fiction fan is at least aware of the classic 1927 film, ‘Metropolis’. Fritz Lang’s groundbreaking movie is still enjoyed by thousands of people today and many continue to marvel at the special effects which were so advanced for its time.

What a lot of people might not be aware of is that Mr Lang went on to make another sci-fi film two years later. This one, ‘Frau im Mond’ (‘Woman in the Moon’) has been largely overlooked More