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Wonderland: Science Fiction in the Atomic Age

Wonderland: Science Fiction in the Atomic Age
★ 9.0/10•2025•Documentary
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This four-part series explores the history of science fiction in the atomic age. It looks at the creation of the atomic bomb by Robert Oppenheimer and others, the Cold War, and the many varieties of science fiction expression in all media.

Adrian Munsey · Writer

Adrian Munsey · Director

StatusReturning Series
LanguageEN
First Air DateApr 3, 2025

Episodes

Episode 1 - Mary Shelley to Isaac AsimovE146m

Mary Shelley to Isaac Asimov

This episode explores early science-fiction writers, including Mary Shelley (Frankenstein), Jules Verne (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea) and HG Wells (Things to Come and The Time Machine). Plus, the possibility of nuclear apocalypse, as portrayed in works including Herman Kahn's On Thermonuclear War, Stanley Kubrick's Dr Strangelove, Sidney Lumet's Fail Safe, Nevil Shute's On the Beach and Peter Watkins' The War Game.

Apr 3, 2025

Episode 2 - Arthur C. Clarke to Ray BradburyE246m

Arthur C. Clarke to Ray Bradbury

This episode focuses on the work of authors including Arthur C Clarke and Ray Bradbury.

Apr 10, 2025

Episode 3 - Margaret Atwood to Ted ChiangE3

Margaret Atwood to Ted Chiang

A look at the genre's ability to foretell the shape of future society, touching on the works of Canadian novelist and poet Margaret Atwood and American writer Ted Chiang. Atwood's A Handmaid's Tale created a more political, dystopian model to illustrate relations between genders becoming oppressive. Though not a prolific author, Chiang has produced prestigious works such as Arrival, Understand and Division by Zero.

Apr 17, 2025

Episode 4 - Quatermass to Christopher NolanE4

Quatermass to Christopher Nolan

Space travel redefines human potential, reviving exploration and conquest while inspiring innovation and unity as we reach for the cosmos.

Apr 24, 2025

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