Series
Wonderland: Science Fiction in the Atomic Age
Documentary
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.
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Seasons & episodes
1Mary Shelley to Isaac Asimov3 Apr 2025 · 46mThis 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.
2Arthur C. Clarke to Ray Bradbury10 Apr 2025 · 46mThis episode focuses on the work of authors including Arthur C Clarke and Ray Bradbury.
3Margaret Atwood to Ted Chiang17 Apr 2025A 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.
4Quatermass to Christopher Nolan24 Apr 2025Space travel redefines human potential, reviving exploration and conquest while inspiring innovation and unity as we reach for the cosmos.
Details
- First aired
- 3 Apr 2025
- Last aired
- 24 Apr 2025
- Status
- Returning Series
- Language
- English
- Network
- Sky Arts
- Episodes
- 4
- Votes
- 2 on TMDB
