Tomorrow’s Worlds | The Unearthly History of Science Fiction 2: Invasion

Based on The War of the Worlds  by H.G. Wells

Dominic and leading writers and film-makers look at science fiction's obsession with alien invasion, from all-out assault to sinister hidden threats, and how it has reflected real-life anxieties - whether they be the challenge to Victorian imperial power of HG Wells' War of the Worlds, the Cold War-era paranoia of Invasion of the Body Snatchers or more recent concerns about racism and immigration in District 9.

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Licence: ERA Licence required

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  • Type: Analysis
  • Channel: BBC Two
  • Duration: 58'51''
  • Broadcast date: 2014
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UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted

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