#21 – Apocalypse How?

S3E5: Modern Sci-Fi Television A Reader's History of Science Fiction

In this episode, I review the recent history and current status of science fiction on television during the streaming era. TV recommendation: The Orville
  1. S3E5: Modern Sci-Fi Television
  2. S3E4: Larry Niven Interview
  3. S3E3: Cameron Kunzelman Discusses Sci-Fi Video Games
  4. S3E2: Robert Silverberg Interview
  5. S3E1: Jim Harris Discusses the Classics of Sci-Fi

In the 1950s and 60s, disaster and apocalyptic stories became prominent. However, the earliest ones could get pretty weird. It this episode, we take a look at the fantastic apocalypses that gave way to more realistic ones later on.

Book recommendation: The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham.

Other books mentioned:
I Am Legend by Richard Matheson
The Wind from Nowhere by J. G. Ballard
The Drowned World by J. G. Ballard
The Burning World by J. G. Ballard
The Crystal World by J. G. Ballard

Check out this episode!

Unknown's avatar

About Alex R. Howe

I'm a full-time astrophysicist and a part-time science fiction writer.
This entry was posted in A Reader's History of Science Fiction and tagged , , , . Bookmark the permalink.

1 Response to #21 – Apocalypse How?

  1. Here’s what started our as serious science but found itself the target of angry Academic machinations. Worlds in Collision paints a startling view of not so ancient catastrophes on this planet. Immanuel Velikovsky researched our ancestors from across the globe to build his chaotic view of our early recorded and memorialised history. https://archive.org/details/B-001-014-474

Comments are closed.