Journey Through Sci-Fi

This week on the podcast, we’re diving into one of the most significant Space Opera television series of recent years: Battlestar Galactica. We’ll be exploring both the 1978 original series from Glen…

Join us as we explore the highly debated and often controversial Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, masterminded by the legendary George Lucas. Released between 1999 and 2005, these films have been the subje…

Get ready for the second half of our Space Opera series as we dive into the exciting world of video games and epic space battles. First up, we’re rewinding the clock to 1984 to hop into the cockpit o…

In this special bonus episode, we're leaping back into the world of time travel in film and TV, and stepping behind the scenes with Dick Fiddy, BFI TV historian and programmer. Join us as we dive int…

This week, we’re heading to Hollywood to explore two American animated films that took a crack at the Space Opera genre. We’ll be diving into Starchaser: The Legend of Orin (1985), the first-ever ani…

This week, it’s another anime special on the podcast as we tackle the (almost) impenetrable franchises of Gundam and Macross—or Robotech for those more familiar with the US version. But where do you …

This week, we’re joined by film writer and editor of EOFFTV, Kevin Lyons, to explore the brilliant and absurd world of Douglas Adams and the 1981 BBC television adaptation of The Hitchhiker's Guide t…

This week, we're setting off for the desert planet of Arrakis as we dive into the ambitious attempts over the years to adapt Frank Herbert's space opera epic Dune to the screen. We’ll start by explor…

This week, we’re taking a nostalgic trip back to the 80s to explore two Space Opera movies inspired by iconic kids’ toylines. We’re joined by critic and host of the Not Just For Kids podcast, Russell…

This week, we’re revisiting the iconic characters of Flash (Ah-ah) Gordon and (Be-de-bede) Buck Rogers in our Space Opera series—only this time, it’s THE EIGHTIES!

Join us as we dive into the Dino De…

This week, we’re venturing into the world of anime to explore two shows that have expanded and redefined the Space Opera genre.

First, we dive into Space Battleship Yamato (1974-75), a 70s classic th…

This week, we’re diving into the aftermath of Star Wars and the wave of 'inspired' films that followed its massive success. We’ll be taking a closer look at Starcrash (1978), Luigi Cozzi's disco-lit …

It’s finally time to cover the ultimate Space Opera film series—Star Wars! In this episode, we’re diving into the original trilogy: Star Wars: A New Hope (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), and …

Back in June last year we covered Everything Everywhere All at Once over on our Patreon channel. To celebrate the film winning a whopping seven Oscars we've decided to share that episode with you her…

This week, we're diving into the world of Space Fantasy, where science fiction meets the fantastical. What better Space Operas to explore than Barbarella (1968) and Krull (1983)?

We’ll talk about the…

This week, we’re tackling the theme of shipwrecks in space as we continue our journey through the history of Space Opera on screen. We’ll be diving into Irwin Allen's classic 60s series Lost in Space…

his week, we’re continuing our journey through the fantastical world of Space Opera by looking at two of the most iconic figures from the 1930s: Flash Gordon (1936) and Buck Rogers (1939). These cha…

It’s time to delve into another subgenre of science fiction—Space Opera! In this new series of Journey Through Sci-Fi, we’re exploring the fantastical and epic tales that define the genre. To kick th…

We're back on your podcast feed to discuss the biggest sci-fi blockbuster of the year, James Cameron's long awaited Avatar: The Way of Water. The perfect film to pre-empt our upcoming series on Space…

Welcome to the conclusion of our dystopia series, where we recap everything we’ve explored with the Journey Through Sci-Fi awards show! We’ll be dishing out awards to some of our favorite films and T…