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The Martians and Us

Episode 2: Trouble in Paradise (Dystopias)

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Series about the history of British science fiction. A look at the utopian dreams and dystopian nightmares of books such as Aldous Huxley's Brave New World and 1984 by George Orwell.

One is a vision of the future full of sex and shopping, the other is a story of oppression and violence. But why have the British been better than anyone at imagining these future heavens and hells? Contributors include Margaret Atwood and Iain M Banks. Show less

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