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Phil the Shelf

Series 25

Episode 3: Today's Tomorrows: Science Fiction

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio Wales MWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Wales FM

Phil Rickman explores the world of contemporary science fiction through the work of three novelists, two Welsh, one English. In The Tourist author Robert Dickinson has written a time-travel satire of twenty-first century consumerist tourism. Abergavenny novelist Tim Lebbon talks about his latest prolific output, including TV tie-ins (Aliens v Predators) and original science fiction stories. Astrophysicist Alastair Reynolds, from Aberdare, has indesputable scientific credentials, but also has a huge reputation in the world of British sci-fi. He talks to Phil about his latest novel, Revenger. Show less

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