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Brian Cox and Robin Ince host an irreverent look at the world through scientists' eyes.

Brian Cox and Robin Ince host a witty, irreverent look at the world through scientists' eyes.

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The Infinite Monkey Cage: Series 28: Hollywood in Space

Hollywood in Space

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BBC Radio 4 - The Infinite Monkey Cage, Series 28, Hollywood in Space

Brian Cox and Robin Ince peer review Hollywood movies set in space.

Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by art director Paul Franklin and astronauts Tim Peake, Nicole Stott and Susan Kilrain to check the fiction v reality of some great space films.

Brian Cox and Robin Ince put Hollywood under the microscope to unpick the science fact v science fiction of some of the biggest movies set in space. They are joined by a truly out of this world panel of space experts including astronauts Tim Peake, Nicole Stott and Susan Kilrain alongside Oscar-winning Special FX director Paul Franklin, whose movies include Interstellar and First Man. Tim, Nicole and Susan fact check how space travel and astronauts are portrayed in movies such as Gravity and The Martian, whilst Brian and Robin argue about Robin's lack of enthusiasm for Star Wars. They look back at some of the greatest space movies including Alien and 2001 A Space Odyssey, and ask whether some fictional aspects of these blockbusters may not be so far from our future reality.

Executive Producer: Alexandra Feachem.

The Infinite Monkey Cage: Series 28

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