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<p>Exploring classic science fiction, with a focus on the 1950s to the 1990s.</p>
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Recent Episodes

May 14, 2026
#194 Where we come from: The Inheritors (1955) by William Golding
Fateful encounters in the long dawn of early humanity Neanderthals seem to have been a recurring theme here lately. They have shown up in Pat Murphy's The Shadow Hunter (episode 157), in Stephen Baxter's Mammoth trilogy (episode 179), and most recently in Wilson Tucker's novel Ice and Iron (episode 185). This episode focuses on one of the most notable examples of prehistoric SF, William Golding's 1955 novel The Inheritors. What was a secondary element of Baxter's novels - the conflict...

May 7, 2026
#193 Communication breakdown: Fiasco (1986) by Stanislaw Lem
Humans attempt to communicate with aliens - at any cost It's time to cover - for the first time here - a work by the Polish science fiction icon Stanislaw Lem. It's an unconventional entry point, as this episode focuses on his last novel, Fiasco, published in 1986. It is a fascinating but deeply gloomy piece of work, in which Lem doesn't so much burst the bubble of optimism about humankind's place in the stars, but systematically demolishes it. Approached from various philosophical perspect...

April 18, 2026
#192 Mind, body, spirit, space: Alien Embassy (1977) by Ian Watson
A challenging novel of mysticism, power, and alien contact This week brought the news that the British science fiction writer Ian Waton had passed away in Spain, where he had lived for some time. Coincidentally, I was reading Watson's 1977 novel Alien Embassy, the subject of this week's episode. Watson wrote numerous challenging SF novels, including The Embedding (1973) and The Jonah Kit (1975), both previously covered here in episodes 131 and 163, respectively. Watson was also the writer of...
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