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The Real History of Science Fiction | Moodies

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The Real History of Science Fiction

2014·43m·1 season

Genres: DocumentaryAge rating: 16

The series heads to the very frontiers of space and science to produce the definitive television history of science fiction, told through its impact on cinema, television and literature, with the help of filmmakers, writers, actors, and gra…

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Apr 19, 2014

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Dominic Sandbrook

Dominic Sandbrook

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Mark Gatiss

Mark Gatiss

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Isaac Asimov

Isaac Asimov

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Paul Verhoeven

Paul Verhoeven

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Dominic Sandbrook

Dominic Sandbrook

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Mark Gatiss

Mark Gatiss

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Isaac Asimov

Isaac Asimov

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Paul Verhoeven

Paul Verhoeven

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Peter Weller

Peter Weller

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Brian Aldiss

Brian Aldiss

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Haley Joel Osment

Haley Joel Osment

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Hampton Fancher

Hampton Fancher

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Owen Paterson

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William Shatner

William Shatner

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Nathan Fillion

Nathan Fillion

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Zoe Saldaña

Zoe Saldaña

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Writing: Charles Olivier
Producing: Robert Murphy Andy Mosse
Directors: Robert Murphy Andy Mosse

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