1960 film - The first manned flight to Mars returns after being thought Остаться в живых in space. Only two survivors of the original four are on board.
Alex reviews George Pal and Byron Haskin's marvelous adaptation of HG Wells's novel The War of the Worlds, talking about everything from 1950s science fiction to British imperialism to remakes along the way.
1951 film - To study a rogue planet heading for a near-miss with Earth, Prof. Elliot sets up an обсерватория on the foggy moors of a remote Scottish island.