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Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever*

The Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever* podcast looks back at more than a century of films, beginning in 1902 and working towards the future. Each episode focuses on a film, director or theme and brings in experts to discuss the history, politics, and influences. Join sci-fi enthusiast Ayesha Khan as she travels through time and space, encounters aliens, and battles authoritarian regimes all from the comfort of your home planet. Released every two weeks*Almost Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for

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58:51

The Day of the Triffids: Wyndham vs Sci-Fi Spectacle

Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever* ·

2025/10/26

There are spoilers ahead for all versions of The Day of the Triffids and also for the film Signs. You can follow the podcast on social media on Threads, Instagram and Bluesky. If you would like to be a patron of the podcast you can join Patreon and for £3 or $3 a month you can get ad free version of the show. https://www.patreon.com/everyscififilm This episode had been edited down to a more digestible length of under an hour but a longer (audio only) version is available for Patreon subscribers

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55:45

Panic in Year Zero: Nuclear Apocalypse & the Nuclear...

Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever* ·

2025/10/12

As always there are spoilers ahead! You can follow the podcast on social media on Threads, Instagram and Bluesky. If you would like to be a patron of the podcast you can join Patreon and for £3 or $3 a month you can get ad free version of the show. https://www.patreon.com/everyscififilm There is a trigger warning for discussion of rape in this episode. I have marked the beginning of that part of the discussion with a beep and the discussion lasts for four minutes and four seconds after the

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57:04

Don't Panic: The Hitchhiker's Guide Phenomenon

Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever* ·

2025/09/28

As always there are spoilers ahead. You can buy the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy book in most bookshops and you can listen to the radio play on YouTube and also on the Internet Archive. You can follow the podcast on social media on Threads, Instagram and Bluesky. If you would like to be a patron of the podcast you can join Patreon and for £3 or $3 a month you can get ad free version of the show and be revered amongst both the G'Gugvuntts and the

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59:08

La Jetée: French New Wave's 1962 Sci-Fi Classic

Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever* ·

2025/09/14

As always there are spoilers ahead! A quick note that I shall be at the London Film Festival on October the 16th giving a whistlestop tour of sci-fi cinema. It is a free event but you have to reserve tickets so if you happen to be in London and wanted to attend here is the information. Translation for the beginning of the podcast: “Later, he knew he had seen a man die. And sometime after came the destruction of Paris.” You can follow the podcast on social media on

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55:27

The Day the Earth Caught Fire: Britain’s 1961 Apocalypse

Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever* ·

2025/08/31

As always there are spoilers ahead! If you’d like to join in on more conversations and keep up to date on what I’m working on you can follow me on social media: Threads, Instagram and Bluesky. After last episode’s UK village setting we stay in the country but head to London for a newsroom apocalyptic drama. We have more hints that we are heading into the 60s with a surly hero and a sultry ex-Disney heroine. The Day the Earth Caught Fire was finally released in 1961 after eight years of

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55:27

Village of the Damned: Creepy Kids & the Cosy...

Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever* ·

2025/08/17

As always there are spoilers ahead! You can follow the podcast on Threads, Instagram and Bluesky. If you want to support the podcast you can get ad free versions at Patreon. In 1956 the film The Bad Seed was a big hit for Warner Bros featuring a blond-haired evil child. One blond scary child sometimes isn't enough! Writer John Wyndham published The Midwich Cuckoos in 1957 which had already sold to MGM before he’d completed it. The film tells the story of a different kind of alien invasion. Midwich

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55:15

The Silent Star: 1960 East German Sci-Fi & the Space...

Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever* ·

2025/08/03

As always there are spoilers ahead! In 1951 Poland, during its Stalinist era, acclaimed science fiction writer Stanislaw Lem released his first book: The Astronauts. (He had already written the novel The Man from Mars which was serialised). In 1960 The Astronuats would go on to become the basis of East Germany’s ambitious communist sci-fi film Der schweigende Stern or The Silent Star. The script would go through 12 drafts before filming by which time Lem had removed his name from the project.

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53:39

The Time Machine: HG Wells’ Legacy in 1960s Sci-Fi

Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever* ·

2025/07/19

As always there are spoilers ahead! You can follow the podcast on Threads, Instagram and Bluesky. HG Wells shadow is a long one and his seminal work on time travel was published in 1895. But well over a half a century later Hollywood was still hooked on Herbert (George Wells). The Time Machine was directed by George Pal and released 1960. From the turn of the century to the beginning of a new decade my amazing guests break down the themes and influences on this mid-century steampunk precursor

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50:41

The Wasp Woman: Roger Corman’s Corporate Queen

Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever* ·

2025/07/06

As always there are spoilers ahead! Scroll down to read a brief synopsis of the film. The idea is to watch the film in advance before tuning in but apparently many of you listen without prep which is lovely albeit confusing! Next episode’s film is also listed below. Roger Corman began his career in film in 1950 and would go on to leave a huge mark on the industry by mentoring many filmmakers in the 1970s (Peter Biskind’s book Easy Riders, Raging Bulls is a great read if you’re interested!). The

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55:20

The Tingler: Vincent Price, William Castle & 1959...

Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever* ·

2025/06/22

Hello wonderful people! You can follow the podcast on Threads, Instagram and Bluesky. Thank you so much to Patreon subscribers! If you would like to support the podcast and get ad free versions you can subscribe for $3 or £3 a month at https://www.patreon.com/everyscififilm The idea behind the podcast is we all watch the film (with film choices and where to watch given in the show notes of the previous episode) and then you can listen to the podcast after two weeks and learn more about the

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53:26

Teenagers from Outer Space: Aliens, Ray Guns &...

Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever* ·

2025/06/08

You can follow the podcast on Threads, Instagram and Bluesky. Thank you so much to Patreon subscribers! If you would like to support the podcast and get ad free versions you can subscribe for $3 or £3 a month at https://www.patreon.com/everyscififilm As usual there are spoilers ahead! This film is silly. And I love that for me. I hope many of you will enjoy something much more lighthearted after the heavy topic of nuclear annihilation from the last episode. Teenagers from Outer Space

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52:50

On the Beach: Atomic Apocalypse in 1959

Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever* ·

2025/05/25

As always there are spoilers ahead! Trigger warning for a lot of discussion of suicide with analysis of the plot along with a side of dark humour. If you would like to support the podcast and get ad free versions you can subscribe for $3 or £3 a month at https://www.patreon.com/everyscififilm You can follow the podcast on Threads, Instagram and Bluesky. If you want to watch the film before you listen you can check the Just Watch website to see where it is available in your region. On the Beach is

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59:36

The World, the Flesh and the Devil: Harry Belafonte,...

Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever* ·

2025/05/11

As usual there are spoilers ahead!You can follow the podcast on social media: Instagram, Threads and BlueSky.You can support the podcast and get ad-free episodes on Patreon.Please be aware that we touch upon sexual assault in this episode due to the content of the film.DescriptionUSA in 1959 was on the brink of a decade that would see major changes in the country in terms of race. But never without opposition. It was also the year in which Harry Belafonte, at the peak of his fame, would star in The

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47:46

The Fabulous World of Jules Verne: Czechoslovakia,...

Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever* ·

2025/04/26

If you would like to support the podcast and get ad free versions you can subscribe for $3 or £3 a month at https://www.patreon.com/everyscififilmYou can follow the podcast on Threads, Instagram and Bluesky.Although science fiction cinema did not begin in the USA it seems that by the 1950s Hollywood had tapped into the ravenous appetite the public had for the genre.The period is now known as the Golden Age of Science Fiction with an array of films ranging in style, topic and quality.Themes of space

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54:49

The Mysterians: 1957 Sci-Fi Space Invaders in Postwar...

Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever* ·

2025/04/13

You can find the podcast onThreads,InstagramandBluesky.In 1992 Ishiro Honda sat down for his final interview with journalist David Milner. When asked about which of his own films were his favourite Honda listed Godzilla (1954), Gorath (1962) and The Mysterians from 1957.The Mysterians is a visually beautiful film full to the brim with sci-fi tropes. A technologically advanced but desperate alien race, affected by radiation, is invading earth and wants to take our healthy women for breeding purposes

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50:35

I Married a Monster from Outer Space: Gender...

Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever* ·

2025/03/30

You can find the podcast on Threads, Instagram and Bluesky. I Married a Monster from Outer Space was released as part of a double bill (with The Blob) in 1958. The story focuses on newlywed couple Marge and Bill Farrell but unbeknownst to his new bride and the whole town Bill has been replaced by an alien on the eve of their wedding. Themes of marriage, resentments and gendered expectations are as rife as can be expected in the 1950s. We have two insightful experts help shine a ...

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52:45

The Blob, Steve McQueen and the Rising Teen

Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever* ·

2025/03/15

As usual there are spoilers ahead! Somewhere in the late 1950s society began to come to terms with the idea of the teenager. Teens were heading to the cinema leaving younger siblings and parents at home. The Blob (1958) isn‘t a tale of rebellion or film warning about teenage delinquency but a thoroughly enjoyable time with a catchy theme tune. I have two wonderful guests to help us unravel this classic 1950s sci-fi. The Experts Roger Luckhurst is a Professor at Birkbec...

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18:58

McCarthyism vs Ed Murrow: History Daily

Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever* ·

2025/03/09

For this bonus episode I’ve teamed up with the excellent History Daily podcast. Very exciting! History Daily tells fascinating stories of what happened “on this day” in history with a new episode every weekday. The early 1950s in the USA stand out as not just a time of economic prosperity but also one of paranoia. The country faced the fear of the atomic bomb, the Red Scare and a moral panic around juvenile delinquency. (Teenagers were new and unpredictable!) During this time Jose...

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51:32

Ed Wood's Plan 9 from Outer Space: The Worst Movie Ever?

Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever* ·

2025/03/02

You can find the podcast on Threads, Instagram and Bluesky. The Worst Film of All Time by The Worst Director of All Time. So claimed the 1980 book The Golden Turkey Awards by Michael and Harry Medved regarding the film Plan 9 from Outer Space and director Edward Wood Jr AKA Ed Wood. But this very title is one of the reasons behind the revival of the film and of Ed Wood. The film has issues with continuity, set design, dialogue and a coherent ‘Plan 9’ but something about the film a...

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55:51

The Incredible Shrinking Man: 1950s Masculinity in...

Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever* ·

2025/02/16

Description As usual there are spoilers ahead! I would love to know what you make of the ending of this film if you watched it. Best place to do that is on social media. Threads, Instagram and Bluesky. 1957 USA seems like a country on the brink of huge social change. (Of course, I say this with the benefit of hindsight and with a deep affection for the decade that was just around the corner.) But so many of the events of the year are an indication of what’s to come. Th...

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