{"product_id":"british-science-fiction-film-and-television-critical-essays-critical-explorations-in-science-fiction-and-fantasy-29-9780786446216","title":"British Science Fiction Film and Television","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExamines the British contribution to science fiction film and TV. The editors provide a conceptual introduction placing the essays within their critical context. Essay topics include the Hammer horrors of the 1950s, the various incarnations of \u003cem\u003eDoctor Who\u003c\/em\u003e, Stanley Kubrick's \u003cem\u003eA Clockwork Orange\u003c\/em\u003e, and such 21st-century productions as \u003cem\u003e28 Days Later\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eTorchwood\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction: British Science Fiction Beyond the TARDIS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. H.G. Wells and Science Fiction Cinema\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. Aftermaths: Post-Apocalyptic Imagery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. The BBC Versus \"Science Fiction\": The Collision of Transnational Genre and National Identity in Television of the Early 1950s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. Hammer Horror and Science Fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. Robert Fuest and \u003ci\u003eThe Final Programme\u003c\/i\u003e: Science Fiction and the Question of Style\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. \"Anything Can Happen in the Next Half-Hour\": Gerry Anderson's Transnational Science Fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. Tracking UFO: Format, Text and Context\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8. \u003ci\u003eA Clockwork Orange\u003c\/i\u003e, Exploitation and the Art Film\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9. Visions of an English Dystopia: History, Technology and the Rural Landscape in \u003ci\u003eThe Tripods\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10. The Future of History in Dennis Potter's \u003ci\u003eCold Lazarus\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11. Expatriate! Expatriate! \u003ci\u003eDoctor Who: The Movie\u003c\/i\u003e and Commercial Negotiation of a Multiple Text\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12. Invasion of the Brit-Snatchers: National Identity in Contemporary Science Fiction Cinema\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13. A Cosy Catastrophe: Genre, National Cinema, and Fan Responses to \u003ci\u003e28 Days Later\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14. Desiring the Doctor: Identity, Gender and Genre in Online Fandom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15. Invaders from Space, Time Travel and Omnisexuality: The Multi-Layered Narrative of \u003ci\u003eTorchwood\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Notes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelect Bibliography       \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Contributors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038029480279,"sku":"9780786446216","price":20.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780786446216.jpg?v=1750938716","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/british-science-fiction-film-and-television-critical-essays-critical-explorations-in-science-fiction-and-fantasy-29-9780786446216","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}