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New book on ‘The Quatermass Experiment’ announced

The Quatermass Experiment: The Making of TV’s First Sci-Fi Classic comes from writer Toby Hadoke.  Written by Nigel Kneale, and broadcast in 1953, The Quatermass Experiment was a genuinely ground-breaking television series. The landmark production, seen as a predecessor to shows like Doctor Who and Sapphire and Steel, was the first science fiction production made … >

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The ‘Quatermass’ influence

The influence of the Quatermass series is manifest throughout the annals of classic British sci-fi. Writer Nigel Kneale is perhaps the most significant constant in the Quatermass legacy and it was when he was a staff writer at the BBC in the early 1950’s that the character of Professor Bernard Quatermass was created. A heroic … >

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