Schalcken the Painter was a 1979 adaptation of the ghost story by Sheridan Le Fanu. The lives of 17th-century Dutch painters are interrupted when a terrifying stranger brings a fortune in gold and a shocking request. Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach us at britishinvaders@gmail.com, and you can find […]British Invaders
British Invaders: The podcast all about British Science Fiction Television features a lively two-person exchange about different television series, tele-films and mini-series. These discussions serve as both an introduction and an entertaining conversation, catering to both those who have seen and those who have yet to see these British science fiction and fantasy shows. Each show is presented in two parts, with new episodes appearing every two weeks. British Invaders covers everything from story-lines to production details to spinoff material. Past topics have included Doctor Who, Sapphire and Steel, Red Dwarf, Day of the Triffids, Jekyll, Robin of Sherwood, and many more.
With topics that range from the captivatingly odd to the addictively entertaining, join hosts Eamonn Clarke and Brian Doob as they discuss British science fiction and related genres.
Schalcken the Painter was a 1979 adaptation of the ghost story by Sheridan Le Fanu. The lives of 17th-century Dutch painters are interrupted when a terrifying stranger brings a fortune in gold and a shocking request. Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach us at britishinvaders@gmail.com, and you can find […]The City & The City was a 2018 BBC adaptation of the book by China Miéville. Two cities occupy the same space but are also somehow very separate. Someone from one city is murdered after crossing into the other. Which police force will investigate? Can they avoid involvement by mysterious organization know as Breach? Please […]The City & The City was a 2018 BBC adaptation of the book by China Miéville. Two cities occupy the same space but are also somehow very separate. What happens when a murder seems to cross the jurisdictions of both police forces? Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach us […]Four Feather Falls was an early supermarionation show from Gerry Anderson. Tex Tucker is a sheriff with a talking dog, a talking horse and guns that can fire without him even touching them! Four magic feathers make this possible in this western series from 1960. Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You […]Four Feather Falls was a 1960 supermarionation series from Gerry Anderson. Tex Tucker is a sheriff with a talking dog and a talking horse in this western series with magical elements. Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach us at britishinvaders@gmail.com, and you can find us on the British Invaders […]Noughts + Crosses was a BBC alternate-history series that ran in 2020 and 2022. It showed us a world where an African empire colonized Europe, and African “Crosses” rule over European “Noughts”. Striking inequities are on display, and a resistance movement is brewing. The series is based on the 2001 novel by Malorie Blackman. Please […]Noughts + Crosses was a BBC series that ran in 2020 and 2022. It featured an alternate history where an empire from Africa colonized England. This results in a great deal of tension between the African ruling class and British working class…. Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach us […]The Omega Factor was a 1979 BBC supernatural investigation show that starred Louise Jameson and others. In 2015, Big Finish launched a series of original audio dramas that continue the story. Louise Jameson reprises her role, and some new characters join the story some 35 years after we left it. Roughly once a year, we […]The Omega Factor was a 1979 supernatural investigation show from the BBC. Big Finish has now produced audio dramas featuring original-series actors along with new cast members. About once a year, we like to follow a show we’ve already covered into a different medium. Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can […]Survivors was first broadcast on April 16, 1975 on the BBC — 50 years ago today! After a disease wipes out 99% of the population, what will the survivors do? What challenges will they encounter, and how will they meet those challenges? Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach us […]