The Real History of Science Fiction

TV-PG
2014    43mDocumentary, History,
7.3
A definitive exploration of science fiction's enduring themes - time travel, space exploration, robots/AI, and aliens - through cinema, TV, and literature, with insights from the genre's visionary creators.

Where to Watch The Real History of Science Fiction

1 Season

  • Miniseries
    Miniseries4 Episodes

Cast of The Real History of Science Fiction

  • Dominic SandbrookHimself - Presenter
  • Mark GatissHimself - Narrator (voice)
  • Charlie Jane AndersSelf
  • Gale Anne HurdSelf
  • Douglas TrumbullSelf
  • Phil TippettSelf
  • Neil GaimanSelf
  • Michio KakuSelf
  • Ronald D. MooreSelf
  • Arthur C. ClarkeSelf (archive footage)
  • Keir DulleaSelf
  • Anthony DanielsSelf
  • Kenny BakerSelf
  • Edward NeumeierSelf
  • John LandisHimself
  • Adam RogersHimself
  • John CarpenterSelf
  • William GibsonHimself
  • Richard DreyfussSelf
  • Kim Stanley RobinsonSelf
  • Ed SolomonHimself
  • Karen GillanHerself
  • David TennantHimself
  • Steven MoffatHimself
  • David Webb PeoplesHimself
  • Janet PeoplesHerself
  • Rutger HauerHimself
  • Edward James OlmosHimself
  • Isaac AsimovHimself (archive footage)
  • Paul VerhoevenHimself
  • Peter WellerHimself
  • Brian AldissHimself
  • Haley Joel OsmentHimself
  • Hampton FancherHimself
  • Owen PatersonHimself
  • William ShatnerSelf
  • Nathan FillionSelf
  • Zoe SaldañaSelf
  • Nichelle NicholsSelf
  • Nicholas MeyerSelf
  • Rick CarterSelf
  • Veronica CartwrightSelf
  • Ursula K. Le GuinSelf
  • Alan Ladd Jr.Self
  • Roland EmmerichHimself
  • Joe DanteHimself
  • Chris CarterHimself
  • Carl SaganHimself (archive footage)
  • Peter CoyoteHimself
  • Christopher LloydHimself
  • Bob GaleHimself
  • Rian JohnsonHimself
  • Alex WinterHimself
  • Syd MeadHimself
  • Scott BakulaHimself
  • Donald P. BellisarioHimself
  • Danny RubinHimself
  • Audrey NiffeneggerHerself

 

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