The real history of science fiction. Episode 2, Space / a BBC/BBC America co-production ; produced & directed by Ben Southwell.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Southwell, Ben, director, producer.

British Broadcasting Corporation, production company.

BBC America, production company.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science fiction--History and criticism.

Science fiction.

Space and time in literature.

Space and time in motion pictures.

Space and time on television.

Genre:

Documentary television programs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (44 minutes)

Other Title:

Space

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2014], c2014.

London, England : BBC Worldwide, 2014.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

Historian Dominic Sandbrook explores the most innovative and imaginative of all genres - science fiction. He is joined by leading writers and film-makers, who tell the inside story of their best-known works. In this first episode, Dominic looks at science fiction's enduring fascination with outer space, from Jules Verne's pioneering 19th-century vision of a voyage to the moon to the galaxy far, far away of Star Wars. Along the way we learn what Star Trek has in common with the British navy, the deep sea inspiration for Avatar, how Ursula K Le Guin captured the 1960s sexual revolution in her acclaimed novel The Left Hand of Darkness, how Stanley Kubrick made 2001: A Space Odyssey seem so believable, and why a man in a dressing gown became one of science fiction's best-loved heroes in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Among the interviewees are William Shatner and Nichelle Nichols (Star Trek), Anthony Daniels and Kenny Baker (Star Wars), Zoe Saldana (Avatar) and author Neil Gaiman. Some of science fiction's greatest creative pioneers tell the story of sci-fi in this stunning definitive series spanning all its forms, from time travel to artificial intelligence, from space exploration to alien encounters. This thoroughly engaging series features filmmakers, writers, actors, and graphic artists whose obsession and imagination has taken them into the unknown -- and whose creations have captivated audiences around the globe. Having explored the future, the past, parallel universes and galaxies far, far away, contributors -- including actors William Shatner, Nichelle Nichols, Rutger Hauer, Zoe Saldana, Nathan Fillion, Richard Dreyfuss, David Tennant, Peter Weller, Christopher Lloyd, Keir Dullea and Edward James Olmos, filmmakers John Carpenter, Douglas Trumbull, Paul Verhoeven, John Landis and Doctor Who writer and executive producer Steven Moffat, authors Ursula K. Le Guin, Neil Gaiman and William Gibson -- report back on their experiences. With the help of Professors Brian Cox and Stephen Hawking, the series also explores the key scientific concepts underpinning sci-fi stories.

Contents:

Intro: Prostitution: What's the Harm? (1:51)

One Man's View (2:39)

Why Pay for Sex? (0:52)

Brothels (1:14)

Who is Paying Sex? (2:32)

Prague's Sex Industry (4:43)

Prostitute's Perspective (2:17)

Sex is Everywhere (3:00)

Finding Sex Workers Online (4:46)

Sex in the Open (1:24)

Charlotte: Working From Home (4:35)

Prostitution is Lucrative (3:54)

Why They Prostitute (0:21)

Britain's Laws for Selling Sex (5:38)

Brothel as a Business (6:04)

Street Prostitution (2:37)

Support For Street Prostitutes (3:28)

Police Protection (1:33)

Risks of "Touring" (2:09)

Conclusion (0:38)

Credits: Prostitution: What's the Harm? (0:45)

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed August 26, 2019).

OCLC:

1119621381

Publisher Number:

60496 Infobase