When Worlds Collide

1960 film - The first manned flight to Mars returns after being thought Lost in space. Only two survivors of the original four are on board.

Alex reviews George Pal and Byron Haskin's marvelous adaptation of HG Wells's novel The War of the Worlds, talking about everything from 1950s science fiction to British imperialism to remakes along the way.

1951 film - To study a rogue planet heading for a near-miss with Earth, Prof. Elliot sets up an uchunguzi, iliyogundua on the foggy moors of a remote Scottish island.

1957 film - Professor Quatermass learns a mysterious factory harbours aliens with deadly designs on the Earth.

Countdown to the highest rated science fiction films of the 50s.

A chemical engineer discovers the ultimate explosive, nearly dying in the process. After he inadvertently spills the word to his former colleague, recovering scientist finds himself the focus of powers both obvious and covert. English subtitles.

1956 film - When zombie-like aliens arrive at the US Army base in tafuta of help for their dying planet, they try to make friendly contact with scientist Dr. Russ Marvin.