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 […]
Jul 06, 2025•31 min
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 […]
Jun 22, 2025•24 min
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 […]
Jun 08, 2025•22 min
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 […]
May 25, 2025•22 min
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 […]
May 11, 2025•25 min
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 […]
Apr 27, 2025•24 min
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 […]
Apr 16, 2025•13 min
The Living and the Dead was a 2016 six-episode ghost-story series from the BBC. It’s 1894 and Nathan and Charlotte Appleby have taken over a farming estate. As they struggle to learn how to run this farm, strange and ghostly things from the past start to appear…. Please send us your comments, questions, requests and […]
Apr 13, 2025•25 min
The Living and the Dead was a BBC ghost-story series from 2016. When Nathan and Charlotte Appleby take over a farming estate in 1894, there are strange events waiting for them…. 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 […]
Mar 30, 2025•19 min
Simon and the Witch was a 1987 BBC children’s series. Simon is a schoolboy and the Witch is his friend. She can’t read very well, so she becomes a student in Simon’s class. Magic and comedy ensues! Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach us at britishinvaders@gmail.com, and you can […]
Mar 16, 2025•23 min
Simon and the Witch was a BBC children’s series from 1987. Simon is a schoolboy and one of his friends is a witch. Magic always finds its way into their comic adventures! 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 […]
Mar 02, 2025•20 min
The Aphrodite Inheritance was a 1979 BBC serial set on the Greek island of Cypress. David Collier travels to Cypress after his brother is in a car accident there. David is soon caught up in the search for a cave containing some valuable artifacts. Three mysterious characters seem to be involved, but we don’t know […]
Feb 16, 2025•23 min
The Aphrodite Inheritance was a 1979 BBC serial set on the Greek island of Cypress. David Collier travels to Cypress after his brother is in a car accident there. Soon, David is caught up in a web of events that connects him to some strange and mysterious characters…. Please send us your comments, questions, requests […]
Feb 02, 2025•20 min
Intergalactic was a 2021 series from Sky One about a group of female convicts who steal the prison spaceship transporting them. Will they find their way to the free world of Arcadia? 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 […]
Jan 19, 2025•27 min
Intergalactic was 2021 series from Sky One about a group of female prisoners fleeing on a stolen spaceship in the future. Will they find the free world they are looking for? 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 […]
Jan 05, 2025•19 min
The Tractate Middoth and The Dead Room were from the BBC’s annual A Ghost Story for Christmas tradition. The first was an M.R. James adaptation from 2013, and the second was an original ghost story from 2018. They were written and directed by Mark Gatiss. Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You […]
Dec 22, 2024•21 min
Nineteen Eighty-Four was first broadcast on December 12, 1954 — 70 years ago today! This BBC adaptation of George Orwell’s classic aired only five years after novel was published. Join us as we celebrate the anniversary of this live TV drama. Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach us at […]
Dec 12, 2024•13 min
The Tractate Middoth and The Dead Room were both from the BBC’s annual A Ghost Story for Christmas strand. One was an M.R. James adaptation from 2013, and the other was an original ghost story from 2018. Both were written and directed by Mark Gatiss. Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You […]
Dec 08, 2024•17 min
Space Precinct was a 1994/1995 Gerry Anderson series about a police force made up of humans and aliens. Organized crime, murder and hate crime coexist with cloning, cyborgs, interplanetary travel and more. 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 […]
Nov 24, 2024•26 min
Space Precinct was a 1994/1995 Gerry Anderson series. When NYPD detective Patrick Brogan transfers to Demeter City, a whole new world of crime in space awaits him! 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 Facebook Group. We are […]
Nov 10, 2024•26 min
Dracula is a 2006 BBC/Granada/WGBH adaptation of Bram Stoker’s classic 1897 novel. When Arthur Holmwood discovers a frightening disease in his family, he will do anything for a cure. The sinister Brotherhood is calling upon a certain European count who may be able to help. Who might suffer as result of this meddling with the […]
Oct 27, 2024•26 min
Dracula is a 2006 BBC/Granada/WGBH adaptation of Bram Stoker’s classic novel. When Arthur Holmwood discovers a frightening disease in his family, he will do anything for a cure. His quest will involve a certain European count…. Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach us at britishinvaders@gmail.com, and you can find […]
Oct 13, 2024•16 min
The Borrowers was a 1992/1993 BBC adaptation of the classic children’s novels by Mary Norton. A family of six-inch-tall people survive by “borrowing” food and other items from humans. What will happen when some of the full-sized humans discover the Borrowers? Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach us at […]
Sep 29, 2024•19 min
The Borrowers was a 1992 and 1993 adaptation of the classic children’s novels by Mary Norton. A group of six-inch-tall people make their way by “borrowing” food and other items from humans. What will happen when a human child discovers these tiny Borrowers? Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach […]
Sep 15, 2024•22 min
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell is a 2015 adaptation of Susanna Clarke’s 2004 novel of the same name. The two magicians of the title begin to practice magic more openly in 1806. How will their actions and relationship change the course of history? Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach […]
Sep 01, 2024•26 min
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell is a 2015 adaptation of Susanna Clarke’s 2004 novel of the same name. What happens when practical magic returns to England in 1806? 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 Facebook Group. We […]
Aug 18, 2024•21 min
After the Warming was a 1989 speculative documentary from James Burke. Its first episode described the way humans interacted with the climate in the past, while the second episode showed us the events of 1990 through 2050. This two-part production warned us about climate change and the greenhouse effect. Please send us your comments, questions, […]
Aug 04, 2024•27 min
After the Warming was a 1989 speculative documentary from James Burke. It was set in the year 2050 and warned us about climate change. 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 Facebook Group. We are also on Threads […]
Jul 21, 2024•18 min
Hammer Films adapted all three 1950s BBC Quatermass serials as films. The Quatermass Xperiment was released in 1955, Quatermass 2 in 1957 and Quatermass and the Pit in 1967. This is our annual “spinoff” discussion about an adaptation of a British SF TV series into a different medium. Please send us your comments, questions, requests […]
Jul 07, 2024•32 min
Hammer Films adapted the three BBC Quatermass serials as films. They were released to cinemas in 1955, 1957 and 1967. This is our annual “spinoff” discussion about an adaptation of a British SF TV series into a different medium. Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach us at britishinvaders@gmail.com, and […]
Jun 23, 2024•22 min