Classic SF with Andy Johnson
Exploring classic science fiction, with a focus on the 1950s to the 1990s.
Podcasting since 2020 • 148 episodes
Classic SF with Andy Johnson
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#148 Out of the darkness: Flowers for Algernon (1966) by Daniel Keyes
Flowers for Algernon is a science fiction classic which crossed over into the mainstream. Originally published in novel form in 1966, Daniel Keyes' only fully-fledged SF book not only won a Nebula, but was adapted to film, and f...
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Episode 148
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#147 Armed to the teeth: The Jagged Orbit (1969) by John Brunner
A plea for human connection in a computerised worldThe reputation of John Brunner rests largely on his four "tract novels" published between 1968 and 1975. Complex and imposing, they are fictional explorations of issues and crises...
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#146 Digging up the future: Icehenge (1984) by Kim Stanley Robinson
A moving meditation on revolution, knowledge, and human longevityKim Stanley Robinson has been a major fixture of American SF for 30 years. Best known for his Mars trilogy from the 1990s, each of his recent novels has been a major...
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Episode 146
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#145 Heavy weather: Mission of Gravity (1954) by Hal Clement
The classic which helped to define hard science fictionWhatever your definition of "hard science fiction", Hal Clement's 1954 novel Mission of Gravity is sure to meet it. Rich with meaty discussions of the hard sci...
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#144 Beating the odds: The Grand Wheel (1977) by Barrington J. Bayley
In which life, the universe, and everything are just a gameIn his 1976 novel The Garments of Caean, Barrington J. Bayley applied his unique approach to a space opera centred on clothes with strange powers. For his next tr...
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