Science fiction on TV was often dark and disturbing – yet was somehow acceptable for children to watch. Ahead of a BFI season, Michael Newton revisits favourites of his childhood, from UFO to The Tomorrow People
15 Oct 2014: Luke Holland: If you’re not watching this modern-day retelling of the legend of Sleepy Hollow, then now is the time to start – particularly if you love Buffy, The X-Files or Fringe
13 Oct 2014: Richard Vine: A third series has been ruled out, but the graphic Channel 4 thriller was unique, inventive, exhilarating TV. Still, there’s always the David Fincher remake to look forward to ...
9 Oct 2014:
Gerry Anderson’s puppetry for shows such as Thunderbirds may look quaint now, but this documentary reveals how they influenced sci-fi action-adventure, writes Peter Bradshaw
27 Sep 2014:
The cult director of The Social Network refashions Gillian Fynn’s gripping bestseller into a macabre meditation on married life in the modern age
9 Sep 2014: News: The 2002 Tom Cruise sci-fi thriller, about law enforcers who can predict crime before it happens, is to be developed into TV series by 20th Century Fox
15 Aug 2014: News: Showrunner Steven Moffat was so impressed with a fan-made title sequence that he used it as inspiration for the forthcoming new series of the time traveller’s adventures
Stuart Jeffries: Full of daft gags involving alien faux pas, the wacky show about the little twerp from the planet Ork was a perfect vehicle for the brilliant comedian's slapstick talents
13 Aug 2014: Editorial: Sci-fi fans inhabit a world that, with the writers they most admire, they have built for themselves yet share with the rest of us