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OUT OF THIS WORLD SPECIALS
Big conversations beyond the usual journey.
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In these special episodes we step outside the regular series to explore major sci-fi events, anniversaries, deep dives and unique topics across the genre. From landmark films to wider conversations about science fiction itself, these specials offer a chance to look at the genre from a different angle.


Stranger Things (2016 - 2025)
After nearly a decade of Demogorgons, synth scores, and bikes disappearing into the Upside Down, Stranger Things has officially come to an end. A defining cultural phenomenon of the streaming era — and a flagship title for Netflix — Stranger Things didn’t just launch careers and revive 80s nostalgia. It helped reshape prestige genre television and fuel the modern streaming wars. In this full-series retrospective, we’re discussing: The emotional journey from Season 1 to the 20


Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Merry Christmas, Patrons! To get into the festive spirit, we’re revisiting Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie (2012)  — the gothic, black-and-white stop-motion reimagining of Burton’s own 1984 short film. Inspired by Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein  and classic Universal monster movies, Frankenweenie  follows young inventor Victor Frankenstein as he brings his beloved dog Sparky back to life — with electrifying consequences. In this special holiday episode, we explore how Burton blends h


Halloween Special: Pulse (2001)
This Halloween, we’re logging on to the apocalypse. In this Patreon-exclusive episode, Matt and James explore Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s chilling J-horror masterpiece Pulse (2001)  — a ghost story for the internet age. As the boundary between life and death dissolves through dial-up screens, we talk tech anxiety, spectral loneliness, and why this early vision of a connected world feels even more terrifying today. Expect talk of Y2K-era dread, red tape doors, and the creepiest use of


Alien: Earth - Season 1 (2025)
After years of rumours and production delays, Noah Hawley’s long-awaited Alien: Earth  has finally landed. For the first time in...


28 Days Later (2002) and 28 Weeks Later (2007)
We're very excited that later this year, Danny Boyle and Alex Garland are reuniting and returning to the fictional universe they created...


Dune Prophecy - Season 1 (2024)
Happy New Year! We're back with an in-depth discussion on Dune: Prophecy, HBO's latest prequel series set 10,000 years before the events...


Await Further Instructions (2018)
We've got a scary Christmas nightmare for you this Boxing Day - an unpleasant family Christmas gets even worse for the Milgram family...


Fallout season 1 (2024)
Okey dokey, time to talk Fallout. We've watched the first season of Amazon's massive adaptation of the iconic post-apocalyptic video game...


Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)
Happy Life Day! We've raced home to Kashyyyk to be with our hairy family and celebrate the reason for the season. We discuss the iconic,...


Halo Franchise
Today we're talking all things Master Chief, Covenant, Cortana, and the Arbiter as we dive into the influential Halo franchise thanks to...


Heavy Metal (1981)
A little bonus content from our Journey Through Space Opera - we couldn't fit Gerald Potterton's animated space fantasy anthology film...


Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD (2014)
Following the Dredd episode in our Dystopia series, our patron Noel recommend we check out this documentary about the turbulent punk...


Severance Season 1 (spoilers)
It's the show that everyone's talking about! We've watched season 1 of Apple TV+'s new sci-fi thriller about a very weird workplace. For...


The Twilight Zone with Mike Muncer
"This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call the Twilight Zone." Mike Muncer joins me to discuss all things...


Loki (2021)
We discuss the God of Mischief's time travelling hijinks in the TV series Loki. https://www.patreon.com/posts/63713903


Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964)
Absolutely nobody gets conquered and we demonstrate our ignorance of Santa's position in Christianity as we discuss this silly cult...


Wandavision And Marvel's Phase 4
Big spoilers for LOST and Spiderman Far From Home creep their way into our chat about Marvel's eerie pastiche of the art of the American...


Foundation - Episodes 1 and 2
Thanks to Jax for suggesting this over on our Facebook discussion group. We've watched the first two episodes of the new Apple TV+...


Series 5 - Patrons' preview
A sneak peek at the new series of Journey Through Sci-Fi, we discuss a few of the films and themes we will be looking at in our Dystopia...


Dark Star (1974)
We discuss John Carpenter and Dan O'Bannon's debut sci-fi feature Dark Star from 1974. We talk self aware bombs, beach ball aliens,...


Classic Doctor Who - On Patreon
We look at a selection of classic Doctor Who story arcs and discuss how the original series differs from the one today. Three different...


LOVE+DEATH+ROBOTS - On Patreon
We discuss David Fincher and Tim Miller's animated sci-fi anthology series, Love, Death & Robots. We go over the origins of the show, the...


Behind The Scenes Of Series 5 - On Patreon
"We're broadcasting our admin" This week on Patreon we're giving listeners a sneak peek into our plans for the next series and beyond......


Red Dwarf VR Special - On Patreon
We revisit discuss the wonderful world of sci-fi comedy Red Dwarf over on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/posts/53554816


Knightmare Watch Along Special - On Patreon
We revisit the VR kids TV show Knightmare with Mike Muncer in a watch along special over on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/posts/knig...


Black Mirror Special - Part 2
In the second part of our discussion on Black Mirror we cover some other episodes of the show that deal with augmented reality. We take a...


Upload (2020) - On Patreon
We discuss Amazon's new VR series from Greg Daniels over on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/posts/51844948


The Animatrix (2003)
Now available on Patreon we discuss The Animatrix (2003) https://www.patreon.com/posts/50464744


FAQ About Time Travel (2009)
As requested by numerous listeners of the show a film we didn't have time to cover in our time travel series, Gareth Carrivick sci-fi...
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