Journey Through Sci-Fi: Science Fiction Film History
James PayneA film history podcast that takes one big science-fiction idea and follows it through the decades. Hosted by James Payne and Matt Willcock, Journey Through Sci-Fi traces the evolution of science fiction on screen, from the silent era to the present day. Each episode pairs two films to ask what changed in between: how they were made, what they reveal about the world that produced them, and how scie... more
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 192 | Founded | 7 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Film HistoryTV & Film | |||
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Some of them came to warn us. Some of them just wanted to go home.
We Come in Peace is a new series from Journey Through Sci-Fi, tracing the friendly alien across a century of film and television. We start in the earliest days of visitors from othe... more
New to Journey Through Sci-Fi? Start here.
Before we launch our next full series on friendly aliens, we're taking a journey back through the archive with a special starter pack episode, featuring some of our favourite clips from past series.
Acro... more
A little bonus transmission from the JTSF Patreon feed.
We've been chatting about Spielberg's Disclosure Day, and because our next main-feed series is all about the history of friendly aliens in sci-fi cinema, this felt like the perfect thing to sh... more
We close out our Mad Science series the only way we know how: with a very serious, deeply prestigious and completely unofficial Mad Science Film Awards.
After 58 films and more than a century of sci-fi cinema, we look back at the scientists, monste... more
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Highly enjoyable podcast. I'm a newbie to science fiction and learning a lot! Very much appreciate the input of hosts, their research and opinions. Thank you!
Apple Podcasts5Little Red Teapot
Ireland3 months ago I love the choices they make for the movies they discuss and they never disappoint.
Audible5Thomas Richards
United States2 years ago- Great fun!
I love the choices they make for the movies they discuss and they never disappoint.
Audible5Thomas RichardsUnited States2 years ago - Awesome podcast
It’s great if you’ve seen the movies and a good excuse to watch some films that you may not be familiar with if not.
I discovered death race 2000 because of this podcast!
Also a patroon member now. Loads of good content over there.
Apple Podcasts5PaulioGeorgio
United Kingdom2 years ago - Fun podcast for Sci Fi fans
Very interesting and fun podcast. James and Matt clearly have a blast watching these movies and explaining how they fit into and exemplify Science Fiction themes.
Apple Podcasts5MrMagpie15United States3 years ago
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Apple Podcasts | #28 | United States/TV & Film/Film History |
Apple Podcasts | #9 | United Kingdom/TV & Film/Film History |
Apple Podcasts | #97 | United Kingdom/TV & Film |
Apple Podcasts | #16 |  Germany/TV & Film/Film History |
Apple Podcasts | #89 |  Australia/TV & Film/Film History |
Apple Podcasts | #218 | Germany/TV & Film |
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A film-history show that traces big sci-fi ideas across decades by pairing two films per episode and analyzing how production, technology, and culture shaped their ideas. Regularly revisits themes like Artificial Intelligence, space opera, time travel, dystopia, and mad science, with deep-dive discussions, host banter, and occasional guests. Beyond film pairings, the show often explores the evolution of ideas through television and hosts occasional franchise deep-dives and patron-oriented bonus content, offering a well-researched, context-rich lens on how sci-fi keeps reinterpreting hopes, fears, and questions for new generations.
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