The Quatermass Experiment and its Legacy: The Birth of BBC Science Fiction

THIRD EDITION! This bestselling guide attempts to encapsulate the historical details, cultural impact, influences and legacy of Nigel Kneale's 1953 BBC TV serial The Quatermass Experiment. This revised Third Edition contains bonus material looking at Quatermass 2, Quatermass and the Pit and The Quatermass Conclusion as well as a character profile of Professor Quatermass and a Top Ten Countdown of the scariest horror moments of the series and more. There are comparisons and commentary on the subsequent Hammer films and 2005 BBC Four version as well as looks at other TV shows which were overtly influenced by the serial, including Doctor Who, The X-Files and the live action work of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson. The Quatermass Experiment shocked a nation and launched a thousand nightmares. Now it's time to look back at how and why. Writer Adrian Sherlock is the author of Doctor Who tie in The New Unusual, part of the Lethbridge-Stewart series and viewer's guide books about Sapphire & Steel, The Tomorrow People, UFO and Space:1999. Now this popular piece of television history and criticism is available in a new, revised and expanded edition. Read more