
The Real History of Science Fiction
TV Series · 43 min · ★ 7.0
Star Wars. The Time Machine. Doctor Who. Star Trek. Science Fiction has dominated popular culture and our collected imaginations for centuries. This illuminating documentary tells the definitive history of Sci-Fi, sharing the stories of the genre's greatest pioneers: the filmmakers, writers, actors, and graphic artists whose obsession and imagination has taken them, and us, deep into the unknown.
Also known as Tomorrow's Worlds: The Unearthly History of Science Fiction
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Details
- Release date
- 2014-04-19
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 43 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (21 votes)
Cast & crew

Dominic Sandbrook
as Himself - Presenter

Mark Gatiss
as Himself - Narrator (voice)

Isaac Asimov
as Himself (archive footage)

Paul Verhoeven
as Himself

Peter Weller
as Himself

Brian Aldiss
as Himself

Haley Joel Osment
as Himself

Hampton Fancher
as Himself
- OP
Owen Paterson
as Himself

William Shatner
as Self
Directed by Robert Murphy, Ben Southwell, Andy Mosse +1 more