The Quatermass Experiment: The Making of TV's First Sci-Fi Classic
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| Author | Toby Hadoke |
“Book Descriptions: Witness the birth of TV science-fiction!
The six-part serial The Quatermass Experiment—broadcast live from Alexandra Palace in 1953—was a landmark television event. Unleashed in the wake of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II and the conquest of Everest, Nigel Kneale’s story of a doomed space flight captivated the burgeoning television audience with high-quality, suspenseful science fiction. The Quatermass Experiment was not cult television; this was mainstream drama which tapped into contemporary concerns.
For the first time, the full inside story of the development and making of this classic programme can be told—pieced together from production paperwork, Nigel Kneale’s private archive and never-before-published interviews with cast and crew, illustrated with previously unseen photographs from the Nigel Kneale Estate.
Foreword by Peter Harness; Afterword by Jon Dear.
Toby Hadoke has been researching Quatermass and the works of Nigel Kneale for over 30 years. He is also an award-winning writer, actor, comedian and broadcaster, regularly contributing to The Guardian and Radio 4 Extra.”
