Hammer Films adapted the three BBC Quatermass serials as films. They were released to cinemas in 1955, 1957 and 1967. This is our annual “spinoff” discussion about an adaptation of a British SF TV series into a different medium. Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach us at britishinvaders@gmail.com, and you …

Alice in Wonderland was a 1986 BBC adaptation of the classic book by Lewis Carroll. Journey from sepia into colour as we enter Wonderland! Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach us at britishinvaders@gmail.com, and you can find us on the British Invaders Facebook Group. We are also on Threads and Instagram. …

Alice in Wonderland was a 1986 BBC adaptation of the classic book by Lewis Carroll. Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach us at britishinvaders@gmail.com, and you can find us on the British Invaders Facebook Group. We are also on Threads and Instagram. British Invaders is an audio podcast that discusses tel…

Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire was a sword-and-sorcery comedy from 2009. This co-production from BBC2 and Comedy Central brought us a team of mostly-bumbling adventurers who try to save Hessemeel from the tyrant Chancellor Dongalor! Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach us at britishinvaders@gma…

Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire was a sword-and-sorcery comedy from 2009. It was a co-production from BBC2 and Comedy Central. Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach us at britishinvaders@gmail.com, and you can find us on the British Invaders Facebook Group. We are also on Threads and Instagram. B…

Stig of the Dump was a 2002 BBC adaptation of the classic children’s novel by Clive King. Young Barney has discovered a pre-human hominid living by a dump. Where will their friendship lead? Where did “Stig” come from? Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach us at britishinvaders@gmail.com, and you can find us…

Stig of the Dump was a 2002 BBC adaptation of the classic children’s novel by Clive King. What will happen when young Barney discovers a prehistoric man living nearby? Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach us at britishinvaders@gmail.com, and you can find us on the British Invaders Facebook Group. We are al…

Noggin the Nog was a Smallfilms series that ran from 1959 to 1965 and briefly returned in 1982. Noggin, King of the Nogs befriends a talking bird and an ice dragon! He goes on all sorts of adventures, and tries to thwart his evil uncle Nogbad the Bad. Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach us at britishinvad…

Noggin the Nog was a Smallfilms series that ran from 1959 to 1965 and briefly returned in 1982. Noggin becomes King of the Nogs and befriends a talking bird and an ice dragon! Can he stop his evil uncle Nogbad the Bad from stealing his throne? Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach us at britishinvaders@gmai…

Skellig was a 2009 Sky TV production. The 100-minute TV movie was an adaptation of David Almond’s novel of the same title. Who is the strange man living in Michael’s shed? What unusual abilities does he have? Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach us at britishinvaders@gmail.com, and you can find us on the B…

Skellig was a 2009 Sky TV production. It was an adaptation of David Almond’s novel of the same title. Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach us at britishinvaders@gmail.com, and you can find us on the British Invaders Facebook Group. We are also on Threads and Instagram. British Invaders is an audio podcast …

The Watch was a 2021 series based on elements of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld books. With a legalized assassins’ guild and thieves’ guild, there was little need for a police force in Ankh-Morpork. Can the languishing City Watch begin to fight crime once again? Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach us at brit…

The Watch was a 2021 series based on elements of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld books. After years of legal thefts and assassinations, can the City Watch be turned into an effective police force? Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach us at britishinvaders@gmail.com, and you can find us on the British Invaders …

Mister Corbett’s Ghost was an ITV adaptation of Leon Garfield’s 1972 short story of the same name. The seasonal ghost story was broadcast on ITV in late December 1987. Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach us at britishinvaders@gmail.com, and you can find us on the British Invaders Facebook Group. We are al…

Mister Corbett’s Ghost was an adaptation of Leon Garfield’s 1972 short story of the same name. This seasonal ghost story was broadcast on ITV in December of 1987. Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach us at britishinvaders@gmail.com, and you can find us on the British Invaders Facebook Group. We are also on…

The New Avengers was the 1970s contiuation of the classic 1960s ITV spy-fi series The Avengers. Steed, Purdy and Gambit go up against spies, super-spies, robots and more! This show is not related to the Marvel Superhero franchise of the same name. Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach us at britishinvaders@…

The first episode of Doctor Who was originally broadcast on November 23, 1963 — 60 years ago today! Doctor Who would become a classic, and it is still being produced today. Join us as we celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of the quintessential British Science Fiction series! Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can …

The New Avengers was the 1970s follow-up to the 1960s classic ITV espionage series The Avengers. It included some science-fiction elements and is often considered a “spy-fi” show. It isn’t related to the Marvel Superhero franchise of the same name. Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach us at britishinvaders…

The Green Man was a 1990 BBC adaptation of the novel by Kingsley Amis from 1969. Albert Finney stars as hotelier and heavy drinker Maurice Allington. What happens when a teller of ghost stories sees a ghost of his own? Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach us at britishinvaders@gmail.com, and you can find u…

The Green Man was a 1990 adaptation of the novel by Kingsley Amis. Albert Finney stars in this ghostly mini-series. Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach us at britishinvaders@gmail.com, and you can find us on the British Invaders Facebook Group. On Twitter, we are @BritInvadersPod. British Invaders is an a…

Humans was a Channel 4 series about androids called “synths” that ran from 2015 to 2018. It brought up ideas of consciousness, rights, personhood and more. Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach us at britishinvaders@gmail.com, and you can find us on the British Invaders Facebook Group. On Twitter, we are @B…

Humans was a Channel 4 series about androids called “synths” and how they interact with the general population. It ran from 2015 to 2018. Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach us at britishinvaders@gmail.com, and you can find us on the British Invaders Facebook Group. On Twitter, we are @BritInvadersPod. Br…

Thunderbirds was a 1960s Supermarionation puppet series from Gerry Anderson. In one of our “spinoff to different medium” discussions, we’re now covering the three Thunderbirds movies. The original puppet-based format went into the cinema with Thunderbirds are Go (1966) and Thunderbird 6 (1968). Puppets were replaced by real live actors for Thunderb…

Thunderbirds was a classic 1960s Supermarionation series from Gerry Anderson. This time, we’re talking about the three Thunderbirds movies. Thunderbirds are Go (1966) and Thunderbird 6 (1968) used the puppet format of the original series, while Thunderbirds (2004) brought the franchise to live action for the first time! Please send us your comments…

Nobody’s House was a 1976 ITV children’s series about a ghost only known as “Nobody”. A family buys an old house in the country and discovers that it’s haunted! The ghost of a Victorian workhouse boy teaches us about the past and introduces us to a few more ghosts. Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach us a…