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The Andromeda Breakthrough: The Roman Peace

Posted on December 12, 2022 by Roger Pocock

With Gamboule dead and Kaufman ready to share the cure for the bacteria with the rest of the world, what dramatic tension remains? Well, for a start Kaufman wants to make money in the process, a slightly more sane and … Continue reading →

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The Andromeda Breakthrough: Hurricane

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Roger Pocock

Last week I mentioned how close this series had come to being a pro-xenophobia story, with Fleming proved to be right in his assumption that the aliens behind the computer intended to take control of the human race and, failing … Continue reading →

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The Andromeda Breakthrough: Storm Centres

Posted on November 28, 2022 by Roger Pocock

The audience research reports for The Andromeda Breakthrough in 1962 indicated that viewers felt the series was slow to get going, but this episode finally picked up the pace with some exciting developments. I’m paraphrasing, but I think the viewers … Continue reading →

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The Andromeda Breakthrough: Azaran Forecast

Posted on November 21, 2022 by Roger Pocock

The third episode of The Andromeda Breakthrough takes us on a journey from bad guys being in charge of alien technology, to very bad guys being in charge of alien technology. Most of the episode is concerned with a revolution … Continue reading →

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The Andromeda Breakthrough: Gale Warning

Posted on November 14, 2022 by Roger Pocock

In the first episode of The Andromeda Breakthrough, Fleming was very much the master of his own destiny, on the run with Andromeda and successfully evading capture, even foiling the plans of gunmen who arrived at the hermit’s cottage where … Continue reading →

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The Andromeda Breakthrough: Cold Front

Posted on November 7, 2022 by Roger Pocock

A couple of years ago I wrote articles about the one-and-a-bit remaining episodes of A for Andromeda, the 1961 sci-fi series. It has taken me two years to get around to the sequel from 1962, due to the difficulty in … Continue reading →

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A for Andromeda: The Last Mystery

Posted on October 25, 2020 by Roger Pocock

Last week I wrote about The Face of The Tiger, the sixth episode of A for Andromeda, and the only one that exists complete (well, almost) in the archives. However, it is also possible to get a very good impression … Continue reading →

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A for Andromeda: The Face of the Tiger

Posted on October 18, 2020 by Roger Pocock

As somebody who was a dedicated fan of Doctor Who since childhood, it sometimes felt like the world as I knew it started in 1963, or at least the world of sci-fi. That, of course, was not the case at … Continue reading →

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