About The Real History of Science Fiction
- Released on April 19, 2014
The series heads to the very frontiers of space and science to produce the definitive television history of science fiction, told through its impact on cinema, television and literature, with the help of filmmakers, writers, actors, and graphic artists. Each episode will explore one of the enduring themes of science fiction: time travel; the exploration of space; robots and artificial intelligence; and aliens.
Main Cast of The Real History of Science Fiction
Dominic Sandbrook plays Himself - Presenter (4 episodes)
Mark Gatiss plays Himself - Narrator (voice) (4 episodes)
Ronald D. Moore plays Self (2 episodes)
Arthur C. Clarke plays Self (archive footage) (2 episodes)
Keir Dullea plays Self (2 episodes)
Anthony Daniels plays Self (2 episodes)
Kenny Baker plays Self (2 episodes)
Edward Neumeier plays Self (2 episodes)
Gale Anne Hurd plays Self (3 episodes)
Douglas Trumbull plays Self (3 episodes)
John Landis plays Himself (2 episodes)
Adam Rogers plays Himself (2 episodes)
John Carpenter plays Self (2 episodes)
Phil Tippett plays Self (3 episodes)
William Gibson plays Himself (2 episodes)
Richard Dreyfuss plays Self (2 episodes)
Neil Gaiman plays Self (3 episodes)
Michio Kaku plays Self (3 episodes)
Kim Stanley Robinson plays Self (2 episodes)
Ed Solomon plays Himself (2 episodes)
Karen Gillan plays Herself (2 episodes)
David Tennant plays Himself (2 episodes)
Steven Moffat plays Himself (2 episodes)
Charlie Jane Anders plays Self (4 episodes)
David Webb Peoples plays Himself (2 episodes)
Janet Peoples plays Herself (2 episodes)
Rutger Hauer plays Himself (2 episodes)
Edward James Olmos plays Himself (2 episodes)
Secondary Cast of The Real History of Science Fiction
Isaac Asimov plays Himself (archive footage) (1 episode)
Paul Verhoeven plays Himself (1 episode)
Peter Weller plays Himself (1 episode)
Brian Aldiss plays Himself (1 episode)
Haley Joel Osment plays Himself (1 episode)
Hampton Fancher plays Himself (1 episode)
Owen Paterson plays Himself (1 episode)
William Shatner plays Self (1 episode)
Nathan Fillion plays Self (1 episode)
Zoe Saldaña plays Self (1 episode)
Nichelle Nichols plays Self (1 episode)
Nicholas Meyer plays Self (1 episode)
Rick Carter plays Self (1 episode)
Veronica Cartwright plays Self (1 episode)
Ursula K. Le Guin plays Self (1 episode)
Alan Ladd Jr. plays Self (1 episode)
Roland Emmerich plays Himself (1 episode)
Joe Dante plays Himself (1 episode)
Chris Carter plays Himself (1 episode)
Carl Sagan plays Himself (archive footage) (1 episode)
Peter Coyote plays Himself (1 episode)
Christopher Lloyd plays Himself (1 episode)
Bob Gale plays Himself (1 episode)
Rian Johnson plays Himself (1 episode)
Alex Winter plays Himself (1 episode)
Syd Mead plays Himself (1 episode)
Scott Bakula plays Himself (1 episode)
Donald P. Bellisario plays Himself (1 episode)
Danny Rubin plays Himself (1 episode)
Audrey Niffenegger plays Herself (1 episode)
Crew of The Real History of Science Fiction
- Dominic Sandbrook
- Mark Gatiss
- Ronald D. Moore
- Arthur C. Clarke
- Keir Dullea
- Anthony Daniels
- Kenny Baker
- Edward Neumeier
- Gale Anne Hurd
- Douglas Trumbull
- John Landis
- Adam Rogers
- John Carpenter
- Phil Tippett
- William Gibson
- Richard Dreyfuss
- Neil Gaiman
- Michio Kaku
- Kim Stanley Robinson
- Ed Solomon
- Karen Gillan
- David Tennant
- Steven Moffat
- Charlie Jane Anders
- David Webb Peoples
- Janet Peoples
- Rutger Hauer
- Edward James Olmos
- Isaac Asimov
- Paul Verhoeven
- Peter Weller
- Brian Aldiss
- Haley Joel Osment
- Hampton Fancher
- Owen Paterson
- William Shatner
- Nathan Fillion
- Zoe Saldaña
- Nichelle Nichols
- Nicholas Meyer
- Rick Carter
- Veronica Cartwright
- Ursula K. Le Guin
- Alan Ladd Jr.
- Roland Emmerich
- Joe Dante
- Chris Carter
- Carl Sagan
- Peter Coyote
- Christopher Lloyd
- Bob Gale
- Rian Johnson
- Alex Winter
- Syd Mead
- Scott Bakula
- Donald P. Bellisario
- Danny Rubin
- Audrey Niffenegger