The Decline and Fall of British Sci-Fi is a video essay channel exploring science fiction after the adventure ends — looking at the worlds, systems, and human behaviour left behind when certainty, authority, and meaning begin to fray.
Focusing on British science fiction, cult cinema, and classic genre films, these essays examine sci-fi not as prediction or nostalgia, but as social memory: stories about aftermath, survival, power, community, and the quiet costs of progress and collapse.
Topics include British TV sci-fi, Cold War cinema, post-war futurism, dystopian film, nuclear anxiety, technology and society, and cult science fiction from the 1950s–1980s — including films and series often overlooked or misunderstood.
No culture-war takes. No nostalgia bait.
Just thoughtful analysis, historical context, and science fiction taken seriously.
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Red Dwarf isn’t just a sitcom.
It’s what happens after the catastrophe.
After meaning collapses.
After humanity ends.
After the adventure becomes routine.
The new video looks at something I can’t quite shake:
Not the jokes.
Not the nostalgia.
Not the catchphrases.
But the question underneath it all.
How do you live in a universe that doesn’t care whether you exist?
Coming soon.
(And yes… it gets uncomfortable.)
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Happy New Year.
Just wanted to say thanks to everyone who’s watched, commented, and stuck around this year. I genuinely appreciate it.
More to come.
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TOMORROW. 17:00 UK.
The Ghostbusters II Halloween Special lands on the channel.
Everyone always says Ghostbusters II is just “the same but worse.” I’m here to prove that’s rubbish.
We’re talking slime, cynicism, Vigo, the Statue of Liberty, Bobby Brown, the death of the 80s, and why this so-called “lazy sequel” might actually be one of the most honest films ever made about hope.
It’s Ghostbusters II like you’ve never heard it before.
Set a reminder, be there in the premiere chat, and tell me your first memory of seeing this film 👇
(P.S. yes, I found a way to make Ghostbusters emotional. You knew I would.)
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🚀 Thunderbirds turns 60 this year.
And to celebrate, I’ve gone deep into the very first Thunderbirds movie – Thunderbirds Are Go (1966).
On the surface it’s puppets, rockets, and explosions… but there’s something else hiding inside this film. Something bigger.
🎬 Was it just a long TV episode dressed up for the cinema?
🔥 Or was it secretly years ahead of its time?
👨🚀 And what does it say about Alan Tracy, the brat of International Rescue, when the stakes are life or death?
Find out Tuesday, when my full deep dive premieres.
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🚨 New video lands tomorrow at 17:00 🚨
RoboCop isn’t just a sci-fi action flick. It’s about trauma, bad fathers, and clawing your way back from the edge.
That’s just my personal view — I’ll see what you think when it goes live.
#RoboCop #SciFi
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New video goes live Thursday at 7.
Planet of Evil has always felt… wrong.
Not just the story—the whole atmosphere.
I’ve been turning it over in my head for years, and this week I’ve had a proper go at figuring out why.
Might be nothing.
Might be something that’s been hiding in plain sight.
Drops Thursday night. Come see what you think.
What’s a Doctor Who serial that’s stuck with you for all the wrong reasons?
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TOTAL RECALL
Video drops Thursday.
It’s not what you think.
Actually… it might be.
That’s the point.
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This one’s quietly gaining steam…
Destination Moon (1950) is one of those weird films that walks a tightrope between optimism and fear—and it kinda predicted a lot of what came next.
If you haven’t caught it yet, give it a watch and tell me what you think it got right… or completely wrong.
Before NASA, There Was… Destination Moon
https://youtu.be/eG1ei8Ctra8
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🛰️ NEW VIDEO JUST LANDED 🚀
This one’s different. Destination Moon (1950) isn’t just an old space movie—it’s the start of something.
Cold War fear. Wild optimism. Corporate propaganda in a spacesuit.
Watch it now and tell me:
Was this America’s sci-fi gospel? Or just a pretty rocket ride?
🎥 Destination Moon (1950) – The Sci-Fi Movie That Launched the Space Race
https://youtu.be/eG1ei8Ctra8
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Coming Thursday: The film that launched the Space Age.
Destination Moon (1950) didn’t wait for permission.
It showed us how to reach the stars before anyone had even left the ground.
No aliens. No monsters. Just engineers, pressure suits, and a dream.
It’s part propaganda, part prophecy — and way more emotional than you remember.
Full video drops this Thursday.
Hit the bell, warm up the launchpad… and prepare to board.
#DestinationMoon #ClassicSciFi #GeorgePal #SpaceRace #ComingSoon
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