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The winners of the Japanese Seiun Awards for best translated works have been announced and will be presented at Sasquan, this year’s Worldcon. The remaining winners will be announced at Comecon, the Japanese National SF Convention, on August 29. The Martian, by Andrew Weir, translated by Kazuko Onoda. Ldquo;The Girl-Thing Who Went Out For Sushi,” by Pat Cadigan, translated by Yooichi Shimada. The Locus Science Fiction Foundation announced the winners of the 2015 Locus Awards on Saturday, June 27, 2015 du...
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X Minus One was a half-hour science fiction radio drama series broadcast from April 24, 1955 to January 9, 1958 on NBC. An unsuccessful attempt to revive the series was made in 1973 with the broadcast of the final episode, an adaptation of The Iron Chancellor by Robert Silverberg. Astounding Science Fiction, March, 1954. Having recently acquired a large stash of old pulp mags, I thought I would take a look at what we were reading in the 'Good Old Days'. The magazine was edited by Harry Bates (January 193...
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X Minus One was a half-hour science fiction radio drama series broadcast from April 24, 1955 to January 9, 1958 on NBC. An unsuccessful attempt to revive the series was made in 1973 with the broadcast of the final episode, an adaptation of The Iron Chancellor by Robert Silverberg. SciFiMike is a fan of all things sci- fi, be it literature, audio, TV or film. He is located on Earth, UK Sector. SciFiMike is currently reading. The Science Fiction Hall of Fame vol 1. 1929-1964. Edited by Robert Silverberg.
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Norm Sherman regrets that those kaiju grow up too fast. Next Week In The 7th Dimension. Next Week In The 7th Dimension. Sci-fi highlights from BBC Radio next week (click on links to go straight to the programme):. Another quiet week for sci-fi on the wireless next week:. Doctor Who - Energy Of The Daleks. Sat 6th June, 1800, BBC Radio 4 Extra. Have the universe's most evil creatures returned to claim ultimate victory once and for all? Fourth Doctor adventure stars Tom Baker and Louise Jameson. Lee was na...
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Edmund Schubert, previously announced as a finalist for the 2015 Hugo Award for Best Editor, Short Form, has announced that he is withdrawing from contention for the Award. In a statement. Published on his behalf by Alethea Kontis “because he has no true platform of his own from which to speak,” Schubert writes, in part:. Schubert is the second finalist to withdraw from the 2015 Hugo Awards after this year’s Worldcon finalised the ballot. Black Gate announced their withdrawal on April 19. Best Translator...
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Leonard Nimoy 1931 - 2015. Actor Leonard Nimoy, Star Trek’s Mr Spock, died yesterday aged 83. His son, Adam, reported he died of end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on Friday morning. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Jewish immigrants Dora (Spinner) and Max Nimoy, he will always be best known for his portrayal of the half-human, half-Vulcan character in both the Star Trek TV franchise and series of films. Later he directed two of the Star Trek films, The Search for Spock and The Voyage Home,...
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Next Week In The 7th Dimension. Next Week In The 7th Dimension. Sci-fi highlights from BBC Radio next week (click on links to go straight to the programme):. Charles Chilton - Journey Into Space: The Red Planet. Mon 22nd - Fri 26th Aug, 1800, BBC Radio 4 Extra. Classic 1950s science-fiction, set in the unimaginably far-flung future of the late 20th century. Episode 1 of 20. Captain Jet Morgan and his crew blast off for Mars, but there is a problem. Episode 2 of 20. Episode 3 of 20. Episode 4 of 20. The H...
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No Moving Parts by Murray F. Yaco. First published in pulp magazine ‘Amazing Science Fiction Stories’ in May 1960, this story tells what happens when the emergency light in a space-communications relay station illuminates for the first time in 200 years. SciFiMike is a fan of all things sci- fi, be it literature, audio, TV or film. He is located on Earth, UK Sector. SciFiMike is currently reading. The Science Fiction Hall of Fame vol 1. 1929-1964. Edited by Robert Silverberg. Create a free website.
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Meeting Of The Board by Alan E. Nourse. First published in pulp magazine ‘If’ in October 1955, this story tells of an industrial relations dispute with a difference - the management strike against the workers. SciFiMike is a fan of all things sci- fi, be it literature, audio, TV or film. He is located on Earth, UK Sector. SciFiMike is currently reading. The Science Fiction Hall of Fame vol 1. 1929-1964. Edited by Robert Silverberg. 9733; ★ ★ ★ ☆. Eurocon 2016. 4-6 November 2016. Barcelona, Spain.
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Airing a total of 78 half-hour episodes, the series, also known as Beyond the Limits in second run syndication during the 1960s, was unusually for the time filmed in colour for the first season and in black and white for the second. The show was a forerunner of similar shows, such as The Twilight Zone and The Outer Limits. In this episode, ‘Gravity Zero’, written by Donald Cory, a university professor nullifies gravity with a magnetic field. He is located on Earth, UK Sector. Edited by Robert Silverberg.
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