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The British Invaders podcast features a lively two-person exchange about different television series, tele-films and mini-series. These discussions serve as both an introduction and an entertaining conversation, catering to both those who have seen and those who have yet to see these British science…

Brian and Eamonn


    • May 25, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 24m AVG DURATION
    • 177 EPISODES


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    British Invaders 479: Noughts + Crosses (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2025 22:03


    Noughts + Crosses was a BBC series that ran in 2020 and 2022. It featured an alternate history where an empire from Africa colonized England. This results in a great deal of tension between the African ruling class and British working class…. Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach us […]

    British Invaders 478: The Omega Factor Big Finish Audios (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 24:54


    The Omega Factor was a 1979 BBC supernatural investigation show that starred Louise Jameson and others. In 2015, Big Finish launched a series of original audio dramas that continue the story. Louise Jameson reprises her role, and some new characters join the story some 35 years after we left it. Roughly once a year, we […]

    British Invaders 477: The Omega Factor Big Finish Audios (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025 24:15


    The Omega Factor was a 1979 supernatural investigation show from the BBC. Big Finish has now produced audio dramas featuring original-series actors along with new cast members. About once a year, we like to follow a show we've already covered into a different medium. Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can […]

    British Invaders 476: Survivors 50th Anniversary!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 12:53


    Survivors was first broadcast on April 16, 1975 on the BBC — 50 years ago today! After a disease wipes out 99% of the population, what will the survivors do? What challenges will they encounter, and how will they meet those challenges? Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach us […]

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    British Invaders 475: The Living and the Dead (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025 24:54


    The Living and the Dead was a 2016 six-episode ghost-story series from the BBC. It's 1894 and Nathan and Charlotte Appleby have taken over a farming estate. As they struggle to learn how to run this farm, strange and ghostly things from the past start to appear…. Please send us your comments, questions, requests and […]

    British Invaders 474: The Living and the Dead (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 19:09


    The Living and the Dead was a BBC ghost-story series from 2016. When Nathan and Charlotte Appleby take over a farming estate in 1894, there are strange events waiting for them…. 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 […]

    British Invaders 473: Simon and the Witch (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 22:39


    Simon and the Witch was a 1987 BBC children's series. Simon is a schoolboy and the Witch is his friend. She can't read very well, so she becomes a student in Simon's class. Magic and comedy ensues! Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach us at britishinvaders@gmail.com, and you can […]

    British Invaders 472: Simon and the Witch (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 20:29


    Simon and the Witch was a BBC children's series from 1987. Simon is a schoolboy and one of his friends is a witch. Magic always finds its way into their comic adventures! 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 […]

    British Invaders 471: The Aphrodite Inheritance (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025 22:59


    The Aphrodite Inheritance was a 1979 BBC serial set on the Greek island of Cypress. David Collier travels to Cypress after his brother is in a car accident there. David is soon caught up in the search for a cave containing some valuable artifacts. Three mysterious characters seem to be involved, but we don't know […]

    British Invaders 470: The Aphrodite Inheritance (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 19:38


    The Aphrodite Inheritance was a 1979 BBC serial set on the Greek island of Cypress. David Collier travels to Cypress after his brother is in a car accident there. Soon, David is caught up in a web of events that connects him to some strange and mysterious characters…. Please send us your comments, questions, requests […]

    British Invaders 469: Intergalactic (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 27:09


    Intergalactic was a 2021 series from Sky One about a group of female convicts who steal the prison spaceship transporting them. Will they find their way to the free world of Arcadia? 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 […]

    British Invaders 468: Intergalactic (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025 19:11


    Intergalactic was 2021 series from Sky One about a group of female prisoners fleeing on a stolen spaceship in the future. Will they find the free world they are looking for? 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 […]

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    British Invaders 467: The Tractate Middoth & The Dead Room (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 20:31


    The Tractate Middoth and The Dead Room were from the BBC's annual A Ghost Story for Christmas tradition. The first was an M.R. James adaptation from 2013, and the second was an original ghost story from 2018. They were written and directed by Mark Gatiss. Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You […]

    British Invaders 466: Nineteen Eighty-Four 70th Anniversary!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 13:02


    Nineteen Eighty-Four was first broadcast on December 12, 1954 — 70 years ago today! This BBC adaptation of George Orwell's classic aired only five years after novel was published. Join us as we celebrate the anniversary of this live TV drama. Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach us at […]

    British Invaders 465: The Tractate Middoth & The Dead Room (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2024 16:32


    The Tractate Middoth and The Dead Room were both from the BBC's annual A Ghost Story for Christmas strand. One was an M.R. James adaptation from 2013, and the other was an original ghost story from 2018. Both were written and directed by Mark Gatiss. Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You […]

    British Invaders 464: Space Precinct (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024 26:00


    Space Precinct was a 1994/1995 Gerry Anderson series about a police force made up of humans and aliens. Organized crime, murder and hate crime coexist with cloning, cyborgs, interplanetary travel 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 […]

    British Invaders 463: Space Precinct (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2024 26:04


    Space Precinct was a 1994/1995 Gerry Anderson series. When NYPD detective Patrick Brogan transfers to Demeter City, a whole new world of crime in space awaits him! 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 […]

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    British Invaders 462: Dracula (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024 26:18


    Dracula is a 2006 BBC/Granada/WGBH adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic 1897 novel. When Arthur Holmwood discovers a frightening disease in his family, he will do anything for a cure. The sinister Brotherhood is calling upon a certain European count who may be able to help. Who might suffer as result of this meddling with the […]

    British Invaders 461: Dracula (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2024 15:34


    Dracula is a 2006 BBC/Granada/WGBH adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic novel. When Arthur Holmwood discovers a frightening disease in his family, he will do anything for a cure. His quest will involve a certain European count…. Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach us at britishinvaders@gmail.com, and you can find […]

    British Invaders 460: The Borrowers (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024 19:00


    The Borrowers was a 1992/1993 BBC adaptation of the classic children's novels by Mary Norton. A family of six-inch-tall people survive by “borrowing” food and other items from humans. What will happen when some of the full-sized humans discover the Borrowers? Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach us at […]

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    British Invaders 459: The Borrowers (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024 21:43


    The Borrowers was a 1992 and 1993 adaptation of the classic children's novels by Mary Norton. A group of six-inch-tall people make their way by “borrowing” food and other items from humans. What will happen when a human child discovers these tiny Borrowers? Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach […]

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    British Invaders 458: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024 25:35


    Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell is a 2015 adaptation of Susanna Clarke's 2004 novel of the same name. The two magicians of the title begin to practice magic more openly in 1806. How will their actions and relationship change the course of history? Please send us your comments, questions, requests and complaints. You can reach […]

    British Invaders 457: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024 21:04


    Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell is a 2015 adaptation of Susanna Clarke's 2004 novel of the same name. What happens when practical magic returns to England in 1806? 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 […]

    British Invaders 456: After the Warming (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2024 26:32


    After the Warming was a 1989 speculative documentary from James Burke. Its first episode described the way humans interacted with the climate in the past, while the second episode showed us the events of 1990 through 2050. This two-part production warned us about climate change and the greenhouse effect. Please send us your comments, questions, […]

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    British Invaders 455: After the Warming (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2024 18:27


    After the Warming was a 1989 speculative documentary from James Burke. It was set in the year 2050 and warned us about climate change. 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 […]

    British Invaders 454: Quatermass at the Movies (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2024 32:22


    Hammer Films adapted all three 1950s BBC Quatermass serials as films. The Quatermass Xperiment was released in 1955, Quatermass 2 in 1957 and Quatermass and the Pit in 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 […]

    British Invaders 453: Quatermass at the Movies (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2024 21:46


    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 […]

    British Invaders 452: Alice in Wonderland (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2024 25:27


    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 […]

    British Invaders 451: Alice in Wonderland (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2024 18:26


    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 […]

    British Invaders 450: Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2024 21:53


    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@gmail.com, and you […]

    British Invaders 449: Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2024 20:04


    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 […]

    British Invaders 448: Stig of the Dump (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2024 24:32


    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 […]

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    British Invaders 447: Stig of the Dump (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2024 18:46


    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. […]

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    British Invaders 446: Noggin the Nog (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2024 28:59


    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 […]

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    British Invaders 445: Noggin the Nog (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2024 21:23


    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. […]

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    British Invaders 444: Skellig (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2024 21:24


    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 […]

    British Invaders 443: Skellig (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2024 23:16


    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 […]

    British Invaders 442: The Watch (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2024 27:26


    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 […]

    British Invaders 441: The Watch (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2024


    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 […]

    British Invaders 440: Mister Corbett’s Ghost (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2023 20:33


    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. […]

    British Invaders 439: Mister Corbett’s Ghost (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2023 21:03


    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 […]

    British Invaders 438: The New Avengers (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2023 33:06


    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 […]

    British Invaders 437: Doctor Who 60th Anniversary!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2023 18:19


    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. […]

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    British Invaders 436: The New Avengers (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2023 24:02


    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@gmail.com, […]

    British Invaders 435: The Green Man (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2023 21:47


    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, […]

    British Invaders 434: The Green Man (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2023 22:38


    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 […]

    British Invaders 433: Humans (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2023 31:52


    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 […]

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    British Invaders 432: Humans (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2023 24:25


    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. […]

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    British Invaders 431: Thunderbirds Movies (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2023 34:09


    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 Thunderbirds (2004)! Please send […]

    British Invaders 430: Thunderbirds Movies (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2023 19:55


    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, questions, requests […]

    British Invaders 429: Nobody’s House (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2023 25:41


    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, […]

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