Time Lords and Star Cops
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A01=Philip Braithwaite
Author_Philip Braithwaite
Blake's 7
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cognitive estrangement
Doctor Who
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eschatology
Margaret Thatcher
mythologies
neoliberalism
Sapphire & Steel
science fiction
Stuart Hall
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- ISBN 9781526187291
- Weight: 288g
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 25 Feb 2025
- Publisher: Manchester University Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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British science fiction television of the 1970s and 1980s is full of Machiavellian protagonists and fatalistic endings. It presents a complex world of moral and ethical dilemmas, appropriate to the emerging political landscape of Thatcherite Britain. This book analyses the science fiction series of the period – including Blake’s 7, Doctor Who and Sapphire & Steel – alongside Britain’s transition from social-democracy to neoliberal economics and the premiership of Margaret Thatcher. It examines the abrupt shifts in themes and tone that these series often exhibit compared to their predecessors, highlighting comparisons to the similarly abrupt change in Britain’s political landscape.
Philip Braithwaite is a lecturer at the University of Central Lancashire
