Brian Cox and Robin Ince put Hollywood under the microscope to unpick the science fact v science fiction of some of the biggest movies set in space. They are joined by a truly out of this world panel of space experts including astronauts Tim Peake, Nicole Stott and Susan Kilrain alongside Oscar-winning Special FX director Paul Franklin, whose movies include Interstellar and First Man. Tim, Nicole and Susan fact check how space travel and astronauts are portrayed in movies such as Gravity and The Martian, whilst Brian and Robin argue about Robin's lack of enthusiasm for Star Wars. They look back at some of the greatest space movies including Alien and 2001 A Space Odyssey, and ask whether some fictional aspects of these blockbusters may not be so far from our future reality. Executive Producer: Alexandra Feachem.
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Hello, I'm Brian Cox.
I'm Robin Ince.
And this is the infinite Monkey Cage.
Now, today we're going to peer review Hollywood as we ask, is space really like it is in the movies?
And so we're going to deal with some of the most important movies that are about space and space exploration, and we're going to ask questions such as, is it really possible for Santa Claus to conquer the Martians?
Has anyone actually seen Santa Claus conquers the Martians?