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By Matt Elton\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Sunday, 23 October 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Why has the idea of a \u201cutopia\u201d been so compelling over the centuries? What major cultural shifts have been reflected by the sci-fi genre? And why have generations of sci-fi authors been so obsessed with politics, ecology and biology? Professor Roger Luckhurst answers listener questions on how sci-fi has imagined the future by reflecting the concerns of the past \u2013 from the pioneering work of authors including Mary Shelley and HG Wells right up to modern day.<\/p>\n\n

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