The flight from history: from H.G. Wells to Doctor Who and back again

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Hdl Handle:: http://hdl.handle.net/10547/295195
Title:: The flight from history: from H.G. Wells to Doctor Who and back again
Authors:: Charles, Alec
Abstract:: The article examines the symbolic exploration of utopian visions in the BBC television show "Doctor Who" after the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the U.S. as influenced by the science fiction of H. G. Wells. Discussed are other films centering on the transformation of the American society after the attacks invoking apocalyptic aspects of history that have been dormant since the Cold War. Conclusions stated that "Doctor Who" maintains the positive possibilities in the future but delineates the impossibility of a perfect state.
Citation:: Charles, A. (2009) 'The flight from history: from H.G. Wells to Doctor Who and back again', Colloquy: Text Theory Critique, 17, pp. 16-33.
Publisher:: Monash University
Journal:: Colloquy: Text Theory Critique
Issue Date:: 2009
URI:: http://hdl.handle.net/10547/295195
Additional Links:: http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/48499374/flight-from-history-from-h-g-wells-doctor-who-back-again
Type:: Article
Language:: en
ISSN:: 1325-9490

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DC Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Charles, Alec	en_GB
dc.date.accessioned	2013-07-04T08:36:16Z	-
dc.date.available	2013-07-04T08:36:16Z	-
dc.date.issued	2009	-
dc.identifier.citation	Charles, A. (2009) 'The flight from history: from H.G. Wells to Doctor Who and back again', Colloquy: Text Theory Critique, 17, pp. 16-33.	en_GB
dc.identifier.issn	1325-9490	-
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10547/295195	-
dc.description.abstract	The article examines the symbolic exploration of utopian visions in the BBC television show "Doctor Who" after the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the U.S. as influenced by the science fiction of H. G. Wells. Discussed are other films centering on the transformation of the American society after the attacks invoking apocalyptic aspects of history that have been dormant since the Cold War. Conclusions stated that "Doctor Who" maintains the positive possibilities in the future but delineates the impossibility of a perfect state.	en_GB
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Monash University	en_GB
dc.relation.url	http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/48499374/flight-from-history-from-h-g-wells-doctor-who-back-again	en_GB
dc.subject	utopias	en_GB
dc.subject	Doctor Who	en_GB
dc.subject	television programs	en_GB
dc.title	The flight from history: from H.G. Wells to Doctor Who and back again	en
dc.type	Article	en
dc.identifier.journal	Colloquy: Text Theory Critique	en_GB