The Day the Earth Caught Fire GFT Monday 27 October, Wednesday 29 October
The Day the Earth Caught FirePG
GFT
Monday 27 October, Wednesday 29 October
Val Guest’s 1961 lo-fi yarn tells how, due to a horrifying coincidence where USA and Russia perform nuclear tests at the same time, the earth is knocked out of orbit and begins to hurtle towards the sun. The action plays out as a newspaper scoop, unfolding in the real offices of The Daily Express on Fleet Street where heroically gruff reporter Peter Stenning (Edward Judd) breaks the story whilst slowly romancing telephonist Jeanie (Janet Munro).
Presented as part of BFI’s national Sci Fi: Days of Fear and Wonder season.
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Written by : Pat Byrne
Publisher of Pat's Guide to Glasgow West End; the community guide to the West End of Glasgow. Fiction and non-fiction writer.
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