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THE 4TH DIMENSION
The 4th Dimension: Science Fiction Exhibition (17th Novemeber 2011 - 28 February 2012) is the British Library’s first exhibition to explore science fiction, in particular Time Travel, through literature and film. It will challenge visitors’ perceptions of the genre by uncovering gems of the Library’s collections including time travel in film and television.
THE DELOREAN
The DeLorean time machine was Doctor Emmett Brown’s most successful invention, a plutonium powered time machine comprised of a DeLorean DMC-12 sports car that had to reach 88 miles per hour in order to time travel.
Back To The Future
At least Back to the Future got it right with the DeLorean. Originally manufactured in northern
Ireland, the DeLorean DMC-12 had gull-wing doors and totally sweet brushed stainless steel paneling. Sadly, it was the only car the DeLorean Motor
Company ever produced, so that’s why you don’t hear it being called the DMC-12.
Donnie Darko is a 2001 American psychological thriller film written and
directed by Richard Kelly. The film depicts the reality-bending adventures
of the title character as he seeks the meaning and significance behind his
troubling Doomsday-related visions.
It’s October of 1988 and small town USA is about to witness the end of
the world. It’s home to Donnie Darko, a brilliant but troubled teenager,
plagued by terrifying visions which he alone knows the meaning of. With
his classmate and soulmate Gretchen and a mysterious ex-teacher nicknamed
“Grandma Death,” he must unravel the strange occurrences affecting his
school, his home and his life. He must do this before a horrifying
spectre known only as “Frank” leads Donnie to the edge of his sanity.
VORTEX/WORMHOLEDonnie Darko
TIME TRAVELLING PHONE BOOTH
Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure
This is a 1989 American science
fiction–comedy buddy film and the first
film in the Bill & Ted franchise in
which two metalhead slackers travel
through time to assemble a menagerie
of historical figures for their high
school history presentation.
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02DOCTOR WHO
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the
BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known
as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the Tardis that
flies through time and space, whose exterior appears as a blue police box. Along with a succession of companions, he faces a variety of foes while working to save civilisations, help people, and right wrongs.