num_pages: 174
description: A for Andromeda is a tv scifi serial 1st made &amp; broadcast by the BBC in seven parts in 1961. Written by cosmologist Fred Hoyle with author &amp; tv producer John Elliot, it concerns a group of scientists who detect radio signals from a distant galaxy containing computer design instructions. Constructed, it gives instructions for the creation of a living organism, Andromeda. One of its creators, John Fleming, fears its purpose is to subjugate humanity. The show provided the 1st major role for Julie Christie. One episode &amp; a few extracts survive. A for Andromeda has been remade twice: 1st by Italian station RAI in 1972 &amp; by the BBC in 2006. A sequel was made by the BBC in 1962, The Andromeda Breakthrough.
language: English
title: A For Andromeda
titlecomplete: A For Andromeda
genres: Science Fiction Fantasy, Fantasy, Artificial Intelligence, Speculative Fiction, Aliens, Fiction, Classics, Science Fiction
ratings_count: 713
series: Andromeda
publisher: Corgi Books