Time Out of Mind - Episode 1: Sir Arthur C. Clarke

This is the full 25 minute first episode of Time Out of Mind, the 1979 BBC2 series about science fiction. It features Sir Arthus C. Clarke.

[@annohalloran6020]

Whosoever hath wrought this animated intro will be blessed ten thousand times over.

[@dharmaboy75]

My grand father studied astronomy in Sri Lanka, and I had the good fortune of meeting Sir Clarke with my grand father in the early 80s. The two of them used to be good friends. I never realized I was standing next to a genius at that age.

[@E-Kat]

Dharmaboy omg!!!! You were so lucky!! Can you tell us more about it, please?

[@princeedmunddukeofedinburg]

tell us more xD

[@malakiblunt]

"if someone doesn't enjoy scifi ther is something wrong with them" Arthur Clarke

[@rsvp9146]

Its so strange how this still seems "new" to me. Where did my youth go?

[@kasunlee7489]

I'm a Srilankan and Clerke passed away in his house here. His last wish was to burry him with absolutely no media coverage or any such "promotions". And he emphasised to not to cremate his body, so he can give back what he got from the earth to the earth.

[@CaminoAir]

Just wanted to pay my respects to Arthur C. Clarke, my favourite SF writer and someone who always tried to put the focus on a positive view of the human future, while also conveying the sheer wonder of the cosmos, the remarkable uses of technology and the necessity of mankind taking it's place in space. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to get hold of most of Clarke's non-fiction writing (I don't care if it is out of date by now), but I have read 75% of his fiction. Thank you Arthur and rest in peace.

[@Nancy-tr5fi]

Hey his writing IS NEVER OUT OF DATE, you just don't get it.

[@gdutfulkbhh7537]

Thanks so much for preserving and sharing these old documentaries, Cheryl!

[@dmonvisigoth1651]

Arthur C Clarke Is hardcore. Guy said it himself.

[@AchtungEnglander]

Fantastic - thanks for posting This stuff would be lost forever if it was not for KZbin. Many thanks

[@timmccaffrey1326]

MR Clarke was not just a science fiction writer he was also a highly respected scientist...during WW2 he invented a system for clearing fog from British airfields called FIDO, a very brilliant man.

[@clementbrun6364]

Thank you for the info

[@hekikoka5792]

and a respectable paedophile :)

[@cloudfactory2000]

@@hekikoka5792, rubbish

[@reinforcedpenisstem]

On The Glide Path

[@aaronbok1563]

Thank you for uploading Time Out Of Mind. I had all four episodes for many years on a long since lost VHS tape.

[@willmfrank]

My definition of science fiction: You are expected to have a reasonable amount of science in your fiction; you are also permitted to have a reasonable amount of fiction in your science.

[@reinforcedpenisstem]

Visionary and humanist. Legend.

[@MemphiStig]

"if there's anything that anyone else can do, don't do it." thank you for posting these. i don't think anyone else has or possibly even could. good show!

[@chrisw6164]

This is great, thank you

[@luiznogueira1579]

I like it how he didn't mince words about his tense relationship with CS Lewis. Always thought Clarke to be rather timid and non-confrontational, but he openly admitted to not getting along with Lewis. Must've hated his guts!

[@boowonder888]

I watched the movie The Black Hole from 1979. Today it would be considered a kids movie but back then it was a pretty big deal. I turned out to be a version of Captain Nemo.

[@mercuryman1614]

Good old BBC 2 why they don't show stuff like this today I don't get the rubbish on tv today

[@Daniel-xi4bo]

incredible arthur!

[@riffraff2770]

The graphics remind me of Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy.

[@betteroffdead]

BBC reused many resources. The ' hitch hikers ' trope was a coup for the BBC.

[@user-qm4oj3ok5q]

We did not have this One In New Zealand back in the day but We did have Arthur C Clarke Mysterious Worlds TV Series in the late 70's Early 80's.

[@AlexanderArsov]

Fascinating video. Lots of footage I hadn't seen before. Thanks a lot for sharing. PS Perhaps you might consider fixing this "Arthus" in your description. :-)

[@skepsys]

the opening of the show contains year progressing from 1979 to 2015. lol :)) (i posted this commend in 2015)

[@fucheduck]

It could not happen, in theory, could, as we cannot project science of tomorrow. I will say that so long as he steers clear of writing soaps and "domestic dramas" in space, that most sci-fi is these days, I am all for hard science fictions only if it is based on dark sci-fi ironies rather than what most authors consider "science fiction" which is nothing more than space operas. I am new to Arthur C. Clarke but I am impressed so far, I have read "A Walk in the Dark". and listened to a radio drama called "Alien Worlds" both are quite good.

[@jovike2]

Marvellous, thanks. Was there a Ballard episode as well?

[@arturasmilasius1200]

im going to see today how StarWars going to end ! long long time Ago but somehow in a future :D

[@MrOckhamsRazor]

What Brand of Shortwave Receiver is that in his den?

[@MrOckhamsRazor]

Ahh... the Sony CRF-320 Rolls Royce AM FM General Coverage Receiver. Excellent

[@E-Kat]

If you survive the opening.... probably it will be a good program.

[@videomaster8580]

9:40 Strange how intelligent men like Clarke can understand advanced beings exploring and visiting earth in the past, but thinks its nonsense that any could be doing it in the present.

[@billybatson8657]

Not sure why some scientists believe that extraterrestrial "may" have visited sometime in the past but in no way shape or form could be visiting today. Why do some believe that the Earth would be no big deal?? If we found a single microbe originating outside the Earth, it would be the greatest discovery in the history of mankind. Surely an entire, thriving biosphere, complete with intelligent creatures capable of interplanetary travel would be worthy of investigation by even the most advanced creatures in the universe, and would be of continued observational interest.

[@arturasmilasius1200]

never say never cause you cant prove NOW does egzist :P

[@arturasmilasius1200]

lets go to begining :D how do you think first apes looked at each other when 1 of them started to use a Tool ? fantasy and reality = 1 or 0 its they way you gonna see number or letter :P

[@davidantol2308]

I'm atheist

[@orange70383]

Guy is a fool.

[@paulbrookes413]

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