In the midst of a long, hot summer, Colin and Phil turn their sci-fi attentions to the treatment of climate change in science fiction.

Naturally, science fiction was there first: before human-caused climate change was recognised, science fiction had been considering what would happen if our planet became hotter. Or colder.

To explore this topic, we discuss two films from earlier times - David Twohy's The Arrival (1996) and Val Guest's The Day The Earth Caught Fire (1961).

We also have a Cli-Fi Quiz, and our usual round-up of past, present and future recommendations. For more information, check out the show notes at 101sf.blogspot.com

This episode was intended to be a grab-bag of different topics, but we inadvertently dug up a show with a strong theme: translation!

We start off with a review of the hot-off-the-presses free magazine Small Planet, which discusses issues around translated science fiction. Even if you didn't know you were interested in languages and translating, you will be after you've heard our discussion.

Next we review the classic short film "La Jetée", famously the basis for the film 12 Monkeys.

And then the recent Chinese movie Resurrection, directed by Bi Gan.

We also have a quiz on SF terms, and our usual run through of recommendations of past, present and future SF.

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For the full shownotes, check out our blog, here: https://101sf.blogspot.com/2026/07/lost-in-translation-episode-67.html

It's awards season again, so Colin and Phil hunt out this years short story Hugo nominees: the six best stories from the science fiction and fantasy field in the running for the prestigious award from the World Science Fiction Convention.

We also have a Hugo quiz, courtesy of friend of the show, Emmanuel, and our usual run through of recommendations of past, present and future SF.

For more information on the things in today's episode, check out the show notes at 101sf.blogspot.com - and while you're there, consider buying us a coffee!