E.T. the Extra Terrestrial and the creator of Star Wars toys

The History Hour by BBC

Sep 6, 202660:50Society & Culture

Max Pearson presents a collection of science fiction themed Witness History stories from the BBC World Service. Our guest is Lisa Yaszek, Regents' Professor of Science Fiction Studies at Georgia Tech in the USA. Actor Pe...

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