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How did Star Trek change the sound of science fiction?

8th September 2016 marks 50 years since the drama series Star Trek made its first appearance on American network television. To celebrate this landmark, author and critic Kim Newman analyses how the show's distinctive sound effects came to be synonymous with the way the soundscape of space was represented on screen.

First broadcast on Front Row, 5 September 2016.

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