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In the 1950s, the US Patriot Broadcasting Company brought us Atomic Tales, a series of shocking Science Fiction stories, posing incredible What If scenarios and exploring their terrifying consequences. Some of the original archives have now been unearthed, so that the shows can be broadcast, in full, including introductions and advert breaks, to a more cynical 21st century audience.

The show was, of course, a Pastiche of Golden Age Sci Fi, Amateur radio plays, Unfortunate Implications, and a reminder of why Americans are funny. A 2006 BBC production, it lasted only six episodes. Fortunately, all six can be found here on Archive.org.

The episodes are:

"Their Gaze was Green"
"And Mother Makes Millions"
"I've Got Your Number"
"Land of Plenty"
"Unstoppable"
"Night of the Cicadas"

Tropes used in Atomic Tales include:

Aesops, often Broken
As You Know and similar formulations
Bad Bad Acting
Opening Narration
Pastiche
Reactionary Fantasy
Science Is Bad
Short Runners/Too Good to Last: Only six episodes were ever made.
Values Dissonance and Unfortunate Implications
Listeners are Morons
We Will Not Use an Index In The Future
Zeerust: Pretty much the basic premise of the series.

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-In the 1950s, the US [[Show Within a Show|Patriot Broadcasting Company]] brought us '''''Atomic Tales''''', a series of shocking [[Science Fiction]] stories, posing incredible [[What If]] scenarios and exploring their terrifying consequences. Some of the [[Not Really|original archives]] have now been unearthed, so that the shows can be broadcast, in full, including introductions and [[Parody Commercial|advert breaks]], to a more cynical 21st century audience.
+In the 1950s, the US [[Show Within a Show|Patriot Broadcasting Company]] brought us '''''Atomic Tales''''', a series of shocking [[Science Fiction]] stories, posing incredible [[What If...?|What If]] scenarios and exploring their terrifying consequences. Some of the original archives have now been unearthed, so that the shows can be broadcast, in full, including introductions and [[Parody Commercial|advert breaks]], to a more cynical 21st century audience.
-The show is, of course, a Pastiche of [[Golden Age Sci Fi]], Amateur radio plays, [[Unfortunate Implications]], and a reminder of [[National Stereotypes|why Americans are funny]].
+The show was, of course, a [[Pastiche]] of Golden Age Sci Fi, Amateur radio plays, [[Unfortunate Implications]], and a reminder of [[National Stereotypes|why Americans are funny]].  A 2006 [[BBC]] production, it lasted [[Short Runners|only six episodes]].  Fortunately, all six can be found [https://archive.org/details/AtomicTales here on Archive.org].
+The episodes are:
+# "Their Gaze was Green"
+# "And Mother Makes Millions"
+# "I've Got Your Number"
+# "Land of Plenty"
+# "Unstoppable"
+# "Night of the Cicadas"
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+* [[Aesop]]s, often [[Broken Aesop|Broken]]
-* Zeerust. Pretty much the basic premise of the series. [[We Will Not Use an Index In The Future]]
-* [[Values Dissonance]] and [[Unfortunate Implications]]
-* Aesops, often [[Broken Aesop|Broken]]
-* [[Reactionary Fantasy]]
 * [[As You Know]] and similar formulations
+* [[Bad Bad Acting]]
 * [[Opening Narration]]
+* [[Pastiche]]
-* [[Viewers are Morons|Listeners are Morons]]
+* [[Reactionary Fantasy]]
 * [[Science Is Bad]]
+* [[Short Runners]]/[[Too Good to Last]]:  Only six episodes were ever made.
-* [[Bad Bad Acting]]
+* [[Values Dissonance]] and [[Unfortunate Implications]]
+* [[Viewers are Morons|Listeners are Morons]]
+* [[We Will Not Use an Index In The Future]]
+* [[Zeerust]]: Pretty much the basic premise of the series.
 {{reflist}}
 [[Category:Radio]]
 [[Category:Atomic Tales]]
+[[Category:British Series]]
+[[Category:Radio of the 2000s]]
+[[Category:TV Series]]