First Contact: An Alien Encounter
What would really happen if we detected evidence of extraterrestrial life? This film attempts to find out by imagining how things would play out, among scientists and the world in general, if we received a signal from an alien civilisation. It also contains interviews with scientists and
DOCUMENTARY 9PM, BBC2
astronomers and refers to genuine historical events, such as when an unidentified flying object was seen to pass the sun on a space telescope in 2017. While it’s not quite the stuff of sci-fi movies, it does leave you wondering if there really is anyone out there. ★★★★ NH