A for Andromeda
A for Andromeda is the title of a 1961 British television drama series and novel by astronomer Fred Hoyle and TV producer John Elliot. It tells of a radio signal recieved from beyond our galaxy which is found to contain specifications for a new form of super computer as well as a programme and data for the machine. "The machine" is built and turned on with unforseen consequences.
Julie Christie played the part of a genetically engineered human in the TV series. Most of the series has been lost, and no complete recording of any episode exists, but part of the final episode has survived.
There is an analogue 1971 Italian television drama serie, called A come Andromeda, that was based on the same subject. Among the interpreters there were Paola Pitagora and Luigi Vannucchi.
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