The Midwich Cuckoos

 We've all woken up from a blackout with consequences hanging over us, but spare a thought for the women of Midwich, who are all knocked mysteriously unconscious and wake up pregnant.

 John Wyndham's iconic sci-fi story is the basis for its recent third adaptation, now on Sky. We watched the pilot, which if nothing else perfectly captures the feeling of a missing chunk of time in your life that you'll never get back...

EDIT TO ADD: We recorded this before the recent American Supreme Court Decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade, back in the days when forced pregnancy was still a creepy, science fiction idea and not a horrifying reality. Solidarity with women in Northern Ireland, Malta, America and anywhere else where they have no right to control their own bodies. 

 

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