This time we react to a fascinating article from Strange Horizons, which claims that all SF writers are... historians!

You can read the article here: https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/non-fiction/why-all-science-fiction-and-fantasy-writers-are-historians/

Related to this topic, we also read a delightful historical SF short story by David Brin, "A Professor at Harvard". Find it here: https://davidbrin.blogspot.com/2026/02/a-little-sci-fi-tale-to-boost-your.html

We also have a fiendish quiz sent in by a listener, and our usual round-up of SF past, present and future.

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This time on Science Fiction 101, we take some trips down memory lane to revisit classic time travel movies. We mostly focus on the Back to the Future series, but also a couple of wildcards: Primer (2004, Colin's pick) and Peggy Sue Got Married (1986, Phil's pick).

We also have a listener quiz, and our usual round-up of recommended SF past, present and future.

For the full show notes, visit our blog: https://101sf.blogspot.com/2026/03/back-to-futures-episode-63.html

Traditionally on Science Fiction 101, we follow up our "old magazine" review with a review of its modern counterpart - and this year is no exception, as in this episode we cast our eyes over a very recent issue of Asimov's Science Fiction magazine, dated Nov/Dec 2025.

No time for a quiz this time (shock horror!), but it will return in our next episode.

But we do make time for our usual round-up of what's notable in past, present and future SF.

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