Birmingham Science Fiction Group  

1971-1974

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With the exception of the Isaac Asimov meeting in June 1974, all of these meetings were held at the Imperial Hotel.

 
 
1971
1972
1973
1974
January
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AGM, Prof Fremlin
Limits of Population
AGM AGM
February
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Brian Aldiss
Tourist Class Utopias
Dan Morgan
Science in SF
David A Hardy
2002 A space oddity
March
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Peter Weston
50 Years of SF - Slide Show
Doom or Deliverance debate Angus Wells
Editor of Sphere Books
April
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Jeff Hacker
Colour Slides of 3 Cons
Bob Rickard
Oddball Stuff
Don Ryburn
Scientology
May
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Diane Lloyd
Editor of Corgi Books
Destination Moon (film) Brian Aldiss
June Introducing the committee Star Trek debate Brains Trust Isaac Asimov
Joint meeting with MENSA and Samuel R Delany
Logic at Holiday Inn
July Jack Cohen
Possibility of life on other planets
Tom Shippey
End of the world in SF
Chris Brown
Make-up in SF Films
Quiz
August Slides of Eastercon 22 at Worcester Isaac Asimov on film   Jack Cohen
September Rog Peyton
Hugo & Nebula Awards Discussion
Geoff Doherty
Myths Dreams and Nightmares
Jim Turner
Architecture in the future
Quiz
October History of Rockets + Apollo 14 films, James Blish
Science in SF
Quiz Ian Watson
Concept of the Alien
Peter Weston
Early Mags
November Novacon Post Mortem Novacon Post Mortem Day the earth stood still (film) Apollo 14 (film) & Captain Celluloid
December Philip Strick John W Campbell on Film Jack Cohen Forbidden Planet (Film)

"The first meeting of the revived Birmingham Science Fiction Group was held at the Imperial Hotel in the city centre on Friday June 25th. Attended by thirty people, the meeting was enjoyed by all present." (first newsletter July 1971)