A panel discussion on the history of Stanley Kubrick's film, 2001 A Space Odyssey. Featuring Dr. Brian Cox, with actors Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood.

To mark the UK re-release of Stanley Kubrick’s iconic 2001: A Space Odyssey, on 30 November 2014 BBC Arts broadcast a 90-minute live discussion from the BFI exploring its influence on art, culture and science.

Radio 3's Matthew Sweet welcomed to the stage a stellar panel including the film’s two stars Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood, Professor Brian Cox and Sir Christopher Frayling.

Celebrated for its breathtaking beauty, dazzling visual effects and powerful use of music, Kubrick’s film proposed a new kind of pure cinema, set a new benchmark for the aesthetic of sci-fi films and challenged audiences to contemplate its meaning.

The programme was recorded for broadcast on BBC Radio 3’s Free Thinking on Tuesday 2 December at 10pm.

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