Ian is joined by Danielle Pajak to discuss the three screen versions of classic sci-fi novel Solaris.

Solaris was written by Polish author Stanislaw Lem. Lem is considered an important and influential figure of 20th centrury science fiction. Published in 1961 Solaris concerns a team of scientists studying an oceanic lifeform on a distant planet.

The book has been adapted three times for the screen, once for television and twice for the cinema.

Solaris (1968). Directed by Lidiya Ishimbaeva and Boris Niremburg. starring Vasily Lanovoy, Antonia Pilyus, Vladimir Etush and Viktor Zozulin

Solaris (1972). Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. Starring Natalya Bondarchuk, Donatas Banionis and Juri Jarvet

Solaris (2002). Directed by Steven Soderberg. Starring George Clooney and Natascha McElhone