The Final Programme

aka The Last Days of Man on Earth

Poster for The Final Programme
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The future is cancelled!

The Final Programme (1973) follows a flamboyant physicist and adventurer, as he searches for a microfilm containing the final stage of his father’s scientific project. As rival factions pursue the same formula and a secluded research group attempts to complete the experiment, the mission evolves into a plan to create a new, self-contained human being. This British science fiction fantasy blends psychedelic satire and apocalyptic speculation in a surreal meditation on identity and evolution.

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Severin BD-A 4K/US 2025
Scream Factory BD-A/US 2020
Studio Canal BD-B/UK 2023
Anchor Bay DVD-1/US/OOP 2001
Network DVD-2 PAL/UK/OOP 2013
Audio Commentary by Andrew Nette
Audio Commentary by Director Robert Fuest and Actress Jenny Runacre, Moderated by Jonathan Sothcott
Androgynous Android - Video Essay by Costume Historian Elissa Rose
A Brighter Apocalypse - Interview with Michael Moorcock
Dark Moons and New Worlds - Interview with James Riley
A Feast of Fuest - Interview with Kim Newman
From Pythons to Programmes - Conversation with Producer John Goldstone
Performance Independent - Interview with Producer Sanford Lieberson
Programmer of Immortality - Actress Jenny Runacre In Conversation with Kier-La Janisse
Interview with Actress Jenny Runacre
Alternate Italian Title Sequence
Stills Gallery
Biography: Director Robert Fuest - Written by Jonathan Sothcott (Text)
Italian Theatrical Trailer
UK Theatrical Trailer
US Theatrical Trailer as “Last Days of Man on Earth”
US TV Spot as “Last Days of Man on Earth”
Pressbook (PDF, 12 Pages)
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Scream Factory box art
Scream Factory BD 2020
  • Video
      • MPEG-4 AVC
      • 1080p23.976
      • 36.00 Mbps
      • 1.85:1
      • 1:29:42.997
      • 24.15 GiB
  • Audio
      • English DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono
      • 48 kHz
      • 1566 kbps
      • 24-bit
  • Subtitles
    • English SDH
Studio Canal box art
Studio Canal BD 2023
  • Video
      • MPEG-4 AVC
      • 1080p
      • 1.85:1
  • Audio
      • English LPCM 2.0 Mono
  • Subtitles
    • English SDH
Extras Audio Commentary by Director Robert Fuest and Actress Jenny Runacre, Moderated by Jonathan Sothcott Scream Factory BD
A Feast of Fuest - Interview with Kim Newman (14:03) Studio Canal BD
Interview with Actress Jenny Runacre (11:05) Studio Canal BD
Alternate Italian Title Sequence (2:16) Studio Canal BD
Stills Gallery Network DVD
Biography: Director Robert Fuest - Written by Jonathan Sothcott (Text) Anchor Bay DVD
Italian Theatrical Trailer Studio Canal BD
UK Theatrical Trailer Studio Canal BD
US Theatrical Trailer as “Last Days of Man on Earth” (2:36, 1080p) Scream Factory BD
US TV Spot as “Last Days of Man on Earth” (0:32, 1080p) Scream Factory BD
Pressbook (PDF, 12 Pages) Network DVD

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