First Contact: An Alien Encounter

Could extra-terrestrial life ever visit our planet? And if it did, how would we respond? Using an innovative mix of science, fictional podcasts and drama, this documentary tracks the first 12 days as an alien life form is detected and then identified as hurtling towards the Earth. Experts in space exploration look at the scientific, social, and philosophical implications of first contact.

An alien life-form has been detected hurtling towards the Earth. First contact is imminent. How would our planet’s leaders respond? This intriguing mix of science documentary and drama talks to a mix of extra-terrestrial experts and scientists to determine the protocols in place if beings from outer space approached our world. Could it challenge everything we think about life and the universe?