The second Rome Fiction Festival will feature large quantities of genre programming, including the revived Doctor Who and the two Bionic series from the 1970s.

The non-competitive Noon@night section will include episodes from Who, as well as tributes to The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman with stars Lee Majors and Lindsay Wagner (pictured) attending. Sean Michael Beyer's teen horror TV movie Resurrection Mary will also feature.

According to the report in Variety. The high-rated fantasy series Medium will also be feted with a special gala, although as yet no star names have been confirmed. The Cinema Adriano plex will showcase action films in the evening leading into a line up of thrillers, horror and sci-fi at midnight.

The Rome Fiction Festival runs from July 7th-12th.