What the Future?

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Comedy sketch show that explores the world of tomorrow. Hosted by Kirsty Wark.

Comedy sketch series that investigates how decisions and actions concerning current topics of today could have massive repercussions in the future. Hosted by Kirsty Wark.

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Kirsty Wark

Nadia Kamil

Geoffrey McGivern

Kieran Hodgson

Alistair McGowan

Alice Scott-Gemmill

Elaine Claxton

Sam Dale

Paul Heath

Bettrys Jones

Madeleine Brettingham

Steve Burge

Dale Shaw

Victoria Lloyd

What The Future?: Series 1: Bees

Bees

Series 1

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Kirsty Wark presents a documentary from the future. What if the bees were to be no more?

What if bees are no more, 30 years from now? Kirsty Wark’s documentary from the future. With Nadia Kamil. From 2014.

All the bees are dead. And we love it! Britons revel in sting-less, insect-free summers. 

But soon all the honey vanishes and instantly becomes the must-have accoutrement for rappers and grime artists. With no pollination, all fruits and vegetables vanish and a panicked government tries to find bees in North Korea and, confusingly, space. 

Can Brian Cox and Brian May, the country's leading science people, find a solution? Probably not.

Kirsty Wark presents a documentary from the future... 

Starring: 

Nadia Kamil
Geoffrey McGivern
Kieran Hogson
Alistair McGowan
Alice Scott-Gemmill
Elaine Caxton
Sam Dale
Paul Heath
Bettrys Jones

Recorded 30 years from now, What the Future plunges into the world of tomorrow and investigates how decisions and actions from today’s headlining issues could have massive repercussions on our later lives. 

Written by Madeleine Brettingham, Steve Burge and Dale Shaw.

Producer: Victoria Lloyd.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2014.

What The Future?: Series 1

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