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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

Ewan Bailey

Roslyn Hill

Hannah Genesius

Monty d'Inverno

Paul Heath

Madeleine Brettingham

Steve Burge

Dale Shaw

Victoria Lloyd

What The Future?: Series 1: Living longer

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Kirsty Wark presents a documentary from the future. What if we could all live forever?

What if we live forever, 30 years from now? Kirsty Wark’s documentary from the future. With Alistair McGowan. From 2014.

As we all live longer, soon the elderly population outnumbers the young. The multiplexes are crammed full of sex romps starring Bill Nighy and soluble ham is a big seller. Soon, the Baby Boomers take over. 

While young people starve and suffer, the old blow billions on sending Danny Baker to the moon. But the population shrinks, and the elderly take drastic measures to solve the problem, creating something called a Sentient Organ Sac. It doesn't go well.

Kirsty Wark presents a documentary from the future...

Starring:

Nadia Kamil
Geoffrey McGivern
Kieran Hogson
Alistair McGowan
Alice Scott-Gemmill
Ewan Bailey
Roslyn Hill
Hannah Genesius
Monty d'Inverno
Paul Heath.
 
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 December 2014.

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