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

Max Olesker

Jane Slavin

Madeleine Brettingham

Steve Burge

Dale Shaw

Victoria Lloyd

What The Future?: Series 1: Drugs

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Kirsty Wark presents a documentary from the future. What if Britain legalised marijuana?

What if drugs were legal, 30 years from now? Kirsty Wark’s documentary from the future. With Geoffrey McGivern. From 2014.

Britain, in a desperate attempt to look fashionable, legalises marijuana. 

Soon her majesty the Queen lights up the first ceremonial joint on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. Now perpetually stoned, politicians legalise other drugs to perk us all up a bit. But soon a drug addled nation turns to beat poetry, henge sell-offs and injury claims to fund its habit.
 
Kirsty Wark presents a documentary from the future...

Starring:

Nadia Kamil
Geoffrey McGivern
Kieran Hogson
Alistair McGowan
Alice Scott-Gemmill
Max Olesker
Jane Slavin

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.

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