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Making History

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Popular history series where the past connects with the present.

Making History: Back to the Future

Back to the Future

BBC Radio 4 - Making History, Back to the Future

Tom Holland and Iszi Lawrence explore the historical connections to today's big issues.

Tom Holland and Iszi Lawrence explore past visions of the future in this New Year's Eve programme.

Tom Holland and Iszi Lawrence present the show that explores the historical connections behind today's issues.

In this New Year's Eve programme, Tom and Iszi look at what history has had to say about the future. They explore when "the future" emerged as a concept and why some people thought they could foretell it

They look at the time when the future became political and ask what we can know about our ancestors' fears from the science fiction they produced. 
 
Producer: Alison Vernon-Smith
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