What the Future?

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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

Ivan Gonzalez

Hannah Genesius

Jane Slavin

Shaun Mason

Madeleine Brettingham

Steve Burge

Dale Shaw

Victoria Lloyd

What The Future?: Series 1: Cars

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Kirsty Wark presents a documentary from the future. What if driverless cars became a hit?

Kirsty Wark presents a documentary from 30 years in the future, imagining if driverless cars were to become a hit. From 2014.

Automatic vehicles are introduced into the country. At first, things are great. Drivetime radio becomes highly intellectual, children take to the roads and the driving test becomes dead, dead easy. 

Only Jeremy Clarkson has his doubts, which he expresses by feeding a driverless car to a bear, live on Top Gear. And he's right. Soon the cars gain sentience, reproduce and use roundabouts as giant nests. Then, they take over the world.

Kirsty Wark presents a documentary from the future...

Starring:

Nadia Kamil
Geoffrey McGivern
Kieran Hogson
Alistair McGowan
Alice Scott-Gemmill
Ivan Gonzalez
Hannah Genesius
Jane Slavin
Shaun Mason.
 
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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