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The History of the Future

Episode 6: Malthus

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Juliet Gardiner explores the warnings of Malthus, the 18th-century economist who said that population growth would outstrip the world's ability to feed itself. From September 2012. Show more

The History of the Future

Episode 3: The Book of Revelation

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Juliet Gardiner looks at the apocalyptic visions of Divine judgement in the Book of Revelation. History of the attempts by different cultures to predict the future. From Sep 2012. Show more

The History of the Future

Omnibus: Part 1 - The Oracle of Delphi

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Juliet Gardiner begins her look at the futurologists of the past with the Oracle of Delphi, where the Ancient Greeks went to hear their future as pronounced by the god Apollo. Show more

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Juliet Gardiner explores the ideas of Karl Marx, who envisaged that the future was predetermined, not by God, but by inexorable economic forces. From September 2012. Show more