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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
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
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Juliet Gardiner looks at history's most famous futurologist, Nostradamus, whose prophesies have remained in print since 1555. From September 2012. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Juliet Gardiner asks how the future looked for Leonardo da Vinci, whose designs prefigured the modern tank and helicopter. From September 2012. Show more
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
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Juliet Gardiner considers the haunting visions of George Orwell, a near-future under the totalitarian eye of Big Brother. From September 2012. Show more
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
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Juliet Gardiner considers the warnings of Malthus, the 18th century economist who said that population would outstrip man's ability to feed himself. Show more