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To Boldly Go

A looking at science fiction predictions for the future. Which ones might come true?

World Service,8 episodes

Episodes

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Science Fiction
American writer Pat Cadigan describes science fiction as "the fables for the future"
04 Mar 1999,13 mins
Medicine
Mary Shelley questioned man's ability to play God
12 Mar 1999,14 mins
Ocean
The Earth contains 1 billion billion tons of water
25 Mar 1999,14 mins
Natural Disaster
For all our progress, humanity remains vulnerable to natural disasters
01 Apr 1999,14 mins
Asteroids
Earth lies amongst vast numbers of moving objects
12 Apr 1999,14 mins
Space Flight
Humanity has progressed from gliding in the air to landing on the moon
22 Apr 1999,13 mins
Extra Terrestrial Life
We still don't know how or why life began on Earth - are we alone in the cosmos?
26 Apr 1999,13 mins
Solar System
Understanding the solar system
28 Apr 1999,13 mins

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