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HG Wells on the Future | BBC broadcasts from the father of science fiction
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In the 1930s and 40s, novelist HG Wells (1866-1946) made regular radio broadcasts from the BBC to the nation. Some have survived the passage of time and they reveal just a hint of the creative mind that gave us such science-fiction classics as 'The Time Machine', 'The War of the Worlds' and 'The First Men in the Moon'.
Hear Wells in his own words as he discusses topics as diverse as world politics, the history of the printing press, the possibilities of technology and the shape of things to come...
Features
HG Wells on the Future Collection
- Programmes (9)
- Documents (8)
Russia in the Melting Pot
HG Wells on the failings of Stalin's economic 'Five Year Plan'.
Modern Conditions
HG Wells
Our economic and political lives are 'out of gear'.
Communications 1922-1932
HG Wells
How the motor car serves as a warning to us all.
Whither Britain?
Taking Stock
HG Wells challenges the idea of 'Britain for the British'.
As I See It
HG Wells
A talk on the worldwide community of English speakers.
The Future of Europe
HG Wells Presents Dr Edvard Benes
HG Wells welcomes the former president of Czechoslovakia.
The World Goes By
HG Wells on the 500th Anniversary of Printing
How the printed word has reached the world's entire population.
Reshaping Man's Heritage
HG Wells
HG Wells declares that it's time to 'face up to your inheritance'.
HG Wells
Science and the Citizen
The newspaper is 'dead as mutton', says HG Wells.
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