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Tomorrow's World | How television tried to predict the future of science
About this collection
Beginning in 1965, the BBC's flagship science programme ran for nearly 40 years. Its mix of quirky film reports and live experiments examined the changing state of current technology and put new inventions to the test.
In this collection, we witness a change in how people thought of the future and chart the rise and rise of the computer. Through a selection of items and full programmes from the archives, we remember some of the presenters who became household names, such as Raymond Baxter, James Burke, Judith Hann and many more.
Features
Tomorrow's World Collection
Tomorrow's World
First Edition
Reports on kidney dialysis, flood defences and life on Mars.
Tomorrow's World
Laser Eye Surgery
Tomorrow's fuel, tomorrow's eyes, tomorrow's robots, tomorrow's fashion.
Tomorrow's World
Elliot Light-Pen
The computer 'light-pen' is put through its paces.
Tomorrow's World
Home Computer Terminal
Introducing the home computer terminal.
Tomorrow's World Special
Barnard Faces His Critics
A debate with Christiaan Barnard, the pioneering heart transplant surgeon.
Tomorrow's World
Plastic Grass
Showcasing the artificial garden of tomorrow.
Tomorrow's World
Nellie: School Computer
Meet Nellie, a computer set to revolutionise the classroom.
Tomorrow's World
Morse Code and Moon Rocks
A man who speaks Morse code, plus moon rocks and thermal curtains.
Tomorrow's World
Office of the Future
James Burke experiences the automated office of the future.
Tomorrow's World
Moog Synthesiser
It's the sound of the future - the Moog synthesiser.
Tomorrow's World
New Banking
Computerised banking ushers in a cashless economy.
Tomorrow's World
Executive Toys
James Burke tests executive toys to while away the hours.
Tomorrow's World
Cowboy School
Judith Hann visits cowboy school to face an electronic bronco.
Tomorrow's World
Mobile Phone
Michael Rodd makes a call with an experimental cordless mobile phone.
Tomorrow's World
Review of the 1970s
Looking back at some of the stories of the last decade.
Tomorrow's World
Hissing Sid
Kieran Prendiville takes on a snooker-playing robot.
Tomorrow's World
14 October 1982
Touch-screen computers, angioplasty, water for marathon runners and very spoilt cows.
Tomorrow's World
Christmas 1982
A seasonal special brings 1982 to a close.
Tomorrow's World
3 March 1983
A cure for jet-lag, book restoration, holograms and a useful boat-trailer.
Tomorrow's World
21st Anniversary
'Tomorrow's World' comes of age and goes back to the future.
Tomorrow's World
Clockwork Radio
Clever Trevor's clockwork radio that could change lives.
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