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Duration: 1 hour

Our understanding of the world around us is better now than ever before. But are we any closer to knowing how its all going to end?

Dallas Campbell delves into the Horizon archive to discover how scientists have tried to predict an impending apocalypse - from natural disaster to killer disease to asteroid impact - and to ask: when Armageddon arrives, will science be able to save us?

Last on

Sun 6 May 2012 01:20 BBC Four

Credits

Presenter
Dallas Campbell
Director
Laura Mulholland
Producer
Laura Mulholland
Executive Producer
Sacha Baveystock

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