Juliet Gardiner looks at how cultures of the past viewed the possibilities of the future, and what these visions say about the pre-occupations of the time
Juliet considers the dire warnings on population growth from the 18th-century economist.
Fri 21 Sep 2012 21:00 BBC Radio 4
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