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What if bees are no more, 30 years from now? Kirsty Wark鈥檚 documentary from the future. With Nadia Kamil. From 2014.

All the bees are dead. And we love it! Britons revel in sting-less, insect-free summers.

But soon all the honey vanishes and instantly becomes the must-have accoutrement for rappers and grime artists. With no pollination, all fruits and vegetables vanish and a panicked government tries to find bees in North Korea and, confusingly, space.

Can Brian Cox and Brian May, the country's leading science people, find a solution? Probably not.

Kirsty Wark presents a documentary from the future...

Starring:

Nadia Kamil
Geoffrey McGivern
Kieran Hogson
Alistair McGowan
Alice Scott-Gemmill
Elaine Caxton
Sam Dale
Paul Heath
Bettrys Jones

Recorded 30 years from now, What the Future plunges into the world of tomorrow and investigates how decisions and actions from today鈥檚 headlining issues could have massive repercussions on our later lives.

Written by Madeleine Brettingham, Steve Burge and Dale Shaw.

Producer: Victoria Lloyd.

First broadcast on 成人论坛 Radio 4 in November 2014.

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Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Kirsty Wark
Performer Nadia Kamil
Performer Geoffrey McGivern
Performer Kieran Hodgson
Performer Alistair McGowan
Performer Alice Scott-Gemmill
Performer Elaine Claxton
Performer Sam Dale
Performer Paul Heath
Performer Bettrys Jones
Writer Madeleine Brettingham
Writer Steve Burge
Writer Dale Shaw
Producer Victoria Lloyd

Broadcasts

  • Tue 11 Nov 2014 23:00
  • Thu 3 Jan 2019 23:00
  • Fri 20 Nov 2020 22:30
  • Fri 2 Sep 2022 23:00
  • Sat 3 Sep 2022 14:30
  • Sun 4 Sep 2022 02:30
  • Sat 3 Aug 2024 23:00

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