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What if we live forever, 30 years from now? Kirsty Wark鈥檚 documentary from the future. With Alistair McGowan. From 2014.

As we all live longer, the elderly population soon outnumbers the young.

The multiplexes are crammed full of sex romps starring Bill Nighy and soluble ham is a big seller. Soon, the Baby Boomers take over.

While young people starve and suffer, the old blow billions on sending Danny Baker to the moon.

But the population shrinks, and the elderly take drastic measures to solve the problem, creating something called a Sentient Organ Sac. It doesn't go well.

Kirsty Wark presents a documentary from the future...

Starring:

Nadia Kamil
Geoffrey McGivern
Kieran Hogson
Alistair McGowan
Alice Scott-Gemmill
Ewan Bailey
Roslyn Hill
Hannah Genesius
Monty d'Inverno
Paul Heath.

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 December 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 Ewan Bailey
Performer Roslyn Hill
Performer Hannah Genesius
Performer Monty d'Inverno
Performer Paul Heath
Writer Madeleine Brettingham
Writer Steve Burge
Writer Dale Shaw
Producer Victoria Lloyd

Broadcasts

  • Tue 2 Dec 2014 23:00
  • Thu 24 Jan 2019 23:00
  • Fri 11 Dec 2020 22:30
  • Fri 23 Sep 2022 23:00
  • Sat 24 Aug 2024 23:00