Anticipating living in the 21st Century and an in depth look at its current issues
World Service,路73 episodes
Look ahead to the styles and technologies that might shape the buildings of the future
24 Nov 1999,路28 mins
How did life begin on Earth?
06 Dec 1999,路28 mins
Predicting the future of quantum technology and robotics
13 Dec 1999,路28 mins
Predicting what living in the city of the 21st Century will be like
The continuing battle with infectious disease around the world
20 Dec 1999,路28 mins
Predicting what work will be like in the 21st Century
Cancer and cardiovascular disease is on the increase - how will we deal with it?
21 Dec 1999,路28 mins
What will consumerism, cultural identity and working from home look like in the future?
What does the future hold for molecular medicine?
30 Dec 1999,路28 mins
How will technology affect our leisure time and children's play in the future?
01 Jan 2000,路29 mins
The future of space travel
01 Jan 2000,路28 mins
How neuroscience is contributing to our understanding of the brain
05 Jan 2000,路28 mins
Will the 21st Century see the end religious belief and practice?
Are traditional communities under pressure in the 21st Century?
10 Jan 2000,路28 mins
How crime will become more complex and international
12 Jan 2000,路26 mins
How the development of tourism will open up ever more remote regions - including space
13 Jan 2000,路28 mins
What will sexual freedom and new reproductive technology mean for the future?
14 Jan 2000,路28 mins
Expectations for population growth, reproductive health and contraception in the future
17 Jan 2000,路28 mins
How will we find love and romance in the future?
18 Jan 2000,路26 mins
How girls' education is contributing to changes in gender roles
19 Jan 2000,路27 mins
How pollution is adversely affecting life and health in big cities
20 Jan 2000,路28 mins
The changing nature and shape of the family in the 21st Century
20 Jan 2000,路27 mins
The growing prospect of wars over access to water as shortages become increasingly likely
Extinction is driven by humanity's relentless growth into the world's wild areas
How the impact of global warming will be disproportionately hard on poor countries
Quiet, clean and hi-tech - is that the reality of the transport of the future?
31 Jan 2000,路28 mins
The shifts in teaching, learning and education in the 21st Century
07 Feb 2000,路30 mins
Who will gain from education in the future and how can education be made available to all?
08 Feb 2000,路28 mins
Which nations have the clout to counterbalance the might of the USA?
09 Feb 2000,路28 mins
What does the future hold for democracy - and is it achievable for all societies?
