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Essential Guide

Anticipating living in the 21st Century and an in depth look at its current issues

World Service,73 episodes

Episodes

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A Roof Over Our Heads
Look ahead to the styles and technologies that might shape the buildings of the future
24 Nov 1999,28 mins
Life Secrets
How did life begin on Earth?
06 Dec 1999,28 mins
Micro Machines
Predicting the future of quantum technology and robotics
13 Dec 1999,28 mins
Cities
Predicting what living in the city of the 21st Century will be like
13 Dec 1999,28 mins
Infectious Disease
The continuing battle with infectious disease around the world
20 Dec 1999,28 mins
Work
Predicting what work will be like in the 21st Century
20 Dec 1999,28 mins
Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease
Cancer and cardiovascular disease is on the increase - how will we deal with it?
21 Dec 1999,28 mins
Lifestyle
What will consumerism, cultural identity and working from home look like in the future?
21 Dec 1999,28 mins
Health: Fixing Genes
What does the future hold for molecular medicine?
30 Dec 1999,28 mins
Leisure
How will technology affect our leisure time and children's play in the future?
01 Jan 2000,29 mins
Space
The future of space travel
01 Jan 2000,28 mins
Mysteries of the Mind
How neuroscience is contributing to our understanding of the brain
05 Jan 2000,28 mins
The Future of Religious Faith
Will the 21st Century see the end religious belief and practice?
05 Jan 2000,28 mins
Communities
Are traditional communities under pressure in the 21st Century?
10 Jan 2000,28 mins
Safety on our Streets
How crime will become more complex and international
12 Jan 2000,26 mins
Travel and Tourism
How the development of tourism will open up ever more remote regions - including space
13 Jan 2000,28 mins
Sex and Society
What will sexual freedom and new reproductive technology mean for the future?
14 Jan 2000,28 mins
Population
Expectations for population growth, reproductive health and contraception in the future
17 Jan 2000,28 mins
Meeting and Mating
How will we find love and romance in the future?
18 Jan 2000,26 mins
Gender
How girls' education is contributing to changes in gender roles
19 Jan 2000,27 mins
Poisoning the Planet
How pollution is adversely affecting life and health in big cities
20 Jan 2000,28 mins
The Family
The changing nature and shape of the family in the 21st Century
20 Jan 2000,27 mins
Water Wars
The growing prospect of wars over access to water as shortages become increasingly likely
20 Jan 2000,28 mins
Species Depletion
Extinction is driven by humanity's relentless growth into the world's wild areas
20 Jan 2000,27 mins
Resources
How the impact of global warming will be disproportionately hard on poor countries
20 Jan 2000,28 mins
Transport
Quiet, clean and hi-tech - is that the reality of the transport of the future?
31 Jan 2000,28 mins
Surviving the Future
The shifts in teaching, learning and education in the 21st Century
07 Feb 2000,30 mins
Winners and Losers
Who will gain from education in the future and how can education be made available to all?
08 Feb 2000,28 mins
Balance of Power
Which nations have the clout to counterbalance the might of the USA?
09 Feb 2000,28 mins
Democracy
What does the future hold for democracy - and is it achievable for all societies?
09 Feb 2000,28 mins

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