Future Fantastic

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Future Fantastic was a British documentary television series which premiered in 1996. This show looked at the how science and science fiction compliment each other, and how ideas and technologies from the past are helping to shape our future. The series was narrated by Gillian Anderson and produced by British Broadcasting Corporation.

[edit] List of Episodes

• 1. Alien: Discussed the possibility of encountering intelligent life on other planets.
• 2. I, Robot: Discussed the evolving and growing role of artificial intelligence, computers, and robots in our everyday life.
• 3. Starman: Looks at how we might eventually reach the stars.
• 4. Incredible Shrinking Planet: Looks at the future of transport, including teleportation and time travel.
• 5. Brave New Body: Looks into how body modification will shape our lives in the future.
• 6. Weird Science: Shows how we have come close to defying gravity, and achieving invisibility and perpetual energy.
• 7. Underneath a purple sky: Looks at the future of space tourism.
• 8. Immortal: Questions whether we may ever achieve immortality.

[edit] External links

• Future Fantastic at the Internet Movie Database