Tomorrow's World

Dominic Arkwright and writers Bidisha, Mark Mason and Mark C Newton boldly go where no Off the Page has been before: -

From biblical prophecy to the predictions of Nostradamus, we have a fascination with possibility of what the future might hold, and of the wonders of time travel.

In our new venture, Mark C Newton writes a sci-fi piece set in the City of London 100 years from now.

Sci-fi nut Bidisha takes us back a century to the same place, and there she dreams of what life might be like 100 years hence, i.e. now.

And Mark Mason offers his sage thoughts on the great predictions that didn't make the grade, such as Edison's assertion that gold would one day be as commonplace as steel.

With the rate of advancement in technological progress, is science-fiction now just fantasy, or does it serve a broader purpose?

Producer: Sarah Langan.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2012.