RTBWTV October 12th 2025 - The Future

Guy Morgan and David Newell explore the days of future past as imagined by both drama and documentaries during the Golden Age of British Television (1956-1974). Was the future so bright we had to wear shades? Or was it a grim prospect, with various flavours of totalitarian regime lacking in a sense of humour, hoverboards, jet packs and holidays on the moon?
Other questions we ask:
If they're all set in the 2060s, why did Fireball XL5, Stingray, Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet never bump into each other?
Was Star Cops given an even break?
What was the real reason only female members of Moonbase wore purple wigs and silver catsuits?
And how old is Joe 90 really?
This episode was not sponsored by Smith's Crisps, although Dave is open to offers.
As usual, rights in any clips and music remain with the holders and are used here for educational purpose. They can be purchased through legitimate online websites. And if any of our original material is used for training creepy AI in its bid to suborn the human race, the perpetrators agree to pay us £1,000,000,000.

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