Posted by Smack on January 30, 1996 at 14:58:52:
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>From: Richard MacKinnon
>Subject: FWD: New BBC TV Series: "Future Fantastic"
>
>>X-Sender: sasha1@netcom.com
>>Date: Fri, 26 Jan 1996 01:42:12 -0500
>>To: (Share-A,B)
>>From: "Alexander 'Sasha' Chislenko"
>>Subject: FWD: New BBC TV Series: "Future Fantastic"
>>
>> It looks like a good opportunity to share some great ideas with
>>the world; if you have good suggestions, please send them to David McNab
>>
>>
>>Please feel free to forward this message to people who you think may
>>make valuable contributions to this program.
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>>>From: David McNab
>>>To: Alexander Chislenko
>>>Subject: New BBC TV Series
>>>Date: Thu, 25 Jan 96 11:09:00 PST>
>>>
>>>Dear Alexander,
>>>
>>>BBC Television is planning a major new series on the history and future of
>>>SF and its links with "real" science.
>>>We wondered whether you or your associated groups could furnish us with the
>>>latest technology gossip and fill us in on any anecdotes/links/prophesies
>>>that are lurking in the collective sub-conscious of your colleagues.
>>>
>>>The general format follows roughly this path:-
>>>
>>>History of an idea in SF - say space travel.
>>>
>>>Archive interviews - outlines of seminal works etc.
>>>
>>>What predictions have already come true? Satellites and Arthur. C. Clark
>>>etc.
>>>
>>>Where are we now? A review of the cutting edge technology around at the
>>>moment. Ion drives and so on.
>>>
>>>Where is it all heading? Review of prophesies in SF - Terraforming -
>>>Moon/Mars colonies etc. Testimony from credible scientists and their
>>>visions for the next century (and beyond).
>>>
>>>The topics:-
>>>
>>>Bionics
>>>Robotics
>>>AI
>>>Longevity
>>>Space/Time travel
>>>Nanotechnology
>>>Food production
>>>Entertainment
>>>R+R
>>>Medicine
>>>The city of the future
>>>Crime Control
>>>Anti-Gravity
>>>Genetic Engineering
>>>and much much more.
>>>
>>>
>>>The series is intended to give the general viewer an appreciation of SF and
>>>its symbiotic relationship with science. Obviously we have a hit list of
>>>the main scientists and visionaries to approach - the A.C.Clarke's and
>>>Drexlers of this world. But there are so many research projects and
>>>SF/Technology links that we are not going to hear about if we don't ask
>>>organisations like yours for advice.
>>>
>>>Would it be possible to put out an APB to all your readers/contributors to
>>>suggest anything or one that they think would be worth talking to?
>>>
>>>We can't guarantee a response to every letter - but we would be eternally
>>>grateful. What do you think?
>>>
>>>Yours in anticipation,
>>>
>>>David McNab
>>>Series Producer "Future Fantastic"
>>>
>>>PS. There will be a 5x50 minute version for US broadcast although
>>>we don't know which channel as yet.
>>>
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>>Alexander Chislenko
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