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Radio 4 Extra,2 mins

H.G. Wells’ Wikipedia

The History of the Future

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Juliet Gardiner explores the work of Science Fiction writer H.G. Wells. Wells predicted tanks in the First World War and the nuclear bomb. But in 1936 he also predicted the development of a constantly updated 'World Encyclopedia', foreshadowing Wikipedia. For The History of the Future, Juliet speaks to Frank James and Roger Luckhust.

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