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Bees

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What if bees are no more, 30 years from now? Kirsty Wark’s documentary from the future. With Nadia Kamil. From 2014.

All the bees are dead. And we love it! Britons revel in sting-less, insect-free summers.

But soon all the honey vanishes and instantly becomes the must-have accoutrement for rappers and grime artists. With no pollination, all fruits and vegetables vanish and a panicked government tries to find bees in North Korea and, confusingly, space.

Can Brian Cox and Brian May, the country's leading science people, find a solution? Probably not.

Kirsty Wark presents a documentary from the future...

Starring:

Nadia Kamil
Geoffrey McGivern
Kieran Hogson
Alistair McGowan
Alice Scott-Gemmill
Elaine Caxton
Sam Dale
Paul Heath
Bettrys Jones

Recorded 30 years from now, What the Future plunges into the world of tomorrow and investigates how decisions and actions from today’s headlining issues could have massive repercussions on our later lives.

Written by Madeleine Brettingham, Steve Burge and Dale Shaw.

Producer: Victoria Lloyd.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2014.

30 minutes

Last on

Sat 3 Aug 202423:00

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Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterKirsty Wark
PerformerNadia Kamil
PerformerGeoffrey McGivern
PerformerKieran Hodgson
PerformerAlistair McGowan
PerformerAlice Scott-Gemmill
PerformerElaine Claxton
PerformerSam Dale
PerformerPaul Heath
PerformerBettrys Jones
WriterMadeleine Brettingham
WriterSteve Burge
WriterDale Shaw
ProducerVictoria Lloyd

Broadcasts

  • Tue 11 Nov 201423:00
  • Thu 3 Jan 201923:00
  • Fri 20 Nov 202022:30
  • Fri 2 Sep 202223:00
  • Sat 3 Sep 202214:30
  • Sun 4 Sep 202202:30
  • Sat 3 Aug 202423:00

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