Explores the ways in which the social and technological changes of the 19th century led writers to think of the future world as a very different world from the present. Shows the themes which pre-occupied Victorians were taken up by writers of predicive fiction and projected into the 20th century and beyond. Shows excerpts from “Things to come” and book illustrations from “War of the worlds” and “Time machine”. Presented by Simon Eliot. Novel excerpts read by Patrick Troughton. Suitable for secondary level.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
506395
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Excerpts
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social change
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Literature - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Fantasy & Science Fiction → Science fiction films
History → Technology and civilization
Literature → Authors - 20th century
Literature → English literature - History and criticism
Literature → Literature - Study and teaching
Literature → Literature, Comparative - Themes, motives
Literature → Novelists - Biography
Literature → Orwell, George, 1903-1950
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Future life
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Technology and civilization
People → Novelists - Biography
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)