Optimist's Tour of the Future
"The future is here. It’s just not widely distributed yet." - William Gibson
"It’s time to reclaim the future" Mark Stevenson
An Optimist’s Tour of the Future
3 x 60 minutes
For years we’ve been bombarded with an apocalyptic view of our future … global warming, the energy crisis, pandemics, mass extinction, water and food shortages, economic meltdown…
Now Meet Mark Stevenson… writer, businessman, futurologist and controversially optimistic about what might come. He’s on a mission to help us imagine, and fight for, a better future.
Based on his critically acclaimed book, An Optimist’s Tour of the Future, Mark will take us on an authored journey into the future. Combining rare interviews with the world’s leading thinkers, scientists and entrepreneurs, while stepping into incredible CGI visions of the future. This is must-watch TV that explores a grand vision of the choices, opportunities and challenges the future offers us.
The production aims to bring together some of the best talent in the world; the Series Producer of Human Planet, a BAFTA award winning camerman, and a BAFTA award winning editor. Also visual effects from the BAFTA winning team behind Battlefield Britain and Stephen Hawking’s Universe. And, the visionary designers of prescient movies like Bladerunner and Tron.
Known for his rigorous approach, Stevenson “puts the trends of tomorrow’s world into perspective with a quizzical, fast-paced, quick-witted tour of the scientific horizon” (The Times). Walking between today and tomorrow he tells us, “Whether you’re feeling optimistic or pessimistic about the future is up to you, but I do believe you should be fully informed about all the options we face – and we still have everything to play for.”