91Èȱ¬

HG Wells' 1933 classic looks back from the year 2106, in a purported history of the years 1929 to 2105, received from the future in dreams.

When this programme was aired in 2021 - 92 years into the timescale of the book and with 84 more to go - poet and Professor of Radio, Sean Street, explored the text to establish what Wells got right, what he got wrong - and what may turn out to be prophetic.

With the aid of contemporary news bulletins, audio archives – including Orson Welles - and with expert help from Christopher Frayling and Andy Sawyer, Sean navigates through Wells' future past

Readings by Jenny Lane.

Producer: Andy Cartwright

A Soundscape production for 91Èȱ¬ Radio 4, first broadcast in 2017 and revised in 2021.