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Bunkum for the masses

Advantages: Mainstream, no competitors
Disadvantages: Weak content, presenters poor.

When I was about 7, I remember watching Tomorrow's World and hearing that in 2000, we would be travelling to Mars in the same way we go holidays now. Being 7, I believed this - who wouldn't? I also remember watcing a demonstration by Judith 'now resorti ...

Saltire 04.02.2001 · Read full review
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Review of BBC1 - Tomorrow's World

The future's not what it used to be.

Advantages: You get to see what's new in technology
Disadvantages: You don't get to see how it works.

What happened to Tomorrow's World? Did it get severely dumbed down, or is technology just too technological for the poor, dumb public now? i remember watching TW only 10 or 15 years ago, and struggling to keep up with the science. It used to be Judith ...

dogscoff 05.09.2000 · Read full review
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Review of BBC1 - Tomorrow's World

BBC science the best there is

Advantages: excellent presentation, interesting, memorable
Disadvantages: not on often enough

BBC Science programmes are by far the best there is. Even dedicated channels such as Discovery can’t compete with the quality of programming. There are several six part presentations every year of the highest order, and various weekly programmes on varyin ...

neilmoore67 01.01.2001 · Read full review
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Review of BBC1 - Tomorrow's World

Conjuring the imagination

Advantages: intellectually stimulating
Disadvantages: not on enough

Having watched tomorrow's world all through my childhood I now find the programme just as interesting as I have ever done. What is more, the world of technological advancement never cease to amaze me, and this programme does a lot to inspire a lot of youn ...

AdonisC 09.03.2001 · Read full review
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Review of BBC1 - Tomorrow's World

And there now appears to be cloud coverage

Advantages: On every month without fail, very up-to-date information, Patrick Moore!
Disadvantages: Not many.

The Sky at Night..... it's one of those programmes that has been around for ages. Infact it began in April 1957, it's still going strong 4.5 decades later, and lets face it, that's no easy task! Not only has it been around for 4.5 decades, it's presente ...

Sarah_Louise 22.10.2001 · Read full review
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