The Year 2000

Series

Series Name
London Line (Colour series 2)

Issue

Issue No.
23
Date Released
1968
Filmed
Feb 1968
Length of issue (in feet)
501
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
COI synopsis: How will you and I be living 30 years from now? London Line reports on the recent forecasting for the future carried out by some of Britain’s most eminent technologists - scientists - sociologists. Michael Smee looks ahead to - among other things - stopping pure science research for years at a time - food and fuel from the sea - education for leisure... in the year 2000.
Keywords
Social conditions; Science and technology
Written sources
COI Microfilm Roll 43 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis
COI Reference
MI 1394/23
Credits:
Producer
Adam Leys
Editor
Adam Leys
Sponsor
Central Office of Information (COI)
Sponsor
Commonwealth Affairs Office
Sponsor
Foreign Office
Presenter
Howard Williams
Presenter
Ian Morrison
Director
Mark Lawton
Presenter
Michael Smee
Camera
Peter Theirry
Sound
Phil Jay

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
Email
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Web
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Phone
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Fax
020 7580 7503
Address
21 Stephen Street
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Notes
The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
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How to cite this record

'The Year 2000', London Line (Colour series 2) Issue No. 23, 1968. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/350155 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)