Tomorrow's World - did anything come true?

Doodoo · 01-03-2013 10:22PM #1

Just remembering the bbc programme Tomorrows World and all the different things they predicted for the future. As this was broadcast in the 70's and 80's alot of their predictions are probably laughable now and maybe some came true. Anyone remember any?

MadsL · 01-03-2013 10:24PM

You can eat jam with a CD...about all they are used for now.

123 LC · 01-03-2013 10:26PM

http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/tomorrowsworld/8018.shtml

"Michael Rodd makes a call with an experimental cordless mobile phone."

well there's one thing.

Grayson · 01-03-2013 10:26PM

They were right about floppy disks. they were the next big thing.

Praetorian Saighdiuir · 01-03-2013 10:27PM

Didn't they predict Jedward?

Adyx · 01-03-2013 10:28PM

That people would be building houses with polystyrene lego blocks and then filling the walls with concrete. :eek: Apparently there's only about 200 such houses in the UK but still...

I've never seen Tomorrow's World. I was watching Grand Designs earlier.

MadsL · 01-03-2013 10:28PM

Maggie Philbin...they were right about her!

Thinking man's totty in my day.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOsHo-bjbIM

01-03-2013 10:33PM

On the 8th of January 1981 they predicted a slow stiff emotionless robot would play Snooker, and low and behold, Peter Ebdon.

YFlyer · 01-03-2013 10:36PM

Clothes made from paper. Did that come true?

ballsymchugh · 01-03-2013 10:39PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=kHHdQJU4rGo#t=98s

Micky Dolenz · 01-03-2013 10:39PM

They had a CD that was driven over by a JCB and fcuked around the place but still played.

Yeah, right it fcuking did :mad:

01-03-2013 10:39PM

They predicted that within 100 years computers will be twice as powerful, 10,000 times larger, and so expensive that only the five richest kings in Europe will own them.

Praetorian Saighdiuir · 01-03-2013 10:41PM

Sacramento wrote: »

They predicted that within 100 years computers will be twice as powerful, 10,000 times larger, and so expensive that only the five richest kings in Europe will own them.

What happened?

Where To · 01-03-2013 10:44PM

The predicted that in the mid 90s popular culture would stagnate, and the kids twenty years later would think they are cool but they ARE STILL INTO THE SAME DUNG THEIR PARENTS ARE INTO!!!

01-03-2013 10:47PM

Praetorian Saighdiuir wrote: »

What happened?

It actually happened!!!

BBDBB · 01-03-2013 10:50PM

You Maniacs! You blew it up! Ah, damn you! God damn you all to hell!

Grayson · 01-03-2013 11:11PM

The worlds first home computer

Agricola · 01-03-2013 11:13PM

What's Tomorrow's World, was it a bit like Beyond 2000? I was in 3 channel land with the rest of the poor people in the 80's.

MadsL · 01-03-2013 11:15PM

EDIT: Dammit Grayson

In the future we will all be typing in bed. Scarily accurate.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ6SbvrjxZA

looksee · 01-03-2013 11:18PM

'his very thoughts could be stored and perhaps accessed for future use' ... er, so that would be facebook then?

Dwork · 01-03-2013 11:23PM

I want my hover-car. Lying gits..

nocoverart · 01-03-2013 11:27PM

In 1978 they predicted Robots will in the future be able to host Chat Shows, and many a moon later what do ya know... Pat Kenny and Tubs

MadsL · 01-03-2013 11:30PM

Tell that to kids today, and they won't believe ya!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7v75QpvISUs

MadsL · 01-03-2013 11:31PM

Dwork wrote: »

I want my hover-car. Lying gits..

We get hoverboards in 2015 though.

MadsL · 01-03-2013 11:33PM

nocoverart wrote: »

In 1978 they predicted Robots will in the future be able to host Chat Shows, and many a moon later what do ya know... Pat Kenny and Tubs

Nah.

Snog, Marry, Avoid.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyUB0vLQ6LE

opinion guy · 01-03-2013 11:45PM

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

They had a CD that was driven over by a JCB and fcuked around the place but still played.

Yeah, right it fcuking did :mad:

The original ones were that good - they had to compromise them in order to mass produce them.

Gillo · 01-03-2013 11:55PM

I'm pretty sure the featured bullet proof vests in one episode.

God that show was amazing at the time, I'm gonna see if I can find some episode to see how my daughter reacts to it!

Legs.Eleven · 02-03-2013 12:04AM

Great thread! More links!!

C.K Dexter Haven · 02-03-2013 12:22AM

They were the BBC. Of course everything they said was true

charlietheminxx · 02-03-2013 12:40AM

Yep! I remember them saying on an episode in the mid nineties that every household would have a digital decoder box under their tv. I watched it thinking no way!

Ray Palmer · 02-03-2013 01:16AM

I remember GPS and glue guns. Which came about

They showed spotlight speakers and inflatable products non reliant on gas but they languish in development hell due to business interests

Tomorrow's World - did anything come true?

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