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The future is already here β€” it's just not very evenly distributed *

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Speakers Jodie Bond (Head of Creative, Local Storytelling Exchange), Gareth Jenkins (Head of Creative, EY Climate Change and Sustainability Services) and Wren (Lauren) James (Writer, Lecturer and Story Consultant on projects like Heartstoppers) discuss: What could a low pollution, high nature world look like?

The entertainment industries and culture have been, in general, much better at exploring potential dystopias than a future in which the world meets its targets – but it’s hard to inspire audiences about an unknown, unimagined destination. In response, we look for pockets of the future in the present. Where are they happening? What do they look like?

And, crucially, for a world in which content has a life on streaming platforms for years and successful formats last decades, what do they mean for all genres that want to stay evergreen?

William Gibson, American sci-fi writer.

Commissioner reflections from:

  • Tim Hancock

    Tim Hancock

     Commissioning Editor, Documentaries and Factual Entertainment, Channel 4

  • Helen Nightingale

    Helen Nightingale

    Head of Factual and Factual Entertainment, UKTV

  • Sarah Stack

    Sarah Stack

    Sarah Stack, Commissioning Editor, Drama, Channel 4


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