Culture IN History – CAN THE Past Predict THE Future?

You could be forgiven for thinking that culture only looks forward not back - certainly pop culture and fashion are all reaching far ahead into the 21st century in terms of pushing boundaries and using new techniques and technologies. But what does history tell us about today's culture - and indeed tomorrow's? Recorded live at editorial intelligence's annual ideas festival Names Not Numbers. Chair: Kirsty Lang , Presenter Front Row Radio 4, BBC Panel: Stephen Barber , Group Managing Director and Group Head of Communications, Pictet Group Orlando Figes , Professor of History, Birkbeck College, University of London Kate Maltby , Writer and Academic; Head of Publications, Bright Blue

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Culture IN History – CAN THE Past Predict THE Future? is an episode from Names Not Numbers by Names Not Numbers.

This episode is 01:07:30 long.

This episode was published on May 7, 2014.

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