The Future With Hannah Fry
The Future With Hannah Fry is a TV show on BBC2. A life beyond 150 years old? Computers that read our emotions? A planet transformed by unlimited clean energy? Hannah Fry meets those on the cusp of revolutionary breakthroughs. The program has been available since 2026. A total of 8 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in November 2026.
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The Future With Hannah Fry
Professor Hannah Fry explores the promises and threats of AI, considering the ways in which superintelligent machines can help humanity as well as the ways in which they can be a hindrance.
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Hannah Fry travels across the world, meeting Cash the talking dog and deciphering elephant rumbles. She looks at whether the ability to communicate with animals is one that should be exploited.
Series 1
From Fukushima to California, Hannah explores whether rewilding can help to heal the environmental wounds humans have inflicted on the planet.
From coffee-making robots in Japan to bionic limbs in New York, can revolutionary technology transform the lives of millions of disabled people?
It’s the holy grail for limitless clean energy, but will nuclear fusion come soon enough to avoid the worst of the climate crisis?
Hannah explores whether the death of privacy puts society at greater risk or could make people safer.
Can artificial intelligence read emotions better than a human? Hannah explores the new technology that is creeping into our lives.
Hannah travels from California to Japan to experience the latest age-defying techniques and examine the true meaning of life.