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Kevin McCloud’s Rough Guide to the Future

2020 · 1 season

A cheerful, curious tour of tomorrow's technology, full of playful debate and light scepticism that never gets heavy.

Genres
Documentary
Starring
Alice Levine, Phil Wang, Jon Richardson
Overview
Kevin McCloud is passionately optimistic about technology and the future, but Jon Richardson, Phil Wang and Alice Levine aren't so sure. Can Kevin persuade his trio of sceptics to see the light?

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Genres
Documentary
Starring
Alice Levine, Phil Wang, Jon Richardson
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • technology
  • science
  • exploration
  • politics
  • environment
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
near-future
Audience
family
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance0
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
documentary
Starring
Alice Levine, Phil Wang, Jon Richardson, Kevin McCloud
Length
1 seasons, 3 episodes, 45 min each
Network
Channel 4
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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