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Record information – Brief The Future Tense
Series title:Special OccasionHierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1977Item number (ISN):96854Type of material:Sound recordingsFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:MCLUHAN, Marshall H.Accession:1988-0302Media:SoundPart:1 of 2Production date:1977Release date:1977-02-06/1977-02-13 ?Production company:Canadian Broadcasting CorporationProduction credit:producer/director, Rick Welbourn; script, Peter Cook; research, Carole Bishop; narrator, Alan MaitlandCast credit:Roger Abbott, Don Ferguson, Luba GoyDescription:This radio documentary employs satirical songs, skits, narrative and interviews to analyze the current social and economic situation in Canada and suggests directions for the future. Among those interviewed are: Dian Cohen, economist and writer; Alvin Toffler, author of the novel "Future Shock"; Northrop Frye, literary critic; Hugh MacLennan, author; Richard Rohmer, author; and Marshall McLuhan, communications theorist. Topics discussed include: growing violence and racism; the embracing of Eastern values; the electronic age and its threat to the Western world; conflicting messages to the individual in society; problems posed by the "baby boom"; the danger of authoritarianism and social decay; obsolete political structures; free trade; and the conserver ethic. <60mn>Language:EnglishOriginal number:4Notes:Detailed holdings information: -
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