A resurfaced clip from BBC Archive’s Tomorrow’s World is drawing attention for how close it lands to reality. In the 1986 segment, children were asked to imagine life in 2020. Their answers touch on automation, job loss, global tension and a world shaped by technology. Decades later, those ideas don’t feel distant. They feel current.
What stands out is the clarity in their voices. The predictions are simple, direct and often unsettlingly accurate. Some speak about computers replacing jobs, others about a world losing its sense of fun or facing widespread conflict. The clip moves beyond nostalgia. It lands as a reminder that the future has always been shaped by the same questions, just seen through different generations.