- Title: Visions Of Heaven And Hell 1: Selling The Future
- Date: 31st January 1995
- Summary: ARGUES THAT THE WESTERN WORLD IS IN A STATE OF MILLENIAL UNCERTAINTY. WHEN EVERYTHING IS DISCREDITED, WE LOOK FOR ANSWERS. ONCE AGAIN TECHNOLOGY IS OFFERING ITSELF AS THE PANACEA. THIS FILM TALKS TO THE PEOPLE WHO ARE SELLING US THE TECHNOLOGY WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO MAKE OUR FUTURE LIVES WORK BETTER - THE MEN FROM APPLE COMPUTERS, MICROSOFT, XEROX AND BT. THEY TELL US COMPUTERS WILL GIVE US A NEW KIND OF COMMUNITY. WE WLLOK AT 2 EXAMPLES OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE FOUND PERSONAL HELP THROUGH COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY ; DAVE WINDER AND PHI CATALPHO. PART 3 EXAMINES THE ULTIMATE INTEGRATION OF COMPUTERS INTO OUR LIVES : USING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TO MAP THE HUMAN GENOME.
- Description:RESEARCH FOR SERIES OF VISUAL ESSAYS ON THE NINETIES: MARTIN AMIS,DENNIS POTTER,PHILIP NORMAN,ET AL.
- Broadcaster:Channel 4
- Collection: Channel 4
- Genre:Documentary and Factual
- Producer:Mentorn Media Ltd.
- Programme Episode:Episode 1
- Transmission Date:31/01/1995
- Rights:On Request
- Decade: 1990s