Book description
The first end of the world prediction was recorded one second after the
Big Bang and since then it has become the daddy of all predictions with,
to date, no one getting it right. And human beings have been around for
about 200,000 years, with very little evolutionary difference, and yet
we still haven't developed X-Ray eyes or the ability to fly.
In this book, Baddiel and Zucker examine the predictions that have been
made since the dawn of time on a variety of subjects, from the end of
the world and the human body, to global warming, robots in the
workplace, teleportation and space exploration. With a witty and fresh
tone, they examine how these predictions came about and why, and rate
them for retrospective accuracy. Jonny Zucker predicts this book will
be a No 1 bestseller. Ivor Baddiel has written 13 books and writes
extensively for television and radio where he has worked with the likes
of Stephen Fry, Ant and Dec, Johnny Vaughn, Dara O' Briain, Joan Rivers,
Vernon Kay, James Nesbitt and Jerry Springer.
