theme №1 21.12.1999 (1999)

The program is dedicated to the coming year, which will open a new millennium - the 21st century.

The participants sum up the technological and biological progress of the 20th century, talk about the expected scientific discoveries and demographic processes in the 21st century.

Plot: Technological revolution of the 20th century.

Photograph of Alfred Nobel.

Discovery of dynamite.

Blasting operations.

Fragments of Nobel Prize award ceremonies of various years.

Evgeny Velikhov talks about the state of science in Russia.

The program participants discuss the role and use of the Internet, consider issues related to the increase in the life of the population, fantasize about the possibility of time travel.

They touch on the topic of the economy and general development of the country.

They point out the need not only to know your history, but also to understand your own responsibility for the events taking place in the country.

Problems and fears of the new generation.

Cartoon - phantasmagoria: the author's reflection on the theme of "our future" studio Anatoly Prokhorov.

Comments from the audience: Journalist Yegor Bykovsky on the development of the Internet.

Artist Yuri Nemtsev on the importance of preserving spiritual heritage.

Artist Natalia Bazhenova on her works that decorate the studio of the Tema program.

Each of the participants talks about how they see the future.

Sergey Kapitsa talks about Jules Verne's last novel, Paris 1968, which was published only a few years ago, as it was locked in a safe in the attic of the writer's house.

The work describes the current situation that Jules Verne foresaw and predicted.