"Technology was made for man and not man for technology." #OnThisDay 1961: Brave New World novelist Aldous Huxley spoke with John Morgan about dystopian and utopian worlds and the increasing influence that technology was having over peoples lives. | BBC Archive

103K views · 571 reactions | In a 1958 interview, Brave New World’s Aldous Huxley foretold a future in which telegenic presidential hopefuls use television to rise to power and technology takes over. Watch an animated account from Blank on Blank and PBS Digital Studios. For more #GreatReadPBS content all summer long, follow Great American Read • Watch Episodes • PBS! | Great American Read PBS | Facebook