Episode

The British Premonitions Bureau: When Psychics Predicted Disaster

Podcast: Horrifying History
Published: May 6, 2026
Duration seconds: 1868
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Imagine for a moment a world with future technology that allows the authorities to catch criminals before a crime is even committed. Sounds like a movie? That’s because it is. This is the plot for the 2002 movie “Minority Report” starring Tom Cruise. Cool concept, but pure fiction, right? Not quite.