# The British Premonitions Bureau: When Psychics Predicted Disaster

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Podcast: [Horrifying History](https://stenobird.com/podcast/horrifying-history-501220)
Published: 2026-05-06T04:00:00+00:00
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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.

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