Like '1984', 'Catch 22' is one of those books that's become a part of our everyday language.
But when it comes to contemporary society, what exactly did Joseph Heller's famous satire predict?
This is the question we attempt to unravel in the final episode of our first season. Helping us are three guests: Business Insider reporter Isobel Hamilton; her father, the legendary writer/comedian Andy Hamilton; and Guardian journalist Amelia Gentleman.
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The novel that predicted the sinking of the Titanic
How Stephen Merchant’s comedies predicted two existential crises we face today
The 18th century prison that predicted the rise of our global surveillance society
The 1979 Stephen King novel that predicted Donald Trump's rise
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