Future Eye is one of my favorite episodes, and I remember hearing it when it was originally broadcast. It is a tale of time travel, technology, and human resourcefulness.

The term "digital binary master control computer" always amused me, since (according to my limited understanding of computer science), something cannot be both digital and binary at the same time.

A thousand years from now, mankind will have set a technology trap for himself. E.G.M. declares that the Master Control Computer is no mechanical dictator, but "the servant of all", but this is an intentional fallacy. We can describe the service rendered by the Master Control Computer as a "Tyranny of Ineptitude". Alfred Bester presages such modern inconveniences as computer viruses and identity theft, even the Y2K near-armageddon of a decade ago. At one point in the story, the Master Control Computer even gets Quinn's identity number wrong! Come on, we expect more than that from a sophisticated digital binary master!

The third act of this play is brilliant. John Quinn (played by Tony Roberts) in his encounter with O. Wilson Knight is threateningly desparate. His clever resolution to the problem at hand, employing a classic Plot Coupon, contrasts beautifully with his apparent desparation. He knows that he's diabolically clever, yet the fear of failure looms! We hear this in his voice, and in his subtle threats. I loved it!

I highly recommend this episode. If you're listening to it for the first time, pay close attention to the Japanese captain's alternate history of WWII. A few amusing puns in there. Also, note John Quinn's movie critique and the Master Control Computer's response. These little details bring this story to life, and make the characters more "human", so to speak.