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The history of technology - including the earliest prototypes of the gadgets you love today, ambitious failures, crazy concepts and the tragically obsolete.

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1981: Inventor CLIVE SINCLAIR on the ZX80 and TV80 | Pacesetters | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1994: Are YOU Ready for the INTERNET? | Tomorrow's World | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1961: How TELEVISION Works | Science and Life | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1972: EVOLUTION of MICROPHONES at the BBC | Nationwide | Making Of | BBC Archive

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1958: Introducing VERA - Britain's First Videotape Recorder | Panorama | Retro Tech I BBC Archive

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1949: BOAT RACE to be TELEVISED in full | Newsreel | Classic Sport | BBC Archive

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1971: FIBRE OPTICS - light's bright future? | Tomorrow's World | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1967: CARL SAGAN on the search for INTELLIGENT LIFE | Where Is Everybody? | BBC Archive

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2006: Will MYSPACE Transform the Music Industry? | BBC Breakfast | Past Predictions | BBC Archive

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2000: The COOLEST New AUDIO Kit | Tomorrow's World | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1983: PAUL DANIELS' Computer Game | Micro Live | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1975: KRAFTWERK - Music of the FUTURE? | Tomorrow's World | Classic BBC Music | BBC Archive

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1992: What is a COMPUTER VIRUS? | Newsround | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1971: The CAR that runs on CHICKEN POO | Nationwide | Retro Transport | BBC Archive

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1987: How to EDIT home movies on VHS | Video Active | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1966: The latest ELECTRIC CARS | BBC News | Retro Transport | BBC Archive

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1981: KENNETH WILLIAMS and his THERMOELECTRIC watch | Tomorrow's World | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1972: How to commit COMPUTER FRAUD - 70s style | Tomorrow’s World | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1985: MARK WOOD on the Roland GR-700 GUITAR SYNTH | Micro Live | Classic BBC Music | BBC Archive

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1986: MIDI and the MUSICAL MICROS | Micro Live | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1964: The gamble of CONCORDE | Supersonic | Retro Transport | BBC Archive

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1986: The Joy of E-MAIL | Micro Live | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1970: How the FIRST EVER TV play was made in 1930 | Review | Making Of... | BBC Archive

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1968: Inside the APOLLO COMMAND MODULE | Tomorrow’s World | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1970: WENDY CARLOS and her MOOG SYNTHESISER | Music Now | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1979: Will WORD PROCESSORS start a HOME WORKING revolution? | Past Predictions | BBC Archive

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1959: Children visit the SCIENCE MUSEUM | BBC News | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1982: BEHOLD the TOUCHSCREEN | Tomorrow’s World | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1987: SMART TRAINERS | Tomorrow's World | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1984: BILL BRUFORD on the SIMMONS ELECTRONIC DRUM KIT | Micro Live | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1990: NINTENDO and the JAPANESE SOFTWARE boom | The Money Programme | Retro Computing | BBC Archive

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1981: SID the ROBOT's EPIC FAILS | Tomorrow’s World | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1958: Are YOU ready for STEREO SOUND? | BBC News | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1980: VIDEO DISCS - the future of HOME ENTERTAINMENT? | Tomorrow's World | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1971: DRIVERLESS CARS and the FUTURE OF MOTORING | BBC News | Retro Transport | BBC Archive

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1984: ELIZABETH PARKER at the RADIOPHONIC WORKSHOP | General Studies | Retro Music | BBC Archive

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1977: CEEFAX - The Dawn of INTERACTIVE TV | Pebble Mill | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1986: COMPACT DISCs - The future of CAR NAVIGATION? | Top Gear | Retro Transport | BBC Archive

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1966: COMPUTER DATING - 1960s style | Tomorrow's World | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1986: FRED HARRIS talks about your BITS | Micro Live | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1973: DAVE EDMUNDS at ROCKFIELD STUDIOS | Nationwide | Classic BBC Music | BBC Archive

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1971: The PAINSTAKING art of RECORD RESTORATION | Tomorrow's World | BBC Archive

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1967: Incredible DRIP-DRY SUIT | Tomorrow’s World | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1970: PERFECT ACOUSTICS with JAMES BURKE | Tomorrow's World | BBC Archive

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1978: Uncanny HOME-MADE IRISH SUBMARINE | Nationwide | Classic BBC Clips | BBC Archive

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1982: Peter Howell gives the DOCTOR WHO THEME an 80s REMIX | Making of | BBC Archive

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1983: Will a CD covered in HONEY and COFFEE work? | Breakfast Time | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1987: You can PLAY GAMES WITH A ROBOT | Tomorrow's World | Retro Gaming | BBC Archive

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How SCHOOL COMPUTER classes looked in 1969 | Tomorrow's World | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1993: Original MORTAL KOMBAT review with Will Self | The Late Show | Retro Gaming | BBC Archive

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1986: The first VIDEO PHONE call made in Britain | Tomorrow’s World | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1965: How DELIA DERBYSHIRE made the DOCTOR WHO theme I Tomorrow's World I Music I BBC Archive

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2010: Apple launch the iPad - Is it a game changer? | Newsnight | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1995: WINDOWS 95 launch - is Microsoft too big? | Newsnight | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1966: ROBOT HOUSEKEEPERS Coming Soon | Tomorrow's World | Past Predictions | BBC Archive

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1985: "Is it a car, or a toy?" SINCLAIR C5 Review | Top Gear | Retro Transport | BBC Archive

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1985: Introducing the AMIGA | Micro Live | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1971: Is this the CAR of the FUTURE? | Tomorrow’s World | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1976: Introducing the incredible, cordless 'MOBILE' phone | Blue Peter | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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Sat nav - without a satellite - in 1971? | Tomorrow's World | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1985: The WEATHER Goes ELECTRIC | Blue Peter | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1975: CEEFAX - A Communications REVOLUTION? | This Is Ceefax | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1957: TV Comes to the SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS | Behind the Headlines | Voice of the People | BBC Archive

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1970: John NOAKES and the Magic of BLUE SCREEN | Blue Peter | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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2001: CAMERAS... on PHONES? | BBC News | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1989: ONLINE DARTS with BOBBY GEORGE | Tomorrow's World | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1985: Making TEXT ADVENTURE Games | Micro Live | Retro Gaming | BBC Archive

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1983: The COMPACT DISC and EMI | Newsnight | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1995 : BLUE PETER discovers the INTERNET | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1997: What is a TAMAGOTCHI? | Working Lunch | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1973: Can MUSIC TECH Make MICHAEL RODD a Star? | Tomorrow's World | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1998: Will MP3 Make PHYSICAL MEDIA Obsolete? | Inside Tracks | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1980: BRITISH TECH and the MICROPROCESSOR Revolution | Nationwide | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1968: Introducing the GLASS CAR | BBC News | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive

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2009: Is 3D the Future of CINEMA Again? | Newsnight | Predicting the Future | BBC Archive

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1980: VIDEO GAMES Invade the AMUSEMENT Industry | Nationwide | Retro Gaming | BBC Archive

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1969: The OFFICE of TOMORROW | Tomorrow's World | Past Predictions | BBC Archive

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1969: Was the MOON LANDING Worth the Money? | Panorama | BBC Archive

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1963: Britain's HOME MADE Spacecraft Simulator | Tonight | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive

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1990: Welcome to VIRTUAL REALITY | Tomorrow's World | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1969: A SCEPTIC's View of the SPACE RACE | Cameron Country | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1987: PREDICTING the Person of the FUTURE | Tomorrow's World | Past Predictions | BBC Archive

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1970: METAL DETECTING - Easy Money? | Nationwide | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1962: Are HUMANOID MACHINES Imminent? | Machines Like Men | Past Predictions | BBC Archive

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1980: The Sound of the FUTURE! With the Fairlight CMI | Tomorrow's World | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1969: BEHOLD The HYDRAULIC ROCK SPLITTER | Tomorrow’s World | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1964: Will TV Ruin Life on SHETLAND? | Tonight | Past Predictions | BBC Archive

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1984: Are The Top COMPUTER GAMES Good? | Saturday Superstore | Retro Gaming | BBC Archive

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1982: Is This CASSETTE The FUTURE of Hi-Fi Tech? | Tomorrow's World | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1968: The RADIOPHONIC WORKSHOP make the SOUNDS OF A SPACESHIP | Tom Tom | Retro Music | BBC Archive

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1969: What Is ELECTRONIC MUSIC? | Workshop | Radiophonic Workshop | BBC Archive

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1976: ROGER LIMB Sculpting ELECTRONIC Sound | An ABC Of Music | Radiophonic Workshop | BBC Archive

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1979: The RADIOPHONIC WORKSHOP at 21 | Nationwide | Radiophonic Workshop | BBC Archive

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1988: A Week in the Life of the RADIOPHONIC WORKSHOP | The Electric Music Machine | BBC Archive

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1984: The TECH Helping the RADIOPHONIC WORKSHOP Keep Pace | Breakfast Time | BBC Archive

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1983: The EVOLUTION of the RADIOPHONIC WORKSHOP | Nationwide | Radiophonic Workshop | BBC Archive

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1969: The LOGICAL BASSOON - The ULTIMATE Bassoon? | Tomorrow's World | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1993: Will a COMPUTER Defeat GARRY KASPAROV? | Tomorrow's World | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1968: BEHIND THE SCENES in BBC STUDIO ONE | Blue Peter | Classic Children's TV | BBC Archive

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1980: COIN-OPs Through The Ages | Nationwide | Retro Tech | BBC Archive