Computing Britain
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Computing Britain
Hannah Fry looks back at 75 years of computing history to reveal the UK's lead role in developing the technologies we rely on today
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10 episodesMobile Revolution
Hannah Fry tells the story of the little known British company in Cambridge that designs and build the ARM chip, found in almost every mobile device i...
Dotcom Bubble
The city went crazy for dot com companies in 1999. But in March 2000, the boom suddenly turned into a bust. Hannah discovers that technology then wasn...
UK Gaming
Computers in British schools and homes nurtured a generation of programmers who cut their teeth in the 1980s playing and writing video games.
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Computers at Home
In the 1980s, 'micro computers' invaded the home. In this episode, Hannah Fry discovers how the computer was transported from the office and the class...
Computers in Class
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The Job Killer
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Connected Thinking
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Electronic Brains
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