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Electric Dreams

How has technological change impacted family life? One family finds out, when they are taken back in time to live with the technology of the 70s, 80s and 90s in Electric Dreams. Explore technology past with our interactive makeover.

First broadcast: Tuesday 13 Oct 2009 on BBC FOUR
You can see Electric Dreams on BBC Four on Sunday nights from March 6th 2011.

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Electric Dreams in more depth:

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BBC Four gives viewers a unique insight into how developments in technology have shaped our lives over the past 40 years, in Electric Dreams, a...  Read more : OU on the BBC: Electric Dreams - About the series

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Let our interactive take you on an electric trip down memory lane.  Launch now: Electric Dreams: Technology makeover

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The last 40 years have seen technological advances reshape and revolutionise our world. In a groundbreaking three-part TV project, a typical family will experience these...  Read more : Inside the time machine

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Have advances in technology ruined family life? Elizabeth Silva, Professor in Sociology at The Open University, discusses in this interview for Ozone magazine  Read more : Family vs technology

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How technology affects our everday lives becomes so much more apparent when a disruption to "usual service" occurs. Professor Elizabeth Silva explores further  Read more : Technology for life

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As technology continues to progress at speed, Ian Johnston reminds us of some of the techno-flops of the past  Read more : Techno-flops