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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.
Passionate about technology?
The Open University has Engineering and Technology courses you might be interested in - try Engineering The Future, which takes you from design concepts through to manufacture, or the online course Design Thinking: Creativity for the 21st Century.
Electric Dreams in more depth:
OU on the BBC: Electric Dreams - About the series
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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
Electric Dreams: Technology makeover
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Let our interactive take you on an electric trip down memory lane. Read more : Electric Dreams: Technology makeover
Inside the time machine
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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
Family vs technology
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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
Technology for life
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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
Techno-flops
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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
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