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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
Computing Britain Podcast Guide
Listen to Computing Britain, a Technology podcast by BBC. Stream 10 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.
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10 episodesDotcom 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...
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...
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...
Computers in Class
As the manufacturing industries of the 1970s became the service sector of the 1980s, the BBC tried to help democratize the coming of the aff...
The Job Killer
From the earliest days of electronic computers, commentators feared that mass unemployment would result from the efficiencies of computers a...
Connected Thinking
Long before the heroics of the world wide web, the internet was born out of a mixture of American ambition and British thrift. Packet Switch...
ERNIE Picks Prizes
'Savings with a thrill!' In 1956, adverts enticed the British public with a brand new opportunity. Buy premium bonds for one pound, for the...
LEO the Electronic Office
Hannah Fry hears the incredible story of how a chain of British teashops produced the first office computer in the world. J Lyons and Compan...
Electronic Brains
From the mobile phone to the office computer, mathematician Hannah Fry looks back at 70 years of computing history, to reveal the UK's lead...
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Where can I listen to Computing Britain episodes?
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Computing Britain is listed as a Technology show. The show language is listed as English.
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This page lists 10 episodes for Computing Britain.
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Where can I listen to Computing Britain?
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What type of podcast is Computing Britain?
Computing Britain is listed as a Technology show by BBC.
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This page lists 10 episodes for Computing Britain where feed data is available.