Is the Cloud Damaging the Planet? | Panorama

Is the Cloud Damaging the Planet? | Panorama

Climate change causes | BBC One | 2023 | 29'06''

Panorama reporter Richard Bilton investigates the environmental cost of moving our lives online and into the cloud.

Smartphones: The Dark Side | Panorama

Smartphones: The Dark Side | Panorama

Computing and IT | BBC One | 2018 | 28'58''

Hilary Andersson tracks down tech insiders who reveal how social-media companies have deliberately developed habit-forming technology t...

Green Special | Click

Green Special | Click

Climate change mitigation and adaptation | BBC News | 2022 | 24'27''

To coincide with the UN's climate change summit in Egypt, Click explores some of the latest climate-friendly innovations - from air-cleaning moss filte...

03: The Assassin and the Algorithm | AI Confidential with Hannah Fry

03: The Assassin and the Algorithm | AI Confidential with Hannah Fry

Beliefs in Society | BBC Two | 2026 | 59'14''

Investigating the hidden link between murder suspect Luigi Mangione and the controversial use of AI algo...

S03E02: London | Local Heroes

S03E02: London | Local Heroes

Computing and IT | BBC Two | 1998 | 28'54''

This week he visits London, where he builds his own submarine to illustrate the achievements of Cornelus Drebbel, who rowed underwater from Wes...

02: Death by Driverless Car | AI Confidential with Hannah Fry

02: Death by Driverless Car | AI Confidential with Hannah Fry

Beliefs in Society | BBC Two | 2026 | 59'14''

Examining two pivotal cases from the driverless car revolution, including the first death of a pedestrian. Who ...

01: The Boy Who Tried to Kill the Queen | AI Confidential with Hannah Fry

01: The Boy Who Tried to Kill the Queen | AI Confidential with Hannah Fry

Beliefs in Society | BBC Two | 2026 | 58'44''

Revealing the story of the British teenager whose AI girlfriend encouraged him to try to kill Queen...

S03E05: Motorway | The Secret Genius of Modern Life

S03E05: Motorway | The Secret Genius of Modern Life

Computing and IT | BBC Two | 2025 | 58'05''

Hannah takes a drive to the National Highways control centre for the UK's busiest motorway to meet the team that keep the...

S03E04: Doorbell | The Secret Genius of Modern Life

S03E04: Doorbell | The Secret Genius of Modern Life

Computing and IT | BBC Two | 2025 | 59'01''

The rise of the smart doorbell is one of the great tech success stories of the 21st century. Hannah heads to Los Angeles ...

S03E03: Rollercoaster | The Secret Genius of Modern Life

S03E03: Rollercoaster | The Secret Genius of Modern Life

Computing and IT | BBC Two | 2025 | 59'26''

Hannah uncovers the wild origins of the modern-day rollercoaster and gets the inside story on the UK's newest, talle...

S03E02: Fridge | The Secret Genius of Modern Life

S03E02: Fridge | The Secret Genius of Modern Life

Computing and IT | BBC Two | 2025 | 59'23''

Hannah hits the production line with appliance giants Bosch to find the lifeblood at the heart of every fridge and gets a l...

S03E01E1: Air Fryer | The Secret Genius of Modern Life

S03E01E1: Air Fryer | The Secret Genius of Modern Life

Computing and IT | BBC Two | 2025 | 58'46''

Hannah takes a look at the air fryer - a device that is rapidly taking over people's kitchens, cooking up everything f...

Packet switching | The Secret Genius of Modern Life

Packet switching | The Secret Genius of Modern Life

Computing and IT | BBC Two | 2025 | 2'29''

Hannah Fry explains packet switching, the breaking down of files over the internet rather than sending as one big file.

The Secret Rules of Modern Living: Algorithms

The Secret Rules of Modern Living: Algorithms

Computing and IT | BBC Four | 2015 | 58'17''

Marcus du Sautoy demystifies the hidden world of algorithms, revealing where these 2,000-year-old problem-solvers came from, ho...

Disinformation | Click

Disinformation | Click

Computing and IT | BBC News | 2023 | 6'32''

Jacqui Wakefield investigates how AI videos are targeting children with disinformation.

AI Decoded (25/04/2024) | The Context

AI Decoded (25/04/2024) | The Context

Computing and IT | BBC World News | 2024 | 10'55''

How do we combat fake news in the age of AI? The Context finds out more.

How BBC Verify is transparent in its fact checking | Over to You

How BBC Verify is transparent in its fact checking | Over to You

Computing and IT | BBC World Service | 2023 | 6'12''

BBC Verify and how fact-checking and investigative work is shared with the audience. We ask the BBC's direct...

Fake videos in Middle East | Newswatch

Fake videos in Middle East | Newswatch

Computing and IT | BBC News | 2024 | 8'13''

The challenge of fake videos in the Middle East's propaganda war.

Disinformation | Thinking Allowed

Disinformation | Thinking Allowed

Computing and IT | BBC Radio 4 | 2020 | 13'29''

Laurie Taylor talks to Annie Kelly, a researcher of the Digital Far Right, about the QAnon conspiracy theory and why it has attracted a str...

The Global Village | Today And Tomorrow

The Global Village | Today And Tomorrow

Computing and IT | BBC One | 1981 | 20'26''

The science programme for schools looks at the latest technology concerning telecommunications, including Prestel, a word processor a...

S02E06: Lift | The Secret Genius of Modern Life

S02E06: Lift | The Secret Genius of Modern Life

Computing and IT | BBC Two | 2023 | 59'02''

Hannah goes behind the scenes to look at the technology behind the lift, entering a 246m high lift shaft to test everything f...

S02E05: Headphones | The Secret Genius of Modern Life

S02E05: Headphones | The Secret Genius of Modern Life

Computing and IT | BBC Two | 2023 | 58'53''

Headphones: these marvels of miniaturisation are worn by 30 million people in the UK. Hannah Fry visits Bose to find ou...

S02E03: Smartphone | The Secret Genius of Modern Life

S02E03: Smartphone | The Secret Genius of Modern Life

Computing and IT | BBC Two | 2023 | 59'03''

With rare access to electronics giant Samsung, Hannah uncovers the technological game changers that have made the smart...

S02E02: Vacuum Cleaner | The Secret Genius of Modern Life

S02E02: Vacuum Cleaner | The Secret Genius of Modern Life

Computing and IT | BBC Two | 2023 | 58'08''

Hannah takes a look at the vacuum cleaner, going behind the scenes with Dyson and discovering how the motor in thei...

S02E01: Passport | The Secret Genius of Modern Life

S02E01: Passport | The Secret Genius of Modern Life

Computing and IT | BBC Two | 2023 | 59'35''

Hannah gains access to a top-secret site where anonymous staff and the latest tech work to make the British passport one ...

S01E06: Trainer | The Secret Genius of Modern Life

S01E06: Trainer | The Secret Genius of Modern Life

Computing and IT | BBC Two | 2022 | 59'06''

Hannah Fry visits eBay's authentication centre, where they are waging war against fake high-value trainers. She discovers ...

S01E05: Fitness Tracker | The Secret Genius of Modern Life

S01E05: Fitness Tracker | The Secret Genius of Modern Life

Computing and IT | BBC Two | 2022 | 58'46''

Hannah Fry finds out how 1970s car crashes helped us to count our steps, why WWII dog-fights led to a crucial heal...

S01E04: Electric Car | The Secret Genius of Modern Life

S01E04: Electric Car | The Secret Genius of Modern Life

Computing and IT | BBC Two | 2022 | 58'14''

Hannah Fry discovers why innovations in meat packing almost derailed the electric car revolution and how a breakthrou...

S01E03: Virtual Assistant | The Secret Genius of Modern Life

S01E03: Virtual Assistant | The Secret Genius of Modern Life

Computing and IT | BBC Two | 2022 | 58'45''

Hannah Fry delves into the inner workings of virtual assistants, such as Amazon's Alexa, Google Assistant and Si...

S01E02: Food Delivery App | The Secret Genius of Modern Life

S01E02: Food Delivery App | The Secret Genius of Modern Life

Computing and IT | BBC Two | 2022 | 59'13''

Hannah Fry tucks into the tech behind food delivery apps, which are now used by 24 million people in the UK. Han...

S01E01: Bank Card | The Secret Genius of Modern Life

S01E01: Bank Card | The Secret Genius of Modern Life

Computing and IT | BBC Two | 2022 | 59'20''

Hannah Fry takes a look at the bank card, the digital key to accessing cash, and finds out how its extraordinary innovat...

S02E04: Microwave | The Secret Genius of Modern Life

S02E04: Microwave | The Secret Genius of Modern Life

Computing and IT | BBC Two | 2023 | 57'54''

Hannah Fry discovers the hidden WWII radar technology that heats up baked beans, learns the legend of the melted candy b...

S01E09: AI | Brain Freeze

S01E09: AI | Brain Freeze

Computing and IT | CBBC | 2014 | 4'20''

Knowles and McCork ask, can computers think?

Artificial Intelligence | The Horizon Guide to AI

Artificial Intelligence | The Horizon Guide to AI

Computing and IT | BBC Four | 2018 | 5'05''

Documentary looking at the perception of AI from 1964 to the present day. Can we be optimistic about all that AI can delive...

The fight to control our data | Click

The fight to control our data | Click

Computing and IT | BBC News | 2018 | 5'33''

In this episode, Click looks at new calls for personal data to be handled differently, including an interview with Sir Tim Berners-Lee,...

Digital fashion | Coding: The Future is Creative

Digital fashion | Coding: The Future is Creative

Computing and IT | BBC Two | 2014 | 4'01''

Chloe Watts goes to Studio X, a ''fashion laboratory'' where Benjamin Males fuses computer programming with fashion design.

Coding and visual art | Coding: The Future is Creative

Coding and visual art | Coding: The Future is Creative

Computing and IT | BBC Two | 2014 | 3'25''

Chloe meets Seb Lee-Delisle who uses coding to make laser shows and visual art that the public can interact with.

Online gaming | Coding: The Future is Creative

Online gaming | Coding: The Future is Creative

Computing and IT | BBC Two | 2014 | 4'36''

Chloe Watts explores how the boundaries have blurred between players and game designers, with many players now contributing to...

Video game development | Coding: The Future is Creative

Video game development | Coding: The Future is Creative

Computing and IT | BBC Two | 2014 | 4'12''

Chloe meets Mitu a young coder who has just finished her first video game. Mitu describes how she got into coding and...

Coding and dance music | Coding: The Future is Creative

Coding and dance music | Coding: The Future is Creative

Computing and IT | BBC Two | 2014 | 4'02''

Chloe meets Beardyman, a beatboxer who invented a coding system that turns his voice into live music.

Computer sorting algorithms | The Secret Rules of Modern Living: Algorithms

Computer sorting algorithms | The Secret Rules of Modern Living: Algorithms

Computing and IT | BBC Four | 2015 | 1'33''

Marcus du Sautoy demystifies the hidden world of algorithms and how perfect they are for computer...

Machine learning algorithm | The Secret Rules of Modern Living: Algorithms

Machine learning algorithm | The Secret Rules of Modern Living: Algorithms

Computing and IT | BBC Four | 2015 | 2'41''

Marcus du Sautoy meets Chris Bishop who is keen to make algorithms that can learn as humans can. C...

Google’s PageRank | The Secret Rules of Modern Living: Algorithms

Google’s PageRank | The Secret Rules of Modern Living: Algorithms

Computing and IT | BBC Four | 2015 | 3'38''

Marcus du Sautoy explains the PageRank algorithm that was at the heart of Google's beginnings as a se...

Face recognition algorithm | The Secret Rules of Modern Living: Algorithms

Face recognition algorithm | The Secret Rules of Modern Living: Algorithms

Computing and IT | BBC Four | 2015 | 1'11''

Marcus du Sautoy explains how a face recognition algorithm works, like one on your camera phone.

What is data? | The Joy of Data

What is data? | The Joy of Data

Computing and IT | BBC Four | 2016 | 1'07''

Hannah Fry explains as simply as possible what is meant by ''data''.

Bristol’s data sharing network | The Joy of Data

Bristol’s data sharing network | The Joy of Data

Computing and IT | BBC Four | 2016 | 4'08''

Hannah Fry discovers how Bristol is pioneering the sharing of data across the city to benefit the citizens of the city.

Introduction to data | The Joy of Data

Introduction to data | The Joy of Data

Computing and IT | BBC Four | 2016 | 3'16''

Dr Hannah Fry explains her introduction to data by explaining a Wikipedia-inspired game where you click on the first link of every art...
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