BBC offers Tomorrow's World archive online

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Before multi-channel TV, web browsing and RSS feeds, there was only one place to find out where science and technology would take us in the future, a Thursday evening appointment with the BBC's Tomorrow's World show. And thanks to one of those advancements, you can now enjoy classic clips from the comfort of your own home.

The show ran on the BBC for 38 years, ending in 2003, but leaving an amazing insight into the development of technology, everything from computers and compact discs through to mobile phones and the Moog synthesiser, dating back to 1969 would you believe. Some modern(ish)-era clips too, like Trevor Baylis' clockwork radio, dating back to the mid-90s.

It wasn't all headline-making moments, so the BBC has wisely decided to pick out the best clips and episodes for its online audience, the likes of the 'home computer terminal' from '67, life on Mars from '65 and the first cordless mobile phone (1979). Or if you just want a laugh, check out a man speaking Morse Code or an office where the secretary has been replaced by a robot. No sign of that flying car though, maybe the Beeb don't want to raise our hopes for that once more.


Source: T3