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The Secret Genius of Modern Life
Bank Card
- Broadcast
- 2023 (59 mins)
Hannah Fry takes a look at the bank card. This humble piece of plastic is often taken for granted, but it’s the digital key to accessing cash and is packed full of extraordinary technological innovations -...
The Secret Genius of Modern Life
Food delivery App
- Broadcast
- 2023 (59 mins)
Did you know that submarine warfare is responsible for your takeaway making it to the right address? In this episode of The Secret Genius Of Modern Life, Hannah Fry tucks into the tech behind food delivery...
The Secret Genius of Modern Life
Virtual Assistant
- Broadcast
- 2023 (59 mins)
Did you know your Alexa’s voice was inspired by a 1970s sci-fi villain? In this episode of The Secret Genius of Modern Life, Hannah Fry delves into the inner workings of virtual assistants, like Google...
The Secret Genius of Modern Life
Electric Car
- Broadcast
- 2023 (58 mins)
Hannah Fry discovers why innovations in meat packing almost derailed the electric car revolution and how a breakthrough in camcorder batteries led to Elon Musk’s electric empire, as well as demonstrating...
The Secret Genius of Modern Life
Fitness Tracker
- Broadcast
- 2023 (59 mins)
With around a third of the population now owning fitness trackers, Britain has become a nation obsessed with tracking its every move. Hannah Fry finds out how 1970s car crashes helped us to count our steps,...
The Secret Genius of Modern Life
Trainer
- Broadcast
- 2023 (59 mins)
Hannah Fry visits eBay’s authentication centre, where they are waging war against fake high-value trainers. She discovers how American breakfast waffles transformed our trainer soles and how an...
Exploring India with Bettany Hughes
The North
- Broadcast
- 2023 (49 mins)
India is home to cultures, traditions and sites as old as the ancient Egyptians, Mesopotamians and Chinese dynasties. This vast country with a population of 1.32 billion people has one of the fastest growing...
Exploring India with Bettany Hughes
The South
- Broadcast
- 2023 (50 mins)
India is home to cultures, traditions and sites as old as the ancient Egyptians, Mesopotamians and Chinese dynasties. This vast country with a population of 1.32 billion people has one of the fastest growing...
Scotland’s Sacred Islands with Ben Fogle
Isles of the Clyde - Arran & Holy Isle
- Broadcast
- 2023 (59 mins)
Setting off for Arran and Holy Isle, Ben sails from the busy port of Ardrossan on Scotland’s west coast and takes the short ferry trip across the Firth of Clyde to the beautiful Isle of Arran. Only two...
Scotland’s Sacred Islands with Ben Fogle
Isles of the Sound - Islay & Jura
- Broadcast
- 2023 (59 mins)
Ben takes a tiny passenger ferry from mainland Argyll down the length of Loch Sween to arrive on Islay. While the island is famed for its whisky - the island has more distilleries than churches - its links...