First Aired: September 29th, 2009
Status: Ended
Genre: Documentary, Documentary
Network: BBC Four
Summary: Electric Dreams is a BBC television documentary series, co-produced with The Open University, that places a family of two parents and four children in their home with only the amenities available during each of the previous three decades, and recording their responses to the changing pace of technological change. The intent of the series was to be "much more than a technology show … it is contemporary social history and asks big moral questions about life in the modern world". Narrated by actor and comedian Robert Llewellyn, the series first aired on the UK digital terrestrial channel BBC Four in September and October 2009. It was later sold for international broadcast in 2010 and 2011.
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# of Episodes: 3
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# of Episodes I haven't watched: 3
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Last Aired Episode
Season 1 - Episode 3: The 1990's
Air Date: October 13rd, 2009
Summary: They attempt to stay in touch using pagers and take a giant mobile phone and a rudimentary digital camera on a day trip to Paris in honour of the opening of the Channel Tunnel in 1994. Workplace technology becomes increasingly portable, but a home without access to the internet proves frustrating and the arrival of the 1990s world wide web is a far cry from what the kids are used to.
The 1990s see a whirlwind of technological progress and the family are inundated with gadgets and upgrades that infiltrate every area of their home. They are left reeling by the pace of change and surprised by the impact of 1990s tech on family life.
Cast
Robert Llewellyn
as Narrator
as Narrator
Robert Llewellyn
as Narrator
as Narrator
Gia Milinovich
as Tech Team Member
as Tech Team Member
Gia Milinovich
as Tech Team Member
as Tech Team Member
Dr. Ben Highmore
as Tech Team Member
as Tech Team Member
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