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Mobile phones are changing the way that people communicate. Britons now send a billion texts each month, but the popularity of ... Handcrafted by Bill Stacey in what's dubbed the world's smallest "Experts predict that in twenty years time, all new houses The Fanatics profiles people with unusual enthusiasms. Clocks, carillons, chronometers: T.R. Robinson has a lot of time on his ... "Just about the best giveaway ever!" Peter Purves is shown a computer that - just eight years ago - cost over 150000 pounds. Blue Peter presenters Lesley Judd, Peter Purves and John Noakes demonstrate some exciting new technology with no strings ...

"I may be an addict but I call myself an enthusiast, not an obsessive person" - Phyllis Arrandale. Newsnight's Julian O'Halloran ... The compact disc has arrived, heralding a "new era of hi-fi". The new audio format is capable of delivering crystal clear audio, and ... "So in fact, you have a more up-to-date picture than even the weatherman on the television?" John Swinfield reports on on John ... "The system has a fast-forward wind, and a fast rewind. You Kieran Prendiville tests out some of the latest headphone designs. The bonephone is a novel idea that is worn not over the ears, ... A film by Glyn Jones. The test pilot is one of the 20th century's hero figures. The mere name conjures up images of nerveless ...

"It's a bit of a worry until I get hold of a plane and the piece of wood - and then, all is peace." The Kodak and the miniature

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1973: How Does a CAMERA Work? | Science Session | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

1973: How Does a CAMERA Work? | Science Session | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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2001: CAMERAS... on PHONES? | BBC News | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

2001: CAMERAS... on PHONES? | BBC News | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

Mobile phones are changing the way that people communicate. Britons now send a billion texts each month, but the popularity of ...

1959: Children visit the SCIENCE MUSEUM | BBC News | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

1959: Children visit the SCIENCE MUSEUM | BBC News | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1981: Presenting the STACEY 69 technical CAMERA | Nationwide | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

1981: Presenting the STACEY 69 technical CAMERA | Nationwide | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

Handcrafted by Bill Stacey in what's dubbed the world's smallest

1967: The Man With a HOME COMPUTER | Tomorrow's World | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

1967: The Man With a HOME COMPUTER | Tomorrow's World | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

"Experts predict that in twenty years time, all new houses

1973: The Time Machine Man | The Fanatics | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive

1973: The Time Machine Man | The Fanatics | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive

The Fanatics profiles people with unusual enthusiasms. Clocks, carillons, chronometers: T.R. Robinson has a lot of time on his ...

1972: A FREE Computer?! | Blue Peter | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

1972: A FREE Computer?! | Blue Peter | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

"Just about the best giveaway ever!" Peter Purves is shown a computer that - just eight years ago - cost over 150000 pounds.

1976: Introducing the incredible, cordless 'MOBILE' phone | Blue Peter | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

1976: Introducing the incredible, cordless 'MOBILE' phone | Blue Peter | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

Blue Peter presenters Lesley Judd, Peter Purves and John Noakes demonstrate some exciting new technology with no strings ...

1961: How TELEVISION Works | Science and Life | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

1961: How TELEVISION Works | Science and Life | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1983: Meet the COMPUTER ADDICTS | Newsnight | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

1983: Meet the COMPUTER ADDICTS | Newsnight | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

"I may be an addict but I call myself an enthusiast, not an obsessive person" - Phyllis Arrandale. Newsnight's Julian O'Halloran ...

1983: Will a CD covered in HONEY and COFFEE work? | Breakfast Time | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

1983: Will a CD covered in HONEY and COFFEE work? | Breakfast Time | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

The compact disc has arrived, heralding a "new era of hi-fi". The new audio format is capable of delivering crystal clear audio, and ...

1973: Checking the Weather with a Home Made Satellite Dish | Nationwide | BBC Archive

1973: Checking the Weather with a Home Made Satellite Dish | Nationwide | BBC Archive

"So in fact, you have a more up-to-date picture than even the weatherman on the television?" John Swinfield reports on on John ...

1968:  Is this the FUTURE of TELEVISION? | Tomorrow's World | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

1968: Is this the FUTURE of TELEVISION? | Tomorrow's World | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

"The system has a fast-forward wind, and a fast rewind. You

1975: CEEFAX - A Communications REVOLUTION? | This Is Ceefax | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

1975: CEEFAX - A Communications REVOLUTION? | This Is Ceefax | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

Angela Rippon introduces Ceefax - the

1989: Will People BUY Movies on VHS? | Film 89 | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

1989: Will People BUY Movies on VHS? | Film 89 | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

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1980: The Future of HEADPHONES? | Tomorrow's World | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

1980: The Future of HEADPHONES? | Tomorrow's World | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

Kieran Prendiville tests out some of the latest headphone designs. The bonephone is a novel idea that is worn not over the ears, ...

1970: The Life of Test Pilots | Tuesday Documentary | BBC Archive

1970: The Life of Test Pilots | Tuesday Documentary | BBC Archive

A film by Glyn Jones. The test pilot is one of the 20th century's hero figures. The mere name conjures up images of nerveless ...

1974: Gandolfi Brothers Handmade Cameras | Industrial Grand Tour | Making of... | BBC Archive

1974: Gandolfi Brothers Handmade Cameras | Industrial Grand Tour | Making of... | BBC Archive

"It's a bit of a worry until I get hold of a plane and the piece of wood - and then, all is peace." The Kodak and the miniature