Electric Dreams
Miniseries
A family undergoes an experiment to experience life from 1970-1999 over a 30-day period, in order to explore how the technological advancements have changed life in Britain over the three decades.
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3 Episodes
- The 1970s
E1The 1970sThe digital wilderness of the 1970s is decidedly low-tech, and the family face many challenges. They endure a spell without central heating and get to grips with the suburban favourite, the teasmade. They see the effects of '70s industrial unrest on their home when they experience a power cut, and home entertainment becomes even more limited when their newly-arrived colour television breaks down. But it's not all grim - the arrival of chopper bikes, the first video game, and a mix-tape expert who shows them how to create the soundtrack for their very own slide show all help to prove that life in the 1970s had its upside too. - The 1980s
E2The 1980sThe Sullivan-Barnes family have been sent back to the last three decades of the 20th Century to trace the development of our modern technological age. This time they get to grips with the technology of the 1980s. This was the decade of the handheld game, the early home computers, VHS video and CDs. Although they were exciting, especially at the time, they prove that technology was very much in its infancy. - The 1990s
E3The 1990sAmid the communication and home entertainment revolution of the 1990s, the family 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. Whirlwind technological progress inundates the family with gadgets and upgrades that infiltrate every area of their home, and they are left reeling by the pace of change and surprised by the impact of 1990s tech on family life.
