The Virtual Revolution
Twenty years on from the invention of the world wide web, this major BBC series, produced in partnership with The Open University, takes stock of its profound impact - how, for better and for worse, the digital revolution is reshaping all our lives.
Over four themed episodes that criss-cross the globe, journalist and academic Dr Aleks Krotoski explores the meaning of a phenomenon that is transforming everything from how we learn to how we shop, vote and make friends. The series reveals astonishing facts about how the web is rewiring our society, our economy and - drawing on a unique experiment conducted specifically for the series - maybe even our brains.
This episode questions whether the web has lived up to its early dreams by empowering us all with equal access to global, instant and free information. Building on its countercultural roots, how much is web culture challenging our notions of ownership, value and creative freedom? Online sensations such as Wikipedia, Napster, YouTube and the whole culture of blogging suggest a story richer and deeper than a simple 'great levelling'.
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