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Connecting
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Connecting
BBC Radio 4 and the Open University team up to bring you a week of challenging dramas that explore communication in the 21st century.

We might feel that we can know anything that happens anywhere, as it's happening. But the reality? We're still hampered by the same barriers to communication as our grandparents.

Tuning in to technology

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A season of plays, all targeted on the point where technology meshes with humanity. Find out more about the series.

Not only connecting

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How do these plays explain how we interact now? Connecting with drama.

Next connections

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Get to grips with communication and information technologies. Follow our ideas for taking it further.

 

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Technology tamed

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From cloning to computers, we explain the issues and explore the future for technology.
 

Reactions and connections

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Get down to the molecular level, or pull back and see the bigger picture as we discuss science & technology.

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