The Virtual Revolution

NR2010•1h 0m•8.0/10

Documentary

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8.0/10(2)

Twenty years on from the invention of the World Wide Web, Dr Aleks Krotoski looks at how it is reshaping almost every aspect of our lives. Joined by some of the web's biggest names - including the founders of Facebook, Twitter, Amazon, Apple and Microsoft, and the web's inventor - she explores how far the web has lived up to its early promise.

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Ended

First Aired

January 30, 2010

Last Aired

February 20, 2010

Networks

BBC Two

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Season

The Great Leveling?

Air date: 2010-01-30

Dr Aleks Krotoski explores how the internet is reshaping almost every aspect of our lives. Aleks charts the extraordinary rise of blogs, Wikipedia, and YouTube.

Enemy Of The State?

Air date: 2010-02-06

Dr Aleks Krotoski explores how the internet is reshaping our lives. She charts how the Web is forging a new, young brand of politics involving direct action.

The Cost of Free

Air date: 2010-02-13

Series in which Dr Aleks Krotoski explores how the internet is reshaping our lives. She shows how commerce has colonised the web, and how 'free' sites are paid for.

Homo Interneticus?

Air date: 2010-02-20

Series in which Dr Aleks Krotoski explores how the internet is shaping our lives. Aleks examines social networks and asks how they're changing our relationships.