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The Joy of Tech

Episode 5 of 10

A look at the advances in technology at a time when automatic washing machines were transforming home life and computers were about to revolutionise the workplace.

Throughout the 1960s, the Rank Organisation produced hundreds of short, quirky documentaries that examined all aspects of life in Britain. Shot on high-quality colour film stock, they were screened in cinemas, but until now very little of the footage has been shown on television. This series draws on this unique archive to offer illuminating and often surprising insights into a pivotal decade in modern British history.

This episode looks at the extraordinary advances in technology during a period when automatic washing machines were transforming life in the home, computers were about to revolutionise the workplace and nuclear power was promising to change the world.

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Producer Donna Blackney
Executive Producer David Okuefuna

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