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Season 1 – Connections

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A look at how various discoveries, scientific achievements and world events are tied together.
Connections — Season 1

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James Burke

Host

James Burke

Writer

Mick Jackson

Producer

David John Kennard

Producer

Mick Jackson

Director

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Oct 17, 1978 Trigger Effect Host James Burke traces man's dependence on technology, from the origins of plowing to the 1965 East Coast blackout. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 24, 1978 Death in the Morning The scientific advances of the compass, radar and atom bomb are examined from a historical perspective. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 31, 1978 Distant Voices The invention of the stirrup changed the nature of warfare, ultimately leading to the development of modern telecommunications. Details Episode 4 Aired Nov 7, 1978 Faith in Numbers Today's computer technology is traced to the medieval invention of the spinning wheel. Details Episode 5 Aired Nov 14, 1978 Wheel of Fortune The need for precise measuring devices is linked to the development of the interchangeable machine part. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 21, 1978 Thunder in the Skies Host James Burke investigates how the factors of inventiveness, greed and coincidence combined to result in energy stores. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 28, 1978 The Long Chain The link between the Navy's need to protect its vessels' hulls in the 1600s and nylon's development in the 1900s. Details Episode 8 Aired Dec 5, 1978 Eat, Drink & Be Merry The American way of living in debt began 600 years ago when the first bank opened; air conditioning and other items were derived from warfare. Details Episode 9 Aired Dec 12, 1978 Countdown The history of the missile is explored; the development of the motion picture and mass media is traced back to an Irish mountain. Details Episode 10 Aired Dec 19, 1978 Yesterday, Tomorrow & You Host James Burke reviews key points from previous episodes to illustrate the common factors that result in change. Details

Season Info

Director
Mick Jackson
Screenwriter
James Burke
Network
BBC
Genre
Documentary, Special Interest, History
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Oct 17, 1978