Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | A Googling We Go | 20091215 | Edward Stourton tries to make sense of a decade in which history has been put on fast forward. There has been a revolution in the way we communicate, widespread alarm about the planet's very survival and a challenge to the world order. What does it mean for the way we live as we head into 2010?
The impact of the internet - dreamt up by visionaries, embraced by commerce and full of (not always welcome) surprises.
The impact of the internet - dreamt up by visionaries and embraced by commerce. Edward Stourton tries to make sense of the past decade |
| 02 | The Heat is On | 20091222 | Edward Stourton tries to make sense of a decade in which history has been put on fast forward. There has been a revolution in the way we communicate, widespread alarm about the planet's very survival and a challenge to the world order. What does it mean for the way we live as we head into 2010?
Back in the year 2000, the world's leaders didn't seem to be troubled by the notion of global warming, so what has changed?
How have world leaders' attitude to global warming changed since the year 2000? Edward Stourton tries to make sense of the past decade |
| 03 | Mission Accomplished | 20091229 | Edward Stourton tries to make sense of a decade in which history has been put on fast forward. There has been a revolution in the way we communicate, widespread alarm about the planet's very survival and a challenge to the world order. What does it mean for the way we live as we head into 2010?
A decade which began with untrammelled American power and ended with America's reputation damaged and its dominance challenged by the rise of China.
The decade began with total US dominance and ended with a challenge from the rise of China Edward Stourton tries to make sense of the past decade |