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Season 1

  • S01E01 Money

    • January 1, 2007

    Ronald Top discovers the history of money - from the earliest currency of shells to new innovative ways of purchasing via the latest technology.

  • S01E02 Personal Transport

    • January 1, 2007

    Ronald Top takes us through the history of personal transport - from the initial invention of the wheel to the very latest in Pirelli tyres.

  • S01E03 Light

    • January 1, 2007

    Without light our homes are little more than a place to sleep. Ronald Top explores how technology has enabled us to light up our homes.

  • S01E04 Furniture

    • January 1, 2007

    From the earliest Stone Age beds to the latest 21st-century designs, Ronald Top takes us through the history of furniture.

  • S01E05 Writing

    • January 1, 2007

    Ronald Top runs through the history of writing materials, from the earliest clay tablets and paper making to the future technology in writing devices.

  • S01E06 Time

    • January 1, 2007

    Ronald Top explains how man has been able to develop more and more accurate timepieces, from the earliest sundials to the latest atomic clocks.

  • S01E07 Safe and Sound

    • January 1, 2007

    Ronald Top charts the development of security systems, from their simplest forms such as castle moats to electronic surveillance devices.

  • S01E08 Communication

    • January 1, 2007

    For many, life without a mobile phone is now almost unthinkable. Ronald Top discovers the many ways used to keep in touch across history.

  • S01E09 Keeping warm

    • January 1, 2007

    Ronald Top explores how we have met our basic need to keep warm - from the use of coal and flint, to the modern use of solar energy.

  • S01E10 Home entertainment

    • January 1, 2007

    Ronald Top takes a journey through the history of home entertainment, from the earliest musical instruments to the most modern HD flat-screen TVs.