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Connections

Season 1 Episode 3: Distant Voices

follow the connections from the battle of Hastings in 1066, through the use of gunpowder, the invention of cannon, water pumps, barometers, the telephone, and radio telescopes.

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 The Trigger Effect

1. The Trigger Effect

Aired: Oct 17, 1978

One thing leads to another and our dependence on technology. A New York City ...

Episode 2 Death in the Morning

2. Death in the Morning

Aired: Oct 24, 1978

Follow the connections from ancient Egyptian traders all the way up to modern...

Episode 3 Distant Voices

3. Distant Voices

Aired: Oct 30, 1978

follow the connections from the battle of Hastings in 1066, through the use o...

Episode 4 Faith in Numbers

4. Faith in Numbers

Aired: Nov 6, 1978

Examines the transition from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance from the pers...

Episode 5 The Wheel of Fortune

5. The Wheel of Fortune

Aired: Nov 13, 1978

The Wheel of Fortune, traces connections from astrological knowledge in ancie...

Episode 6 Thunder in the Skies

6. Thunder in the Skies

Aired: Nov 20, 1978

A dramatically colder climate gripped Europe during the 13th century profound...

Episode 7 The Long Chain

7. The Long Chain

Aired: Nov 27, 1978

Often, materials discovered by accident alter the course of the world. In the...

Episode 9 Countdown

9. Countdown

Aired: Dec 11, 1978

What happens when you combine a carbon arc light, a billiard ball coating, a ...

Info about Connections

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC One

Genres:Documentary, History