Made in the 80s: The Decade That Shaped Our World

The extraordinary story of how a Britain in turmoil changed the world by stealth through its politics, culture and technology.

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Status	Returning Series
Original Name	Made in the 80s: The Decade That Shaped Our World
First Air Date	October 24, 2022
Last Air Date	November 7, 2022
Seasons	1
Episodes	3
Episode Runtime	0min
Language	English
Original Language	English
Production Countries	—
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Networks	Channel 4

S01E03

Silicon Britannia

Britain's influence on technology in the 1980s. In Cambridge, a chance discovery leads to the creation of a chip so powerful it found its way into billions of mobile phones. A new generation of computer-literate kids built the foundations for an industry now worth billions, while Tim Berners-Lee staked a claim for the biggest discovery of all.

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