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Season 2022 2022
TV-G

  • 2022-01-08T01:30:00Z on BBC News
  • 25m
  • 18h 11m (43 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Documentary, News
The BBC's flagship technology news programme. Click (previously Click Online) is a weekly BBC television programme covering news and recent developments in the world of consumer technology, presented by Spencer Kelly.

43 episodes

Season Premiere

2022-01-08T01:30:00Z

2022x01 CES 2022: The Weird and Wonderful

Season Premiere

2022x01 CES 2022: The Weird and Wonderful

  • 2022-01-08T01:30:00Z24m

One of the technology world's biggest events is back. Click is in Las Vegas checking out the greatest, and most outlandish, innovations at CES 2022.

2022-01-15T01:30:00Z

2022x02 CES: Part 2

2022x02 CES: Part 2

  • 2022-01-15T01:30:00Z24m

We could not fit it all into one show! Click continues checking out the latest and greatest innovations coming out of CES 2022, including the self-driving cars taking part in the Indy Autonomous Challenge, a vehicle that can change colours, a car that you can livestream from, and a deep dive into the Omega Mart, where not everything is what it seems...

2022-01-22T01:30:00Z

2022x03 NFTs

2022x03 NFTs

  • 2022-01-22T01:30:00Z30m

Click is in Los Angeles to see how technology is revolutionising the entertainment industry. We talk to the creators behind a new studio that wants to finance films through NFTs.

2022-01-29T01:30:00Z

2022x04 Swingin' Satellites

2022x04 Swingin' Satellites

  • 2022-01-29T01:30:00Z24m

Click looks at the machine designed to throw satellites into space - yes, throw! And they try out football tech meant to take your skills to the next level.

2022-02-05T01:30:00Z

2022x05 Wildlife Trade

2022x05 Wildlife Trade

  • 2022-02-05T01:30:00Z23m

In an age of disinformation, with attention focused on online harms, is the illegal online wildlife trade getting the attention it deserves?

2022x06 The Future of Video Calls

  • 2022-02-12T01:30:00Z24m

Click adopts virtual avatars and online offices as we explore the future of collaboration. Will Zoom be left for dead? We investigate end-to-end encryption to find out if enough is being done to keep your private communication secure. And we see the AI movies helping Hollywood actors appear bilingual - all with a side of kitchen tech for ice cream on-demand.

2022x07 Mechanical Medical Marvels

  • 2022-02-19T01:30:00Z23m

Click looks at robotic medicine dispensaries, plus an exclusive look at an NHS clinic helping people to tackle gaming addiction.

2022-02-26T01:30:00Z

2022x08 Swingin Satellites

2022x08 Swingin Satellites

  • 2022-02-26T01:30:00Z24m

Click explores the machine designed to throw satellites into space - yes, throw! Plus football tech meant to take your skills to the next level.

2022-03-05T01:30:00Z

2022x09 The Return of MWC

2022x09 The Return of MWC

  • 2022-03-05T01:30:00Z24m

Click makes its way to this year's Mobile World Congress to check out the latest mobile tech coming out of Barcelona. But with so many big company releases being smartphones with slight improvements from the year before, is there a lack of innovation in the industry or are there some hidden gems?

Click also explores how 5G networks are being utilised - by beaming real-time information from dogs in mountain rescue. And finally, the brains behind the stunning visual effects of The Matrix Resurrections.

2022-03-12T01:30:00Z

2022x10 Scalpers 2.0

2022x10 Scalpers 2.0

  • 2022-03-12T01:30:00Z24m

The PS5 - the newest console in the latest generation of gaming. It's been highly sought after - but for more reasons than one. The pandemic has meant there's been a higher demand for electronics, and a chip shortage has caused a lower supply of consoles. So, in come the scalpers - people who use bots to monitor and buy up rare items, before reselling them at a higher price. Though completely legal in practice, it's very unpopular - but not everyone practices it for greed.

Click explores the world of scalping - talking to people who want to make as much money as they can, but also those who rely on it to keep a roof over their heads.

Click travels to Hospital de la Paz in Madrid, looking at research into how computer games could help manage pain for children undergoing cancer treatment.

Click explores solar energy innovation in the UK, sustainable fashion scores from the Netherlands and self-charging gadgets in Sweden.

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2022-04-02T00:30:00Z

2022x13 Sustainable Travel

2022x13 Sustainable Travel

  • 2022-04-02T00:30:00Z24m

Click is in the Netherlands to look at a solar-powered car and in Sweden to hop aboard an amazing electric boat, which could shake up nautical design forever.

2022-05-07T00:30:00Z

2022x14 Drone Defence

2022x14 Drone Defence

  • 2022-05-07T00:30:00Z25m

Click travels to Washington to look at the latest tech being used to take down drones, and to Shetland to find out how 5G is being used to make things safer and smarter on a remote construction site. Plus, we explore if tech can make you a better rapper, and with the help of virtual reality, we take a trip back in time to experience a rave in 1989.

lick meets the Asteroid Mining Corporation and sees space homes built by robot. Back on earth, it’s man versus machine as we put a bricklaying droid to work. And we check out the very latest in cycling tech, including a self-riding bicycle from MIT.

2022x16 Robot Repairs Out at Sea

  • 2022-05-21T00:30:00Z24m

Click dives underwater to meet the robots designed to look after offshore wind farms, and explores the latest tech being used to protect marine life.

2022x17 The Tech Tracking Lost Dogs

  • 2022-05-28T00:30:00Z24m

In Click, we talk to Olympian and tech founder Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill about her period-tracking app, which gives women exercises based on their menstrual cycle. And we visit Norway to test out some software that could allow lost dogs to be found via crowdsourcing.

Click is at the Hay literary festival celebrating the 100 years of the BBC. We look back at the tech the corporation has developed and what might be coming next.

2022x19 Software on Prescription

  • 2022-06-11T00:30:00Z24m

Click investigates the new therapies being developed to help with brain repair and explores the future of air travel.

Click explores the latest technologies aimed at tackling the issue of food waste, and investigates if lab-grown meat is the solution to feeding our growing population. Plus, news from the gaming world - for people and pets.

Click finds out how artificial intelligence is being used to catch people illegally dumping rubbish, and heads out to sea to check out the latest tech tracking puffins off the coast of Scotland. The team also go behind the scenes in Vancouver with Oscar-nominated director Neill Blomkamp, who is using his film-making skills to develop a new video game.

2022-07-02T00:30:00Z

2022x22 Can Tech Go Green

2022x22 Can Tech Go Green

  • 2022-07-02T00:30:00Z25m

Click meets the people and businesses trying to clean up big tech. The team finds out about the robot that recycles our electronic waste and explores how data centres can use their waste heat to warm homes. Plus, the team chats with Tony Fadell, the creator of some of Apple's iconic devices.

2022-07-09T00:30:00Z

2022x23 A Sports Day Smash

2022x23 A Sports Day Smash

  • 2022-07-09T00:30:00Z30m

It's AI tennis, robot footballers and body-tracking tech as Click serves up a sports tech special.

The team head to Wimbledon to try the latest apps for fans, and to the Netherlands where training for the RoboCup tournament is in full swing. And see the latest wearable fitness gadgets put to the test and image recognition that aims to make sports more accessible for disabled people.

Click looks at how technology is helping one sport to monitor the effects of concussion and how another - football - is using technology to enhance fans' experiences. Plus the challenge of recruiting tech workers in the UK.

Click investigates the science behind cacao-free chocolate and speaks to dating app Tinder's CEO, who reveals her plans to improve safety for people looking for love, or lust, online. Plus, the team takes a trip to a psychedelic world powered by the 'dream machine'.

2022-07-30T00:30:00Z

2022x26 Tech For Travel

2022x26 Tech For Travel

  • 2022-07-30T00:30:00Z24m

Click looks at how new technologies can help us navigate and explore the world around us. Paul Carter is in Italy seeing how connected public transport could make journeys simpler.

Click joins a rehearsal for a special BBC Prom celebrating music in video games. The team looks at ways of making the manufacture of vinyl records more green, and we try out the latest summer gadgets.

Click looks at agriculture and the technology that might be helping to make it more sustainable, from AI-powered imaging sensors that can read the minds of plants, to satellite imagery to monitor how vineyards are reacting to climate change. The team also heads to the USA to see how agricultural waste can be used to capture carbon, and to Scotland to talk to farmers who are replacing their physical fences with virtual ones.

Click meets the comedians who are making the leap from being social media stars to the live stage at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The team also takes to the seas to see how tech is being used to make the Sail GP more eco-friendly, and we find out how artificial intelligence is helping to cut hospital waiting lists.

2022-09-24T00:30:00Z

2022x30 Best in (Tech) Show

2022x30 Best in (Tech) Show

  • 2022-09-24T00:30:00Z25m

Click highlights the latest weird and wonderful technologies on display at the IFA exhibition in Berlin. The team also looks at how 5G is being harnessed to make Dorset's coast safer for visitors, and pits a number of robot vacuums against each other to see which one cleans up.

Click is taken for a ride in one of the first-fare paying driverless cabs in San Francisco. Also, the augmented reality experience that uses the sense of smell to help museum visitors solve a historical mystery, how artificial intelligence is helping the perfume industry sniff out tomorrow's fragrances, and the teams test out the iPhone 14.

Click takes to the catwalk. The team look at how AI is helping fashion retailers give customers a more personalised shopping experience. Click also checks out the augmented reality software that allows you to dress up on your live social media feed from a virtual wardrobe. Plus, the technology that is helping to preserve Ukraine's historic monuments and artefacts.

2022x33 BBC 100 Years Tech Special

  • 2022-10-15T00:30:00Z24m

Click celebrates the BBC's centenary by looking at some of the technology pioneered by the corporation that has transformed the world of broadcast. The team return to the birthplace of the BBC, Alexandra Palace in London, to share the stories behind the corporation's innovative work, from the BBC microphone to the famous 'pips'. And we look at some of the latest technology being developed, which could shape the next 100 years.

Could transplant organs one day be created in the lab and produced on a 3D printer? Click goes to Sweden to find out. The team also meet the man who's been chronicling the biggest ever global cryptocurrency scandal. And they test the technology that claims it can create an ultra-realistic human face avatar in just five minutes.

Click travels to Sweden to meet the first ever crash test dummy based on a female body. The team test out the latest tech to make swimming in the sea and the pool safer. Plus the latest early detection system to spot wildfires as soon as they start.

Click investigates the latest developments being made in the so-called metaverse – immersive, connected virtual worlds, where people can live, work and play. The team goes to the Netherlands to find out why people are buying real estate in virtual worlds. Click travels to New York to meet the Holocaust survivor who has reconnected with her childhood thanks to technology that can track elderly people via photos from their youth. And we find out if improvised comedy made by artificial intelligence can pass as human.

Yasmin Morgan-Griffiths looks at a new form of ultrasound that could change the way tumours are treated. Shiona McCallum hits the dance floor to test new technology powering a nightclub through body heat, while Lara Lewington and Spencer Kelly chat to Niklas Zennstrom, co-founder of Skype.

2022-11-19T01:30:00Z

2022x38 Green Special

2022x38 Green Special

  • 2022-11-19T01:30:00Z24m

To coincide with the UN's climate change summit in Egypt, Click explores some of the latest climate-friendly innovations - from air-cleaning moss filters in Germany to new printing techniques in Sweden that are extending the life of clothes. The programme also gains rare access to a global household products manufacturer to find out how it's becoming more sustainable. And they find out how hydrogen fuel cell technology is set to transform Scotland's transport network.

2022x39 Voice Banking and Robots

  • 2022-11-26T01:30:00Z25m

Click travels to Edinburgh to visit the UK’s new National Robotarium and catches up with some old robotic friends at one of the world’s leading robot labs in Boston, USA. Also, a look at the technology helping to preserve the voices of people with Motor Neurone Disease, and a trip on the UK’s tallest thrill ride.

A look at the cutting-edge gene therapy helping patients with serious diseases, and the artificial intelligence being used to assess the risk of breast cancer returning. Plus a device that transforms the everyday lives of blind people.

2022-12-10T01:30:00Z

2022x41 Female Tech Innovators

2022x41 Female Tech Innovators

  • 2022-12-10T01:30:00Z25m

Click catches up with tennis legend Billie Jean King about the latest tech helping tennis players and their coaches collaborate during matches. The team travels to Paris to hear from female innovators at the world’s biggest start-up campus. Plus the female-led tech shaping the future of surgery.

2022-12-17T01:30:00Z

2022x42 The Future of Art

2022x42 The Future of Art

  • 2022-12-17T01:30:00Z25m

Spencer Kelly explores how tech is shaping the art world, with the rise of images generated by artificial intelligence. Plus, Marc Cieslak heads behind the scenes at the new Spaceport in Cornwall. And Lara Lewington meets a giant.

2022-12-24T01:30:00Z

2022x43 Christmas Special 2022

2022x43 Christmas Special 2022

  • 2022-12-24T01:30:00Z24m

In the last Click episode of 2022, the team look back on some of the biggest news stories of the year in the world of tech. Nick Kwek catches up with the latest invention of flying Frenchmen Franky Zapata, a jet-powered 'flying racing car'. The team also review some of the latest technology to keep your cat entertained.

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