‘The Elders’: a theatre group for over 65s

Tom’s guest is a member of Gen Z, meaning she is a digital native, growing up in a world of MP3 music, streaming platforms like Netflix and smartphones. But recently, she decided to jump on the so-called ‘Analogue Challenge’, ditching all modern appliances for the glories of old- ...  Show more

A dad in the UK has gone viral after spending over a year parking in every single space at his local Sainsbury’s, carefully tracking and rating each one.What started as a way to beat boredom has captured people’s attention online, raising questions about why we’re so fascinated b ...  Show more

For nearly 20 years now, the web has been Google’s platform; we’ve all just lived on it. Google is constantly changing that platform — it launched another attempt to combat ‘parasite SEO’ just this week — and not all of those changes have worked well. Earlier this year I talked ...  Show more

When Shivaun and Adam Raff's shopping and price comparison website all but vanished from Google's search results just days after launching, the pair began a gruelling legal battle that would end with a landmark judgement and the tech giant receiving a then record fine.European re ...  Show more

We tell the story of the single greatest business ever created: Google search. From its origins as a Stanford research project called BackRub, Google became the front door to the internet. Today it’s an essential service for over half the world, and one that generates more profit ...  Show more

It's easy to look at history and think one idea or another is ridiculous -- but we also have to remember modern civilization has its own vast collection of cartoonish concepts. You know, the sort of stuff we all agreed was "normal" until we really started to think about it. In to ...  Show more