50 episodes

Click - 2019

First aired Jan 5, 2019Season 20

Browse all 50 episodes in this season, including available images, air dates, runtimes, ratings and episode summaries from TMDB.

Episodes

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Episode 1

Best of 2018

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Jan 5, 201930 min

Compilation show looking at the best of Click's travels on the road in 2018.

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Episode 2

The Greatest Show

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Jan 12, 201930 min

20 gadgets in 19 minutes! That's the challenge the team set themselves to cover at CES - the world's largest technology show. Watch to see how they got on!

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Episode 3

The Big Talk

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Jan 19, 201930 min

Your user-friendly guide to the latest technology news, issues, gadgets and apps. The future of voice assistants - can your digital assistant tell if you are ill?

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Episode 4

Robo Retail

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Jan 26, 201930 min

Click gets a look at Amazon's robotic future. From checkout-free grocery stores to vests that protect warehouse workers from autonomous robots.

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Episode 5

Tech Takin on Trumps Wall

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Feb 2, 201930 min

A look at how tech could be the answer to Trump's border wall, plus the team get rare access to Microsoft's Washington HQ.

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Episode 6

Whatever the Weather

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Feb 9, 201930 min

Click goes to the world's largest weather centre in Japan. Lara gives her best Spice Girls act. And we look at how virtual reality is helping injured children.

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Episode 7

Storing Data in DNA

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Feb 16, 201930 min

A comprehensive guide to all the latest gadgets, websites, games and computer industry news. A look at how the future of data storage might be within us all - our DNA.

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Episode 8

One Small Step

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Feb 23, 201930 min

Click looks at foldable mobile phones and the exosuit helping disabled people to walk. Plus the social media content creators getting together at Vidcon.

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Episode 9

Everything Mobile

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Mar 2, 201930 min

Click visits the world's biggest smartphone show, Mobile World Congress, in Barcelona to see all the latest launches and developments in mobile tech.

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Episode 10

Gone in 6 seconds

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Mar 9, 201930 min

Click reveals how some popular third-party alarms have made cars easier to steal. Plus how tech can help with rugby injuries and a preview of action game Days Gone.

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Episode 11

Japan Special: Flames and Fire

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Mar 16, 201930 min

Click travels to Japan to see how they're preparing technologically for next year's Olympics with new AI-powered facial recognition technology being deployed across the event.

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Episode 12

Drone Wars

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Mar 23, 201930 min

Click looks at the latest anti-drone tech from the Netherlands, Google’s move into online gaming, and making coding accessible for children with vision impairment.

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Episode 13

Policing Child Cybersex

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Mar 30, 201930 min

Click investigates the sexual exploitation of children on encrypted messaging apps in the Philippines, and the undercover bot trying to catch the perpetrators.

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Episode 14

Preventing Pollution

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Apr 6, 201930 min

Click looks at the tech that could help to keep our air clean. And we ask how vulnerable our infrastructure is to cyber-attack.

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Episode 15

The Pope and the Robots

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Apr 13, 201930 min

Click is at the Vatican as the Pope hosts a workshop on robot ethics. Plus visits to a digital Van Gogh show in Paris and the London Games Festival.

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Episode 16

Bend It Like...

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Apr 20, 201930 min

Click looks at how social media is being used in the Indian elections, AI techniques being applied to art, and artificial shooting stars becoming a reality.

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Episode 17

AI Criminal Record

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Apr 27, 201930 min

Click explores an AI algorithm helping expunge previous convictions for carrying marijuana in California. Plus we visit the teams from Japan racing to the moon.

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Episode 18

5G Whizz

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May 4, 201930 min

The future is 5G: from race tracks to connected cows. Plus a look at China’s leading role in the technology.

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Episode 19

Facial Recognition

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May 11, 201930 min

Police deployment of facial recognition is happening across the globe. But the tech is fraught with issues such as civil liberties. Click investigates.

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Episode 20

Rise of the Machines

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May 18, 201930 min

Police deployment of facial recognition is happening across the globe. But the tech is fraught with issues such as civil liberties. Click investigates.

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Episode 21

GDPR One Year On

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May 25, 201930 min

A year on from launch, Click looks at the impact of GDPR, and how getting access to your data may still not be as easy as you think.

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Episode 22

The Tech That Helped Maisy See Again

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Jun 1, 201930 min

Click is at Hay Festival with its latest live show – where a blind woman uses tech to see for the first time in years.

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Episode 23

Behind the Wheel

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Jun 8, 201930 min

Click gets in the driver’s seat in this in-depth look at the tech behind Formula E. Plus a look at how ransomware has brought a city to a standstill.

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Episode 24

No More Consoles

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Jun 15, 201930 min

Click travels to Los Angeles for E3 - the biggest gaming convention in the world - to check out the latest games and find out what might be next.

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Episode 25

Tech Takedown

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Jun 22, 201930 min

Click visits Toronto's new 'smart' neighbourhood. However, some residents aren't so happy about living in the new age of 'surveillance capitalism'.

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Episode 26

999 Emergency Earth

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Jun 29, 201930 min

Click is in Arizona finding out how 'artificial trees' are being developed to suck carbon out of the air. Plus, drones that follow ships to 'sniff' emissions.

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Episode 27

Click 1,000: The Future of Television

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Jul 6, 201930 min

This is the 1,000th episode of Click - so we’ve created a special show that gives you complete control over what you watch. Check it out at bbc.co.uk/click1000.

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Episode 28

1001 a Space Odyssey

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Jul 13, 201930 min

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, Click lifts off with technology which takes us back to the moon as well as a little closer to earth - from the private companies that are building their own spaceships, to NASA's own efforts to return to the lunar surface. The team looks at future methods of space travel and also debunks the myriad conspiracy theories that have sprung up around the landing, using science to prove that astronauts landed on the Moon. And they find out why scientists are 3D printing geologically accurate moon rocks on terra firma and how they will help future space exploration.

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Episode 29

Nasa Goes Big Brother

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Jul 20, 201930 min

Click gets rare access into Nasa HQ to take a look at the research and engineering that is going to make space exploration possible. For the first time, the Human Exploration Research division opens its doors to give an insight into a specially designed habitat that locks up four astronauts for a 45-day fake mission, studying human behaviour in isolation, confinement, and stressful exploration scenarios. Click also gets to test drive space exploration vehicles on specially designed Mars terrain, gets up close and personal with humanoid space robots and interviews the head of Nasa mission control.

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Episode 30

The Self-Driving Revolution

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Jul 27, 201930 min

Click is in Arizona, self-driving car capital of the world. We dive deep in to the technology to see how it works and how sometimes it fails with tragic consequences. We also meet the people whose livelihoods are affected by the technology.

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Episode 31

Future Food

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Aug 3, 201930 min

Click looks at the tech producing food with less environmental impact and at how 5G is helping salmon farms in the Orkney Islands. Plus a taste of new laboratory grown foods.

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Episode 32

Shutdown

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Aug 10, 201930 min

Click reports on the internet shutdowns in Kashmir, on Israel's new car scanner, and the remaking of Disney's Lion King. Includes tech news.

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Episode 33

Are E-Scooters Legal?

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Aug 17, 201930 min

Click goes on patrol with the Met's scooter enforcement division and hears from transport law-makers about what to do about new categories of electric personal vehicles.

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Episode 34

Out of this World

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Sep 7, 201930 min

Click travels to Spaceport USA in New Mexico to speak to the team behind Virgin Galactic and learn more about their plans to put tourists into space.

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Episode 35

The Technology Powering Protest

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Sep 14, 201930 min

Danny Vincent looks at how technology is used by protesters in Hong Kong. Click also investigates if tech can make the fashion industry more sustainable.

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Episode 36

Can Technology Solve the Opioid Crisis?

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Sep 21, 201930 min

Technology companies have been accused of facilitating the illicit sale of drugs online, but are they really to blame? Seventy thousand Americans are dying each year from drug overdoses. Two-thirds are the result of opioid addiction. Technology companies have been accused of helping facilitate the illicit sale of drugs online, but are they really to blame? Warning: This programme contains people affected by drug abuse.

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Episode 37

Breaking the Sound Barrier

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Sep 28, 201930 min

Click tests all things audio this week, by paragliding, breaking glass, dancing in raves, and going to an Elton John concert.

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Episode 38

Electric Cars

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Oct 12, 201930 min

Are electric cars a credible replacement for petrol or diesel vehicles? We compare performance, range, cost, practicality and charging of the cars.

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Episode 39

Has China Hacked Wikipedia?

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Oct 5, 2019

Click investigates the possible state manipulation of Wikipedia, speaks to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, and heads to Dreamworks to speak to the people behind a truly Abominable animation.

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Episode 40

19/10/2019

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Oct 19, 201930 min

We visit a children's hospital using a new low-cost portable ultrasound scanner and see the latest gadgets from Japan's CEATEC expo.

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Episode 41

Happy 50th Birthday, Internet!

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Oct 26, 201930 min

On Click we see the 50th anniversary of the internet. To celebrate we talk to its creator, Vint Cerf to get his views on what his creation has become and where it's headed. Plus as the internet disrupts democracy the world over, could it also provide a new way to govern?

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Episode 42

Made in Taiwan

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Nov 2, 201930 min

Click heads to Taiwan to find out what 'Made in Taiwan' really means in the 21st century, from healthcare artificial intelligence to solving the pollution crisis.

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Episode 43

09/11/2019

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Nov 9, 201930 min

Click investigates whether 5G networks could damage our health as some fear, and whether 5G might take our weather forecasting ability back to the 1980s?

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Episode 44

Inside The Gig Economy

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Nov 16, 201930 min

Click looks at Uber and the importance of data for workers in the gig economy. Plus deep fakes, not of humans but birds.

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Episode 45

Death of the Console?

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Nov 23, 201930 min

Will Google's entry into gaming mean the end of the console? Plus a British-designed hypercar and an artificial intelligence debate at Cambridge.

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Episode 46

Blades of Glory

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Nov 30, 201930 min

Click looks at the latest developments in accessibility technology for disabled people, including how prosthetic running blades are developed and manufactured, and smart homes enabling people with learning difficulties to live more independently.

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Episode 47

The Outrage Election

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Dec 7, 201930 min

Click takes a deep dive into the world of social media and the abuse MPs are suffering during this so-called ‘outrage election’.

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Episode 48

China vs Silicon Valley

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Dec 14, 201930 min

We look at social media innovation coming out of China, and how that’s making Silicon Valley nervous. Are the global power-dynamics of the internet changing?

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Episode 49

Clickmas Special

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Dec 21, 201930 min

It's the Clickmas Special! With bags of seasonal tech fun. Astronaut Tim Peake chats about the year in Space and we race one of the fastest ever e-cars.

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Episode 50

Click: Live

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Dec 28, 201930 min

This year we come from V&A Dundee, where we hear about the region's pivotal role in video games, drink water from a pollution-sucking car and have a visit from Nasa, who show us the latest robots they have been developing and which will soon be exploring Mars.