Culture Shock (BBC World Service)
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Culture Shock was a weekly BBC World Service radio programme, hosted by Tim Marlow.[1] The programme ran from 2005-2008.
Format
The programme aimed to examine "the latest cultural trends from around the world, social or technological developments which are reflecting and shaping the way we live: what are people thinking, buying, or doing and why; the next wave of telecommunications, the latest design craze or toy, new ways to entertain, future behaviours".
Guests
Among guests on the programme were:
- James Harkin, author of Big Ideas: The Essential Guide to the Latest Thinking
- Mark Katz, the author of Capturing Sound: How Technology Has Changed Music
- Professor Gerd Gigerenzer
- David Levy, author of Love and Sex with Robots
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