Season 4 (1998)
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Episodes 6
Episode 1
The programme exploring all aspects of new media returns for a six-part series. This first edition has the latest information-technology news and looks at the sinister phenomenon of cyberstalking, where the stalker sends abusive messages by e-mail. Plus consumer reports and the results of a competition to find the most innovative use of the internet. With Fenella
George and Benjamin Woolley.
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The series exploring new media looks at the prospects for the Government's idea to promote a National Grid for Learning and asks whether the classrooms hooked up to the information superhighway will be taken over by technology companies. And, in a rare TV interview, bestselling writer Tom Clancy reveals why he is moving from novels to computer games.
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In the last of the series, Fenella George looks at the growing science of computer forensics. She discovers that computer information, deleted files, and documents that haven't even been saved can now be accessed, enabling experts to track down high-tech criminals.
Benjamin Woolley recalls the highs and lows of the last five years on the digital frontier, plus the next generation of electronic toys and a guide to the best of television found on the web.
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