Introduction
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Mar 17, 2019 (1 min)
A night of new short films made to mark the 30th anniversary in 2019 of the World Wide Web, introduced by BBC Radio 1's Dev.
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Mar 17, 2019 (1 min)
A night of new short films made to mark the 30th anniversary in 2019 of the World Wide Web, introduced by BBC Radio 1's Dev.
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Mar 17, 2019 (12 min)
Drama set in an undisclosed future, where developments in technology mean less personal privacy, Skin explores questions of our autonomy and essential humanness - and what it is to experience love and loss in the futuristic age.
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Mar 17, 2019 (12 min)
Upbeat drama about 14-year-old oddball Toni who is having a tough time with the bullies at school. One day, the internet and a passion for performance saves her.
Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Mar 17, 2019 (7 min)
In a near future, virtual reality allows a person to see life through the eyes of someone very different. Are our experiences being shared or commodified?
Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Mar 17, 2019 (12 min)
Short documentary exploring the challenges of being young and chronically ill in a carefully curated online culture. When you're too ill for IRL, where do you turn?
Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Mar 17, 2019 (13 min)
Drama about a cutting-edge gig-work app. Lena embarks on a job as a 'Roger'. Unnerved by her new role, she strives to build a relationship with her employer through unexpected means.
Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Mar 17, 2019 (12 min)
Short docudrama exploring the history of sex in the homosexual community from the 1970s to the present day, and how the internet has changed the way gay men meet forever.
Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Mar 17, 2019 (12 min)
A young woman descends into a digital wormhole via her obsession with a BDSM account run by an unknown user. The film examines social media's ability to behave organically while also distorting subjective reality.
Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: Mar 17, 2019 (8 min)
Experimental documentary that recounts a town's revival of an ancient folk tradition, placing it in contrast to today's digital technologies.
Episode: 1x10 | Airdate: Mar 17, 2019 (12 min)
Alcopops. Cigarettes. MSN Messenger. VHS tapes. Boys. Set on the Isle of Wight, fragments of the director's own teenage video diaries collide with the fictional story of 15-year-old Tommy, in this short film about the evolution of identity and online exploration of sexuality in the early noughties.
Episode: 1x11 | Airdate: Mar 17, 2019 (7 min)
Experimental short drama. In search of an identity, Candy wanders through the digital landscape, leaving fragments of herself behind.
Episode: 1x12 | Airdate: Mar 17, 2019 (11 min)
The remote Isle of Rum covers 40 square miles, but is home to just 30 people. Despite its isolation, a community scheme is about to deliver super-fast, fibre optic broadband.