• Air date: 08 Jan '22 43 episodes
      The BBC's flagship technology news programme. Click (previously Click Online) is a weekly BBC television programme covering news and recent developments in the world of consumer technology, presented by Spencer Kelly.
  • List of Episodes (43)
    • 26. Tech For Travel

      30 Jul '22
      Click looks at how new technologies can help us navigate and explore the world around us. Paul Carter is in Italy seeing how connected public transport could make journeys simpler.
    • 27. Gaming Prom and Summer Gadgets

      06 Aug '22
      Click joins a rehearsal for a special BBC Prom celebrating music in video games. The team looks at ways of making the manufacture of vinyl records more green, and we try out the latest summer gadgets.
    • 28. Agritech and the Future of Farming

      13 Aug '22
      Click looks at agriculture and the technology that might be helping to make it more sustainable, featuring AI-powered imaging sensors that can read the minds of plants.
    • 29. Click at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe

      03 Sep '22
      Click meets the comedians who are making the leap from being social media stars to the live stage at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The team also takes to the seas to see how tech is being used to make the Sail GP more eco-friendly, and we find out how artificial intelligence is helping to cut hospital waiting lists.
    • 30. Best in (Tech) Show

      24 Sep '22
      Click highlights the latest weird and wonderful technologies on display at the IFA exhibition in Berlin. The team also looks at how 5G is being harnessed to make Dorset's coast safer for visitors, and pits a number of robot vacuums against each other to see which one cleans up.
    • 31. Driverless cabs, AI perfume and a history mystery

      01 Oct '22
      Click is taken for a ride in one of the first-fare paying driverless cabs in San Francisco. Also, the augmented reality experience that uses the sense of smell to help museum visitors solve a historical mystery, how artificial intelligence is helping the perfume industry sniff out tomorrow's fragrances, and the teams test out the iPhone 14.
    • 32. Can Tech Help You Dress Better?

      08 Oct '22
      Click takes to the catwalk. The team look at how AI is helping fashion retailers give customers a more personalised shopping experience. Click also checks out the augmented reality software that allows you to dress up on your live social media feed from a virtual wardrobe. Plus, the technology that is helping to preserve Ukraine's historic monuments and artefacts.
    • 33. BBC 100 Years Tech Special

      15 Oct '22
      Click celebrates the 100 years anniversary of the BBC by looking at some of the technology pioneered by the BBC, which has transformed the world of broadcast. The team return to the birthplace of the BBC - Alexandra Palace in London, and look at the stories behind this innovation - from the BBC microphone to the famous "pips" - and look forward to some of the latest technology being developed which could shape the next 100 years.
    • 34. Organ Scanning and Crypto Scandal

      22 Oct '22
      Could transplant organs one day be created in the lab and produced on a 3D printer? Click goes to Sweden to find out. The team also meet the man who's been chronicling the biggest ever global cryptocurrency scandal. And they test the technology that claims it can create an ultra-realistic human face avatar in just five minutes.
    • 35. Tech to Make Driving and Swimming Safer

      29 Oct '22
      Click travels to Sweden to meet the first ever crash test dummy based on a female body. The team test out the latest tech to make swimming in the sea and the pool safer. Plus the latest early detection system to spot wildfires as soon as they start.
    • 36. Who’s Buying Up the Metaverse?

      05 Nov '22
      Click investigates the latest developments being made in the so-called metaverse – immersive, connected virtual worlds, where people can live, work and play. The team goes to the Netherlands to find out why people are buying real estate in virtual worlds. Click travels to New York to meet the Holocaust survivor who has reconnected with her childhood thanks to technology that can track elderly people via photos from their youth. And we find out if improvised comedy made by artificial
    • 37. Social, Skype and (ultra) Sound

      12 Nov '22
      Yasmin Morgan-Griffiths looks at a new form of ultrasound that could change the way tumours are treated. Shiona McCallum hits the dance floor to test new tech powering a nightclub through body heat, while Lara Lewington and Spencer Kelly chat to Niklas Zennstrom, co-founder of Skype.
    • 38. Green Special

      19 Nov '22
      To coincide with the UN's climate change summit in Egypt, Click explores some of the latest climate-friendly innovations - from air-cleaning moss filters in Germany to new printing techniques in Sweden that are extending the life of clothes. The programme also gains rare access to a global household products manufacturer to find out how it's becoming more sustainable. And they find out how hydrogen fuel cell technology is set to transform Scotland's transport network.
    • 39. Voice Banking and Robots

      26 Nov '22
      Click travels to Edinburgh to visit the UK's new National Robotarium and catches up with some old robotic friends at one of the world's leading robot labs in Boston, USA. Also, a look at the technology helping to preserve the voices of people with Motor Neurone Disease, and a trip on the UK's tallest thrill ride.
    • 40. Gene Therapy and AI Screening

      03 Dec '22
      Click explores the cutting-edge gene therapy helping patients with serious diseases, and the artificial intelligence being used to assess the risk of breast cancer returning. Plus a device that transforms the everyday lives of blind people.
    • 41. Female Tech Innovators

      10 Dec '22
      Click catches up with tennis legend Billie Jean King about the latest tech helping tennis players and their coaches collaborate during matches. The team travels to Paris to hear from female innovators at the world's biggest start-up campus. Plus the female-led tech shaping the future of surgery.
    • 42. The Future of Art

      17 Dec '22
      Spencer Kelly explores how tech is shaking up the art world, with the rise of images generated by artificial intelligence. Zoe Kleinman delves into the world of chatbots. And Lara Lewington meets a giant.
    • 43. Christmas Special 2022

      24 Dec '22
      In the last Click episode of 2022, the team look back on some of the biggest news stories of the year in the world of tech. Nick Kwek catches up with the latest invention of flying Frenchmen Franky Zapata, a jet-powered flying deck chair. The team also review some of the latest technology to keep your cat entertained.