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Connections

Follow James Burke through the history of science and technology in this collection of 10 1-hour episodes, starting with "The Trigger Effect."

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documentary, history

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Frankfurter Filmwerkstatt

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Newsreader

Kenneth Kendall

Newsreader

Henry V

Mark Wing-Davey

Man Carrying Barrel

Saxon Child

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[gear noises] - Connections

[gear noises] - Connections

Would you do me a favour? - Connections

Would you do me a favour?

Change is nothing new
in man's life. - Connections

Change is nothing new in man's life.

In himself too, he saw
from generation to generation, - Connections

In himself too, he saw from generation to generation,

Nuclear science
has provided mankind - Connections

Nuclear science has provided mankind

You bartered because there was
no such thing as cash. - Connections

You bartered because there was no such thing as cash.

This computer
runs a planetarium, - Connections

This computer runs a planetarium,

You see, if you're sitting
drinking coffee - Connections

You see, if you're sitting drinking coffee

Or, here's one full turn
of the Earth,
tomorrow in 15 seconds. - Connections

Or, here's one full turn of the Earth, tomorrow in 15 s...

This bomber stands for
the interdependent world - Connections

This bomber stands for the interdependent world

The big spenders
in question - Connections

The big spenders in question

And the incredible thing is,
it started here, - Connections

And the incredible thing is, it started here,

De Liefde made the dutch rich
because it took imports - Connections

De Liefde made the dutch rich because it took imports

The third duke kept four
mistresses in every castle, - Connections

The third duke kept four mistresses in every castle,

This little ship went over
very big with everybody,
except the english. - Connections

This little ship went over very big with everybody, except t...

They found a way to share
the cost of sending out ships - Connections

They found a way to share the cost of sending out ships

It was an italian idea, - Connections

It was an italian idea,

The great thing
about these wheels was that
they were easy to make, - Connections

The great thing about these wheels was that they were easy t...

Now, the swiss economy; timber
and a bit of dairy produce, - Connections

Now, the swiss economy; timber and a bit of dairy produce,

Waiting for him in the woods,
was a swiss secret weapon. - Connections

Waiting for him in the woods, was a swiss secret weapon.

The other reason had to do
with the prizes you won. - Connections

The other reason had to do with the prizes you won.

The newly arrived Arab pirates
gave one simple order: - Connections

The newly arrived Arab pirates gave one simple order:

And, what could a few swiss
pikes do against that? - Connections

And, what could a few swiss pikes do against that?

It became clear to even
the dumbest merchant - Connections

It became clear to even the dumbest merchant

The plan was to offer
the american colonists - Connections

The plan was to offer the american colonists

Charles' army was routed. - Connections

Charles' army was routed.

It was how the swiss used
the pike that did it; - Connections

It was how the swiss used the pike that did it;

You see the way they could
come to a sudden stop, - Connections

You see the way they could come to a sudden stop,

These monks did everything
with fanatical discipline. - Connections

These monks did everything with fanatical discipline.

Cosy little offices, don't you think? - Connections

Cosy little offices, don't you think?

In general service by 1590,
fired a 2-pound ball, a 100 yards; - Connections

In general service by 1590, fired a 2-pound ball, a 100 yard...

The pikes were still needed,
for protection. - Connections

The pikes were still needed, for protection.

As the network fell apart, - Connections

As the network fell apart,

Bruges was one of the richest
of the medieval cities
built by the woolen trade. - Connections

Bruges was one of the richest of the medieval cities built b...

See, these were the days
of the great clerical carve-up - Connections

See, these were the days of the great clerical carve-up

This is the short
but sobering tale - Connections

This is the short but sobering tale

As the lifeblood
of the city drained, - Connections

As the lifeblood of the city drained,

See, Henry divorced his wife
in defiance of the pope, - Connections

See, Henry divorced his wife in defiance of the pope,

That weapon was
the Welsh longbow, - Connections

That weapon was the Welsh longbow,

Now, at some places
like Glastonbury, - Connections

Now, at some places like Glastonbury,

The idea was probably cooked up
by the abbot's steward, - Connections

The idea was probably cooked up by the abbot's steward,

This rich little pie thing was
supposed to make the king - Connections

This rich little pie thing was supposed to make the king

So, the plan failed.
Henry took everything, - Connections

So, the plan failed. Henry took everything,

Over an area of 18 million
square miles, - Connections

Over an area of 18 million square miles,

See, glass making needs
sand and wood mainly, - Connections

See, glass making needs sand and wood mainly,

Well, with the crowned heads
of Europe watching this fiasco, - Connections

Well, with the crowned heads of Europe watching this fiasco,

If you think about it, things
must've been pretty far gone - Connections

If you think about it, things must've been pretty far g...

Now, gas making produced a lot of tar, - Connections

Now, gas making produced a lot of tar,

The english were so pleased
with Wade that in 1745, - Connections

The english were so pleased with Wade that in 1745,

Now, so is Glasgow,
smelly I mean; - Connections

Now, so is Glasgow, smelly I mean;

I just assumed that
something went wrong - Connections

I just assumed that something went wrong

The privateers would
bring back everything - Connections

The privateers would bring back everything

Put yourself in this position;
would you do any different? - Connections

Put yourself in this position; would you do any different?

Our mysterious muck hunter
made colors, - Connections

Our mysterious muck hunter made colors,

Great showbiz.
But the trouble was, - Connections

Great showbiz. But the trouble was,

People began to be very jovial,
and began to sing - Connections

People began to be very jovial, and began to sing

Now, although
he didn't realize it, - Connections

Now, although he didn't realize it,

And a new face appeared
in all the pictures, - Connections

And a new face appeared in all the pictures,

By 1400, what had started
as a machine to tell people - Connections

By 1400, what had started as a machine to tell people

William Drummond had invented
a light you could stick - Connections

William Drummond had invented a light you could stick

Towns all over Europe
got clocks, - Connections

Towns all over Europe got clocks,

Inferior foreign lights
paled into insignificance - Connections

Inferior foreign lights paled into insignificance

The new light
worked like this: - Connections

The new light worked like this:

If there was ever a piece
of technology that appealed - Connections

If there was ever a piece of technology that appealed

Still, that wasn't
the end of limelight, - Connections

Still, that wasn't the end of limelight,

Trouble was, that thing took
off as much on euphoria - Connections

Trouble was, that thing took off as much on euphoria

Gunpowder was
a Chinese invention, - Connections

Gunpowder was a Chinese invention,

In the main, apart from the odd
rocket or grenade, - Connections

In the main, apart from the odd rocket or grenade,

In Regensburg, some of the more
meaningful traditions - Connections

In Regensburg, some of the more meaningful traditions

Which brings us,
for a minute or two, - Connections

Which brings us, for a minute or two,

The thing that surprises us,
in the West, - Connections

The thing that surprises us, in the West,

These are the docks at the
quiet littlee kentish town - Connections

These are the docks at the quiet littlee kentish town

It was made by soaking cotton
in nitric and sulfuric acid; - Connections

It was made by soaking cotton in nitric and sulfuric acid;

The kind of air that comes
off rotting vegetation, - Connections

The kind of air that comes off rotting vegetation,

The scene:
a Colorado saloon; - Connections

The scene: a Colorado saloon;

This is the standard view
of the industrial revolution: - Connections

This is the standard view of the industrial revolution:

But lightning got taken
really seriously - Connections

But lightning got taken really seriously

But although these machines slammed
the world into the industrial age -- - Connections

But although these machines slammed the world into the indus...

At first, he and his ball
seemed harmless enough; - Connections

At first, he and his ball seemed harmless enough;

Steam power began by changing
the shape of the countryside - Connections

Steam power began by changing the shape of the countryside

Suddenly, it made the kind
of noise you never made - Connections

Suddenly, it made the kind of noise you never made

Thanks to Aldus, and the venetian
printing presses, - Connections

Thanks to Aldus, and the venetian printing presses,

Can't think why this piece
isn't better known - Connections

Can't think why this piece isn't better known

Okay, so far
in this final buildup - Connections

Okay, so far in this final buildup

Aldus Manutius was laid
to rest with his books
heaped around him - Connections

Aldus Manutius was laid to rest with his books heaped around...

Well, back to the story;
one of the germans' - Connections

Well, back to the story; one of the germans'

The officer was teaching
ballistic theory to army cadets - Connections

The officer was teaching ballistic theory to army cadets

And, if this program's
giving you a headache, - Connections

And, if this program's giving you a headache,

Going up on a balloon
makes you feel like doing - Connections

Going up on a balloon makes you feel like doing

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Follow James Burke through the history of science and technology in this collection of 10 1-hour episodes, starting with "The Trigger Effect."

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Director: N/A

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Production: Frankfurter Filmwerkstatt

Genre: documentary, history

Year: 1978

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ImdbRating: 9.3

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Released: 17 Oct 1978

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