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The Virtual Revolution is a British television documentary series presented by Aleks Krotoski, which began airing on BBC Two on 30 January 2010. A co-production between the BBC and the Open University, the series looks at the impact the World Wide Web has had since its inception 20 years ago. The series took a different approach to BBC documentary making by encouraging an open and collaborative production.
Original Release
01/30/2010 on BBC
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Aleks Krotoski | Self - Presenter |
Stephen Fry | Self |
Bill Gates | Self - Co-Founder: Microsoft |
Tim Berners-Lee | Self - Inventor of the World Wide Web |
Jeff Bezos | Self - CEO and Founder: Amazon.com / Self - Founder and CEO: Amazon.com |
Al Gore | Self - Former Vice-President of the United States |
Steve Wozniak | Self - Co-Founder: Apple Computer |
Chad Hurley | Self - Co-Founder and CEO: Youtube / Self - CEO and Co-Founder: Youtube |
Andrew Keen | Self - Author: 'The Cult of the Amateur' |
Mark Zuckerberg | Self - Co-Founder and CEO: Facebook / Self - Founder and CEO: Facebook |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | The Great Levelling? | Saturday, 30 January 2010 |
2 | Enemy of the State? | Saturday, 06 February 2010 |
3 | The Cost of Free | Saturday, 13 February 2010 |
4 | Homo Interneticus? | Saturday, 20 February 2010 |
Directors
Molly Milton, Francis Hanly, Philip Smith, Dan Kendall
Cast
Name | Character |
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Aleks Krotoski | Self - Presenter |
Stephen Fry | Self |
Bill Gates | Self - Co-Founder: Microsoft |
Tim Berners-Lee | Self - Inventor of the World Wide Web |
Jeff Bezos | Self - CEO and Founder: Amazon.com / Self - Founder and CEO: Amazon.com |
Al Gore | Self - Former Vice-President of the United States |
Steve Wozniak | Self - Co-Founder: Apple Computer |
Chad Hurley | Self - Co-Founder and CEO: Youtube / Self - CEO and Co-Founder: Youtube |
Andrew Keen | Self - Author: 'The Cult of the Amateur' |
Mark Zuckerberg | Self - Co-Founder and CEO: Facebook / Self - Founder and CEO: Facebook |
Lee Siegel | Self - Author, 'Against the Machine' |
Douglas Rushkoff | Self - Author: 'Life, Inc.' |
Biz Stone | Self - Co-Founder and Creative Director: Twitter / Self - Creative Director, Twitter |
Charlie Leadbeater | Self - Author: 'We-Think' |
Martha Lane Fox | Self - Co-Founder: Lastminute.com |
Clay Shirky | Self - Author, 'Here Comes Everybody' / Self - Author: 'Here Comes Everybody' |
David Runciman | Self - Cambridge University / Self - Political Scientist: Cambridge University |
Cindy Margolis | Self |
Arianna Huffington | Self - Co-Founder: Huffington Post |
Shawn Fanning | Self - Founder: Napster |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Emma De'ath | Executive Producer |
Julian Philips | Executive Producer |
Dominic Crossley-Holland | Executive Producer |
Russell Barnes | Producer |
Rajan Malhotra | Producer |
Tilly Cowan | Producer |
Molly Milton | Producer |
Jo Wade | Producer |
Francis Hanly | Producer |
Philip Smith | Producer |
Dan Kendall | Producer |
Susanna Posnett | Producer |