1980: Tomorrow's World - Review of 1980

As 'Tomorrow's World' goes off the air for a summer break, the series concludes with a timely look back at some items from the past year. Michael Rodd simplifies solar physics and studies otters in a California zoo, while Kieran Prendiville road-tests a new timber tractor. Judith Hann demonstrates a phone-operated heart monitor and scales new heights with a DIY lift, and Prendiville returns to bash out a tune on a new synthesiser that can sample real sounds.

Replacing the jazz-based tune that had introduced 'Tomorrow's World' since 1965, a new electronic-style theme by Richard Denton and Martin Cook was used from January 1980. Denton and Cook also provided music for 'Hong Kong Beat', 'Quiller' and 'The Great Egg Race'.

Minor edits have been made to this programme for copyright reasons.

BBC Archive: Originally broadcast 18 July 1980.