Click: 2020
Season 21 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Click Season 20.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 21 Progress Shield
Best of 2019
Jan 4, 2020 · 30 min
The biggest tech stories and trends of 2019, including space travel, electric cars, 5G and the increased use by the police of facial recognition.
Viva Las Vegas
Jan 11, 2020 · 30 min
Click comes from CES in Las Vegas, the world’s largest tech show. With the latest announcements from the show and a look at trends for the year ahead.
Who is Driving Your Car?
Jan 18, 2020 · 30 min
Click looks at the battle for self-driving car supremacy between the USA and China.
Mission to Mars
Jan 25, 2020 · 30 min
Click is in LA to meet the company with the biggest 3D printer in the world being used to print space rockets!
Made in Bangladesh
Feb 1, 2020 · 30 min
This week Click is in Bangladesh to see how global advances in automation technology could impact the lives of millions of garment factory workers in the next few years. Plus new w
Hooray For Hollywood
Feb 8, 2020 · 30 min
Click is in Los Angeles for the Oscars weekend, looking at the latest tech involved in the movie industry.
Footballers, Phones and Fake Food
Feb 15, 2020 · 23 min
On Click we meet former footballer Rio Ferdinand, who is on a mission to educate parents about the gaming habits of their children. Also, we look at the trend in online recipes -
Saudi Arabia
Feb 22, 2020 · 23 min
Click travels to the most cyber-attacked country in the world - Saudi Arabia - to find out what the Saudis are doing to defend themselves. Also, the technology that makes valuable
Saudi Cyber Security
Feb 28, 2020 · 30 min
Click travels to the most cyber-attacked country in the world, Saudi Arabia, to find out what they are doing to defend themselves. Also, the technology which makes valuable resourc
Foldable Phones: Fashion or Future?
Feb 29, 2020 · 30 min
Click checks out a new foldable phone, but is the technology worth the hype? Also, we meet a man having a microcomputer implanted into his heart.
Can AI help fight Coronavirus?
Mar 7, 2020 · 30 min
Click investigates coronavirus misinformation and discovers the AI tools that could help track its spread and find new treatments.
Half Life
Mar 14, 2020 · 30 min
The most anticipated video game of the last decade finally releases in March 2020, but it won't be playable on any of the games consoles. Half Life: Alyx is only playable using vi
Tech and the test for Covid19
Mar 21, 2020 · 30 min
We look at a company which is developing portable labs to test for Coronavirus, and a tech based community initiative to support vulnerable people during the COVID-19 crisis.
The Race To Save Lives
Mar 28, 2020 · 30 min
This week as the world tries to deal with the coronavirus pandemic Click is looking at the tech that could help to alleviate the shortage of ventilators. We also look at how robot
20 Years, and the End of an Era?
Apr 3, 2020 · 30 min
Click celebrates its 20th birthday, with a blast through the past looking at the technologies that have shaped the last two decades.
Religion Goes Online
Apr 10, 2020 · 30 min
Click explores how religion has gone online during the coronavirus pandemic. Plus Norway's national telecom provider to shows how the government is monitoring if their social dist
Inspiring Communities
Apr 18, 2020 · 30 min
Click looks at how care homes around Europe are using technology to provide some contact for isolated and elderly people. We look at a new suite of volunteering apps for those want
Lockdown Love
Apr 25, 2020 · 30 min
This week Click looks at how people are dating and even getting married while self-isolating. Plus the latest on contact tracing for coronavirus.
A Changing World
May 2, 2020 · 15 min
Click looks at how cubesats are monitoring the rapid change in the world around us.
Taking Your Temperature
May 8, 2020 · 30 min
This week we look at the latest temperature tracking gadgets and explore whether they can help in the fight against coronavirus.
The Music Plays On
May 16, 2020
Click talks to Jamie Cullum, Pussy Riot and Hozier to get their thoughts on how the global pandemic may have changed live music forever.
The Doctor Will (Remotely) See You Now
May 23, 2020
This week Click sees how the coronavirus pandemic has revolutionised the use of remote medicine by doctors and hospitals in the UK.
Who is Watching You Work?
May 30, 2020
Click looks at the future of working from home and how video games could help to ease the isolation of lockdown. We also find out how tech is being used to try to save koalas in Au
Tech Fast, Tech Furious
Jun 6, 2020 · 30 min
When Formula E racing was cancelled because of Covid-19 it decided to stage its races virtually. Little did it know that one of its drivers was literally going to game the system l
The Future of Retail
Jun 13, 2020 · 30 min
With many retailers beginning to emerge from lockdown and open their doors to customers, Click looks at the technology that will allow us to stay safe as we shop.
The Last of Us Part II
Jun 20, 2020 · 30 min
Click looks at The Last of Us Part II, one of the biggest games of the year. Plus actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt chats about how Hollywood has been affected by the pandemic.
Food, Glorious Food
Jun 27, 2020 · 30 min
As UK restaurants reopen Click looks at the tech revolutionising food. A world-first - a sewage powered greenhouse. Plus a pizza-making robot. And a chat with chef Heston Blumentha
Virtually You
Jul 4, 2020 · 30 min
Click looks at whether VR could replace video calls for meetings and communication. Plus the role that TikTok may play in the upcoming US Presidential election.
On Your Bike
Jul 11, 2020 · 30 min
The Covid-19 pandemic has led to a huge increase in bike sales with e-bikes also starting to gain popularity. Click looks at the latest e-bikes and shows how you can turn your own
Facebook Masks FarCry
Jul 18, 2020 · 30 min
Breaking Bad star Giancarlo Esposito talks about his work in the videogame Far Cry 6. Facebook is facing battles on several fronts - a raft of big companies and now the labour par
Keeping Airports Safe, Selling Hate And The Return Of Halo
Jul 25, 2020 · 30 min
Click gets exclusive access to Heathrow Airport as they show us the tech they are using to help keep the airport safe from Covid-19. We take a look at the new Halo title for the Xb
The Influencers and the Knock-Offs
Aug 1, 2020 · 30 min
Like many businesses, the pandemic has impacted social media influencers. With their incomes dwindling, many have taken to promoting knock-off goods to hundreds of millions of foll
In Fashion
Aug 8, 2020 · 30 min
Will fashion shows ever happen again? Top producers are looking to virtual fashion shows - more akin to pop videos than cat walks - to showcase their wares. As they wake up to the
Inside The Tech Cold War
Aug 15, 2020 · 30 min
Click looks at the tech rivalry between China and the West, finding out what has caused the ban on Huawei’s 5G equipment and discovering the latest developments in social media in
Can Tech Save the World?
Aug 22, 2020 · 30 min
From sucking carbon out of the air to a 'dogless' hotdog, this week Click looks at some of our favourite sustainable tech from the recent past.
Extremism Online
Sep 5, 2020 · 30 min
As we approach the anniversary of 9/11, this week's Click reveals the discovery of one of the largest collections of material belonging to the so-called Islamic State group ever fo
The Virtual World
Sep 12, 2020 · 30 min
As schools and universities go back, we look at efforts made to set up virtual laboratories allowing science students to conduct experiments remotely, to continue their studies. Me
Safe To Work?
Sep 19, 2020 · 30 min
Click looks at how tech can help us get back to work. A digital twin of St Pancras International station has been built to help protect commuters and offices are using computer vis
The Rise of Misinformation
Sep 26, 2020 · 30 min
This week Click looks at the technology that can create virtual avatars. And in the midst of the pandemic and ahead of the US election we examine at the spread of misinformation on
Sailing On
Oct 3, 2020 · 30 min
Known as one of the toughest races in the world, the America’s Cup presents a unique challenge as the rules and specifications change each time it takes place. We talk to Team Pri
WFH: The Zoom Boom
Oct 10, 2020 · 30 min
Click talks to Zoom about the future of home working and visits an AI insect farm that's producing animal feed in a smart and sustainable way.
Tech Abuse
Oct 17, 2020 · 30 min
In this edition, we look at the role of technology in domestic abuse. Increasingly survivors report being stalked through tracking apps on their phones, key loggers on their comput
Stormzy Enters the Game
Oct 24, 2020 · 30 min
Click talks to grime star Stormzy about his role in the forthcoming video game Watch Dogs: Legion. The Glastonbury headliner appears as a fictional version of himself in the game,
An American Horror Story?
Oct 31, 2020 · 30 min
Ahead of the US presidential election, we report from states that are trialling technology in order to help more people vote. And we take a view around the world to see if greater
07/11/2020
Nov 7, 2020 · 30 min
Click scrubs up to meet the many-armed robot on wheels that's making keyhole surgery more available. We learn how a therapy app and electricity emitting headset could provide bette
Staying Safe Online
Nov 14, 2020 · 30 min
This week on Click, how can we keep teenagers safe online? We look at a new AI system that monitors video content on the fly and blurs anything unsuitable before kids see it. But c
The Electric Vehicle Revolution
Nov 21, 2020 · 30 min
Click is taking to the road and looking at the future of electric vehicles. Spencer Kelly heads down to Cornwall to find out if it might hold the key to Europe's demand for lithium
Women in Tech
Nov 28, 2020 · 30 min
A special episode celebrating women in technology. We assemble three senior female tech leaders in front of an audience of 100 young women just starting out on their tech careers.
A Vision of the Future
Dec 5, 2020 · 30 min
To coincide with the International Day of Persons With Disabilities, Click explores the latest developments around accessibility and inclusion in tech. Blind reporter Lucy Edwards
eScooters
Dec 12, 2020 · 30 min
As the trial of rental e-scooters begins in the UK, they are starting to flood the streets of cities around the country. But are some of these riders still breaking the law? Omar M
Leaves on the Line
Dec 19, 2020 · 30 min
Click looks at the tech hoping to end the dreaded phrase of every British commuter: ‘delay due to leaves on the line’. We explore how different countries have responded to the coro
Happy Clickmas
Dec 24, 2020 · 30 min
It's the Clickmas 2020 Special – virtual style! With bags of seasonal tech fun, including flying jetpacks, tabla tapping and a special mixed reality festive song.