Culture Shock (BBC World Service)

Culture Shock
Genre	All-news radio
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Language(s)	English
Home station	BBC World Service
Hosted by	Tim Marlow
Original release	2005 (2005) – 2008 (2008)

Culture Shock was a weekly BBC World Service radio programme, hosted by Tim Marlow.^[1] The programme ran from 2005–2008.

Format

The programme aimed to examine "the latest cultural trends from around the world, social or technological developments which are reflecting and shaping the way we live: what are people thinking, buying, or doing and why; the next wave of telecommunications, the latest design craze or toy, new ways to entertain, future behaviours".

Guests

Among guests on the programme were:

James Harkin, author of Big Ideas: The Essential Guide to the Latest Thinking
Mark Katz, the author of Capturing Sound: How Technology Has Changed Music
Professor Gerd Gigerenzer
David Levy, author of Love and Sex with Robots

Professor Clay Shirky from New York University
Professor Peter Singer
Jeff Taylor of Monster.com

References

↑ US Financial Times Archived 2011-09-01 at the Wayback Machine.

External links

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Presenters	Ros Atkins Matthew Bannister Nikki Bedi Owen Bennett-Jones James Coomarasamy Dan Damon Evan Davis Peter Day Lyse Doucet Tim Franks Harriett Gilbert Claudia Hammond Roger Hearing Paul Henley Razia Iqbal Lee James Alan Kasujja Bridget Kendall Julian Marshall Lerato Mbele Nuala McGovern James Menendez Gareth Mitchell Fergus Nicoll Andrew Peach Max Pearson Justin Rowlatt Stephen Sackur Valerie Sanderson Julian Worricker Ayshah Tull
Former Presenters	Audrey Carville Komla Dumor Paddy Feeny Russell Fuller Charlie Gillett Edward Greenfield Bob Holness Robin Lustig Seva Novgorodsev John Tidmarsh Dave Lee Travis Jamilah Tangaza
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