A BBC Science radio series, 5 x 15 minutes, on the history of the mobile phone. This will be presented by Stephen Fry, who is well known for his love of gadgetry & the perfect presenter for this subject. This will be an entertaining history of the mobile phone that makes full use of the medium to convey the message
- the listener will hear iconic ringtones, & be variously diverted & held in a queue. There will be apps, voiced up texts & interviews. Possible topics for inclusion: The shoebox phone; the Bat Phone; Marty Coopers vision; mobile lives; carphones; texting; the future.