Tech Now - Season 2 / Year 2026
Season 2 / Year 2026
Episodes
Inside CES
The Tech Now team is in Las Vegas checking out the latest trends and innovations at CES 2026, one of the biggest tech events of the year.
Future Farming in Australia
Nick Kwek meets the innovators using tech to improve seed, grains and crops for Australia's huge agricultural industry. Alasdair Keane and Shiona McCallum have more consumer tech highlights from CES in Las Vegas. And Andrew Rogers meets the team behind the Total War video games, striving for historical accuracy.
Winter Olympics: Can Tech Boost Performance
Alasdair Keane visits the Olympic training centre in Oslo, to find out how advances in technology are helping Norway compete at the highest level. Paul Carter takes a ride on the first part of the UK's rail network to switch over to a digital signalling system. Shiona McCallum tests out a self-driving robotaxi in Las Vegas. And Jacqui Wakefield explores the research making self-driving technology safer and more inclusive.
Inside Europes Space Race
Adrienne Murray visits the Esrange Spaceport in the far north of Sweden, to explore the latest tech being developed and tested inside Europe's space race. Shiona McCallum finds out more about Lego's new Smart Brick, and Alasdair Keane checks out the latest smart glasses. Plus, we hear from the visual effects team behind musical fantasy film Wicked: For Good.
Norway's Fjords: Can Tourism Go Green?
Alasdair Keane climbs aboard an electric boat in Norway as the country aims to boost sustainable tourism. Yasmin Morgan-Griffiths finds out if we can make electronic circuits in our devices more recyclable. Shiona McCallum explores the latest 'at home' technology to help stroke survivors with recovery. Plus, we hear from the visual effects team behind the Oscar nominated F1 movie.
MWC Barcelona: What's New In Phone Tech?
Paul Carter checks out the newest phones, gadgets and trends from MWC Barcelona. Suranjana Tewari explores developments in drone technology at the Singapore Airshow. Alasdair Keane tests a new type of bike helmet designed to bring more protection. And Andrew Rogers visits a Game Jam event in London focusing on new ways to break down barriers for disabled people in gaming.
Inside the High-Tech Insect Farm
Alasdair Keane visits the underground insect farm turning food waste into animal feed. Lara Lewington meets the team supercharging the stethoscope.
Climate Science in the Courtroom
Yasmin Morgan-Griffiths explores how research linking climate change and extreme weather events is being used in lawsuits against major polluters. Paul Carter heads behind the scenes of FC Barcelona's renovated stadium as it reopens to the public. Martin Sharkey takes a journey into the history of the emoji. And Nick Kwek visits Austin, Texas, to meet some of the key voices and innovators at this year's SXSW Festival.
Blenheim Palace: Can Tech Help to Restore it?
Shiona McCallum takes a tour behind the scenes of Blenheim Palace to see how new technologies are playing a key role in the restoration of the Unesco World Heritage Site.
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Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair
After shielding himself and his daughter from his family for over a decade, Malcolm is dragged back into their orbit when Hal and Lois demand his presence at their 40th anniversary party.
The Testaments
The Testaments is based on Margaret Atwood's Booker Prize-winning novel of the same name, which was published in 2019 and takes place in the dystopian theocracy of Gilead. Years after the events of The Handmaid's Tale, The Testaments is a coming of age story that finds a new generation of young women in Gilead grappling with the bleak future that awaits them. For these young women, growing up in Gilead is all they have ever known, having no tangible memories of the outside world prior to their indoctrination into this life. Facing the prospect of being married off and living a life of servitude, they will be forced to search for allies, both new and old, to help in their fight for freedom and the life they deserve.
Criminal Record
Criminal Record is a powerful, character-driven thriller set in the heart of contemporary London. An anonymous phone call draws two brilliant detectives into a confrontation over an old murder case – one a young woman in the early stages of her career, the other a well-connected man determined to protect his legacy. The series touches on issues of race, institutional failure, and the quest to find common ground in a polarized Britain.
Gold Rush
Gold Rush follows six men who, in the face of an economic meltdown, risk everything - their families, their dignity, and in some cases, their lives - to strike it rich mining for gold in the wilds of Alaska. Inspired by his father Jack, Todd Hoffman of Sandy, Oregon, leads a group of greenhorn miners to forge a new frontier and save their families from dire straits. While leasing a gold claim in Alaska, Todd and his company of newbies face the grandeur of Alaska as well as its hardships, including an impending winter that will halt operations and the opportunity to strike gold. In an effort to keep the operation running, the team takes fate into their own hands with a make or break venture that will change their lives forever.