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March 2, 1998

Season 4

01. Episode 1

The programme exploring all aspects of new media returns for a six-part series. This first edition has the latest information-technology news and looks at the sinister phenomenon of cyberstalking, where the stalker sends abusive messages by e-mail. Plus consumer reports and the results of a competition to find the most innovative use of the internet. With Fenella

George and Benjamin Woolley.

March 2, 1998

02. Episode 2

The series exploring all aspects of new media includes a look at how a sports nutritionist is using the internet to advise football players on diets. Plus a report on Malaysia's vision of futuristic cybercities. With Benjamin Woolley and Fenella George.

March 9, 1998

03. Episode 3

The series exploring all aspects of new media includes a look at personalised CD compilations, profiles the creators of the game Myst. and shows how to set up a web address. With Benjamin Woolley and Fenella George.

March 16, 1998

04. Episode 4

The series exploring new media looks at problems posed by the "millennium bug" and meets a choreographer who has learned to dance the digital way.

March 23, 1998

05. Episode 5

The series exploring new media looks at the prospects for the Government's idea to promote a National Grid for Learning and asks whether the classrooms hooked up to the information superhighway will be taken over by technology companies. And, in a rare TV interview, bestselling writer Tom Clancy reveals why he is moving from novels to computer games.

March 30, 1998

06. Episode 6

In the last of the series, Fenella George looks at the growing science of computer forensics. She discovers that computer information, deleted files, and documents that haven't even been saved can now be accessed, enabling experts to track down high-tech criminals.

Benjamin Woolley recalls the highs and lows of the last five years on the digital frontier, plus the next generation of electronic toys and a guide to the best of television found on the web.

April 6, 1998