Television

* Alexander Graham Bell, Marconi, John Logie Baird, developments at the BBC in the early days; Tesla.

* We chart the history of communication’s pioneers. Plus, of course, a regular look at its development as the seminal global entertainment media. When will it merge with the internet and what are the explosive implications; legal, commercial and cultural for our world.

* Television programs; drama, comedy, light entertainment, news.

* The celebrity. Viewer perception, saturation or obsession.

* Soaps and Telenovelas; television as a phenomena. Dallas, Dynasty, Peyton Place, Hawaii Five O, Eastenders, Coronation Street, Miami Vice, Hill Street Blues, Cheers, Roseanne, The Cosby Show, L.A Law, High Chaparral, Gunsmoke, Lost in Space, Bonanza- All have been cult shows in their heyday. What is their equivalent today?