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Nov 2019
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8. The Technology and the Dream

BBC Sounds
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The final episode takes an unexpected twist.

Presenter: Jamie Bartlett Producer: Georgia Catt Additional Research: Ignatius Bahizi Editor: Philip Sellars Original music and sound design: Phil Channell Original Music and vocals: Dessislava Stefanova and the London Bulgarian Choir

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