Tomorrow's World

Now you see it, now you don't. A party of children enjoy magic moments of science.

A look back at inventions featured on Tomorrow's World over the years.

A special live two-part edition of the science and technology show which explores the mysteries of the mind. Items include how power of thought may be used to treat disease and the effects of a roller-coaster ride on the brain.

A special live two-part edition of the science and technology show which explores the mysteries of the mind. Items include how power of thought may be used to treat disease and the effects of a roller-coaster ride on the brain. Concluding tonight's live edition.

In this special programme the team look at the science behind the 2002 Spider-Man movie. With exclusive access to the new technology used in bringing the superhero to the big screen and interviews with the director and stars, Willem Dafoe, Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst. The programme asks if Spider-Man were real how would science make sense of his powers? Meeting scientists in California who have developed fluorescent mice using a new technique which can transfer genes from species to species. Could this explain how Peter Parker got his amazing abilities? Tomorrow's World also travels the globe in the search for the holy grail of material science - artificial spiders' silk. And, asks if the superhero's spider-sense - the ability to predict danger before it happens, has a human equivalent. Spider-Man's co-creator Stan Lee and comic book collector and Spider-Man enthusiast Jonathan Ross are also featured.

A compilation of Tomorrow's World features, first broadcast in the 1960s, looking at how computers started to be used in homes, schools and offices. Derek Cooper examines innovations in mechanical design engineering (Digital Drawing Board 16/04/1969), as well as a new system to help deal with business correspondence (Auto Secretary 20/09/1967). Europe's first home computer system makes an appearance (Home Computer Terminal 20/09/1967), and the impact of information technology on education is looked at with the help of Forest Grammar School, Berks (Nellie: School Computer 05/02/1969). Finally, James Burke reports on a new type of office desk which moves automatically, allowing for everything from a camera and TV set to space for coffee cups (Office of the Future 16/04/1969).

Tomorrow's World is back for one night only in a special live 90-minute edition of the iconic science and technology programme. Led by much-loved presenters Maggie Philbin and Howard Stableford, alongside Dr Hannah Fry, the programme takes a nostalgic look back at highlights from the archive, discovers the latest in British invention, tests cutting-edge technologies live in the studio, and looks forward to the science and technology that will shape our future.