BBC Computer Literacy Project

Bernard Falk takes a layman's view of what the silicon chip is, how it's made and how it works. From a Chicago millionaire's home, to a psychiatric hospital in Scotland, he looks at how this new technology is being used and what it could be used for in the future.

By using microelectronics in its products or in production, a company can improve its competitiveness enormously, however are Britain's fragile industrial relations capable of adjusting to the changes the new technology will bring? Bernard Falk reports from Holland, Sweden and Norway to put the British position into perspective.

Bernard Falk visits places already using silicon chip technology to find out what could be in store for white collar, blue collar and professional workers in the next decade. How must our attitudes change if we are to enjoy the benefits of this new revolution and not suffer its worst effects?